Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department / Facebook screen shot 'We Are Heartbroken': Barn Fire Kills 2 Giraffes at DC Zoo Many have commented to express their sorrow over the loss of the animals, especially Waffles, who was a crowd favorite. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 10, 2021
@TheFirstDogs / Twitter Mainstream Media Humiliated as Biden Dogs Reporters Fawned Over Get Ejected from White House 'The exact condition of the victim is unknown, however, the episode was serious enough that the dogs were subsequently moved.' By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal March 9, 2021
Anoir Chafik / Unsplash New Dog Hotel Aims to Help Homeless Pet Owners The program is intended for those who want to enter rehab or receive assistance but are worried about the fate of their loyal pets. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 8, 2021
Lee County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Sheriff Fed Up After Man Is Caught Punching Dog: 'I'll Keep Throwing These Abusers Into Jail' A frustrated sheriff is speaking out and pledging to make life very difficult for animal abusers. By Liz Boselli, The Western Journal March 5, 2021
Nassau County SPCA / Facebook Shelter Shares Heartbreaking News: Four Dogs Lose 'Everything' After Both Owners Die from COVID Many readers have donated toward the dogs' care or offered to help transport or foster, but adopting out bonded dogs together is difficult. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 27, 2021
SPCA Florida / Facebook Exhausted Police Officer Fell Asleep Waiting by Stray Puppy's Side It was the spring of 2016 when Garibaldi, an officer with the City of Lakeland Police Department, came across a lonely and wandering stray pup. By Kim Davis, The Western Journal February 25, 2021
Animal Friends Humane Society / Facebook screen shot Bomb Squad Called to Disarm 'Suspicious' Bag of Kittens Outside of Church Despite the danger they went through being zipped up in a bag and left on a cold doorstep, the cat and kittens are safe. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 23, 2021
Houston Humane Society / Facebook screen shot 8 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs Found After Being Left Outside During Winter Storm Uri The dogs that were found by the Houston Humane Society earlier this week had been in sad shape for some time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 19, 2021
FOX 13 News / Facebook screen shot Border Collie Named Lulu Inherits $5 Million After Owner Dies Late last year, the owner passed away. The caretaker wasn't aware of his financial success, but knew that Lulu had always been provided for. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 18, 2021
Stephanie Lindquist-Johnson / Facebook screen shot Mom and Son Build Homes for Feral Cats Out of Styrofoam Coolers Thanks to Stephanie and Phillip, plenty of critters have had cozy places to call home and weather the winter. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 3, 2021
Staten Island Advance / YouTube screen shot Flashback Video Shows de Blasio-Groundhog Photo Op Go Horribly Wrong, Resulting in Death, Zoo Cover-Up There were a few secrets from de Blasio's embarrassing groundhog saga that wouldn’t come to light until months later. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal February 2, 2021
ABC 7 News - WJLA / Facebook screen shot Golden Retriever Follows Man Onto Roof as He Takes Down Christmas Lights He's still unsure how Ace put together the clever trick, and maintains that he's never done something like this before. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 19, 2021
Giraffe Conservation Foundation / YouTube screen shot First Dwarf Giraffes Ever Recorded Found in Heart of Africa 'Instances of wild animals with these types of skeletal dysplasias are extraordinarily rare.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 18, 2021
CBS42 / Facebook Widower Fighting in Court to Get Back Service Dog After Losing Wife to Cancer Tootsie was reportedly taken to Iowa then Maryland, but Paul Marinsky of Overland Park, Kansas, isn't letting her go of her without a fight. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 15, 2021
s 3-Legged Dog Reunited with Owner Nearly 1 Year After Going Missing 'I had suspicions that she was stolen but I couldn’t confirm it. I was so worried about her,' the dog's owner said. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 9, 2021
likeaduck / Flickr Man Dead from Rare Disease, Doctors Think It Had Something To Do with Squirrels One fateful decision made after a hunt may have had devastating consequences for this 61-year-old man in New York. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal January 4, 2021
W-Underdogs / Facebook screen shot Homeless Man Rushes Into Blazing Fire To Save Animals at Shelter Thankfully, a homeless man named Keith Walker was in the right place at the right time, and managed to save the animals on site. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
Pandemic Pet Project / Facebook Stroke Survivor Draws Pet Portraits on Post-Its, Gives All Proceeds to Animal Shelters Ed Attanasio found a way to use his artistic talent to inspire positiviety in his community and give back to charity. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
Lilitz Fire Company No. 1 / Facebook screen shot Brave Firefighter Risks Life To Save Dog Trapped Inside Blazing Barn Thanks to Balmer's willingness to enter the burning building and rescue the pup, the family will still be complete this Christmas. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 26, 2020
@StribSports / Twitter Investigation Opened After Authorities Discover 'Don't Miss' Tags on Deer A hunter who killed a deer in Minnesota ended up with a msytery on his hands. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 25, 2020
Golden Rescue South Florida / Facebook screenshot Golden Retrievers Rescued from China, Group Says Dogs Were Destined for the Slaughterhouse 'The rescue mission took months to plan and execute owing to the logistics of moving animals across international borders during a pandemic.' By Jared Harris, The Western Journal December 24, 2020