Steven Penton / Flickr Another Bird Flu Case Hits US During Crucial Election Year, Linked to Dairy Cow Outbreak Another human case of bird flu from an infected dairy cow has been reported, with some experts saying more cases are likely to follow. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 23, 2024
@SanAntonioZoo / X screen shot Zoo Footage Shows Animals Acting Abnormally During Eclipse Zoo animals knew something unusual was going on when Monday afternoon became dark during the total solar eclipse. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 9, 2024
James Tiono / Unsplash Avian Influenza Found for First Time in US Livestock Bird flu has crossed another species line for the first time in America after a case was reported in Minnesota. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 24, 2024
@rawsalerts / X screen shot Sprawling Cattle Barn Complex Engulfed by Inferno, Nothing Expected to Be Salvageable A massive fire destroyed a cattle auction facility in Rock Island, Illinois, with all but one of the animals at the facility being rescued. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 25, 2024
(Flickr / European Parliament) Ottawa By-Law Services Posts a Cruel Reminder for Freedom Convoy: Pets Are Taken When Owners Are Arrested A tweet posted by the Ottoawa By-Law reminded those involved in the "Freedom Convoy" what could happen to their pets. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal February 17, 2022
Elaine Vigneault / Flickr Vile: NIH Allegedly Spent $2.5 Million Pumping Beagles Full of Cocaine, Congress Investigating New horrors have been revealed concerning animal experiments conducted by the National Institutes of Health. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 7, 2022
Amanda Chapman / Facebook video screen shot Watch: Cows Escape Pen, Get Rounded Up on Highway After Another Attempted Escape It took several hours to corral the uncooperative cattle, but at the end of the day they were retrieved without harm. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 6, 2022
@Lukewearechange / Twitter screen shot; @POTUS / Twitter screen shot Biden Kicks Rescue Dog to Curb, Brings in a Newer Model Biden is shunting the resuce dog off to the shadows amid a PR blitz to celebrate the arrival of a puppy at the White House. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 21, 2021
Parsons Police Department Police Officer's Puppy Targeted in 'Evil, Heinous Crime,' Police Chief Says 'I pray that we get a chance for the judicial system to prosecute this coward and bring them to justice,' the police chief said. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal December 16, 2021
Trump White House Archived / Flickr Monkeys Taken from Island So Fauci's NIAID Could Perform 'Excruciating Experiments' on Them: Report Anthony Fauci's agency has carried out cruel and unnecessary experiments on monkeys on the taxpayers' dime. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal December 1, 2021
Garvin Thomas NBC Bay Area / Facebook screen shot Jogger Spots Smoke While on Run, Takes Immediate Action After Realizing What's Trapped Inside House Thanks to a brave jogger and a Ring doorbell system, a family's home and pets were saved from a fire. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 17, 2021
@EricMagnussen / Twitter screen shot Dying Dog Gets 'Extra Love' from Strangers After Owner Posts Heartbreaking Sign Sparkle 'has given joy and comfort to many in the neighborhood. ... If you see her outside please continue to love her (gently).' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 16, 2021
Bailing Out Benji / Facebook Over 500 Dogs Rescued from Breeder in Sickening Case Hundreds of dogs in questionable condition will need medical care, supplies, food and - hopefullly - new homes. By The Western Journal November 11, 2021
Summit County Rescue Group / Facebook screen shot Warning Issued after Dog Trampled to Death During 'Freak Occurrence' Moose Encounter When the dog noticed them, he didn't bark, he didn't go after the moose, he simply tried to get back to his family, with devastating results. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 3, 2021
Marc Cherniak / Facebook screen shot Video: Chihuahua Survives Backyard Attack by Coyote in Broad Daylight, Carried Off as Owners Scream Little Chico had some puncture wounds and a broken rib, but he healed up just fine and is back home now, enjoying supervised outside time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 23, 2021
@Xavier_Chatel_ / Twitter screen shot French Diplomat Picks Up Afghan Refugee's Pet Bird, Now It's Speaking Another Language On Oct. 5, after things had calmed down a bit, he shared the story on Twitter, which is how this little bird became an internet sensation. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 16, 2021
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden / Facebook Cincinnati Zoo Gives Huge Honor to Family After Unexpectedly Losing 1-Year-Old Despite their loss, the zoo workers hadn't forgotten about Oliver and on the following day, they announced the plan they'd had all along. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 14, 2021
John Hamilton / Facebook Artifacts Believed to Be Thousands of Years Old Discovered Inside Massive 750-Pound Alligator Of course, the million-dollar question now is how did these ancient artifacts make their way into the stomach of a giant reptile? By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 14, 2021
Hospice of the Good Shepherd / Facebook Heartbreaking Photos: Woman Gets Dying Wish to See Pets One Last Time Jan had a glimmer of hope that she might be able to see her pets again, as she was able to bring her dogs to that % hospice in the past. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 14, 2021
Mutty Paws Rescue / Facebook Suspect Finally Arrested in Horrific Animal Cruelty Case - Deputies Find 2 Other Struggling Dogs in Her Home The arrests have brought comfort to the team that has had to make some tough calls regarding the neglected dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 9, 2021
BARCS Animal Shelter / Facebook screen shot Cat Crisis: Authorities Hit Triple Digits As Kitties Rescued From Home, Onlookers Stunned They also shared that five cats have already been adopted, 22 are in foster homes, 37 have been selected for rescues and 12 are headed to adoption events. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 8, 2021