Catnappers
Demanding $250,000 from his landlord, an Oregon man claims in court that Axford Lane LLC unlawfully entered his home and catnapped his feline, Frank, intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
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Floridian Killed by His Enormous Pet Bird
A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida, authorities said.
Read moreA Year After Being Stolen, New Jersey Man’s Dog Is Returned
A New Jersey man has been reunited with his dog, more than a year after the pooch was stolen from his car.
Read moreChris Brown Charged With Monkey-Related Misdemeanors
Chris Brown has been charged with monkey-related misdemeanors.
Read moreUK Bans Pet Shops From Selling Puppies and Kittens
Britain has banned third-party sales of puppies and kittens to protect the animals from exploitation.
Read moreToo Many Cats
A husband and wife claim in a federal complaint that the Houston SPCA and Montgomery County illegally seized their 231 rescued cats with a “bogus warrant.”
Read moreDog Owner Blinded by Leash Fights Amazon at Third Circuit
A woman who was blinded from an accident with a retractable dog leash urged the Third Circuit on Wednesday to revive her claims against Amazon for marketing a defective product.
Read moreWildlife Group: Exotic Pets Trade Activity Rises on Facebook
A wildlife monitoring group says research it has conducted since 2016 has found a sharp increase in the number of people belonging to Facebook groups in Thailand where endangered animals are bought and sold.
Read moreWoman Struck, Killed Chasing Dog on Interstate 95
Authorities say a woman who was chasing her dog on Interstate 95 after she wrecked her car has been killed. Her dog was also struck and killed.
Read morePet Food Merger
Challenging an $8 billion merger with General Mills, investors in Blue Buffalo Pet Products claim in a federal class action that the low-ball offer was approved because it includes unfair benefits to company insiders.
Read moreDog Sent Overseas by Mistake Returned to Kansas Family
A dog that United Airlines mistakenly flew to Japan is back with its family in Kansas.
Read moreDog Death on United Raises Questions About Its Track Record
United Airlines, under siege over the death of a puppy on one of its flights, says the flight attendant who ordered a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin didn’t know there was a dog inside.
Read moreDog Dies After Airline Worker Has It Placed in Overhead Bin
A dog died on a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin.
Read moreBless This
An atheist interested in adopting a chihuahua says in a federal complaint that she was made to feel inferior when she encountered a Franciscan bishop at the Bergen County Animal Shelter’s annual Blessing of the Animals event.
Read moreQueen Sophie
Twenty years ago, my niece gave me a kitten. The cat had been my roommate since then.
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