Animals have feelings, too. While many people are quick to assume that because they experience emotions differently, they don’t experience them at all, this is far from the case! If there’s anyone who knows that this is true, it’s Benjamin Tipps. He was home visiting his family for Mother’s Day at the time. In a …
When this man walked into the Shell gas station on SE Baseline and Third Street in Hillsboro, Oregon, with his dog in tow, he was difficult to miss. He walked angrily, yanking on the leash of his dog, pulling harshly. Sunshine Alexandria was in the station at the time and witnessed the incident. The man pulled …
When someone can no longer take care of their pet, often they will give them up to an animal shelter or try to find someone else who can take them. In the worst case scenario, they might abandon them far from home, which is already a cruel and inhumane act. But this pet owner – if …
The word “hoarder” usually brings to mind piles of garbage and junk collecting in someone’s home, making living conditions extremely difficult or unbearable. But as it turns out, people can also hoard animals. Christine Calvert and Mark Vattimo have been sentenced to three years of probation and have also been permanently legally banned from pet ownership …
When you think of worms, you probably don’t have many positive thoughts associated to this creature! If anything, you probably aren’t too big a fan of them, or you just think they’re annoying and harmless. But the truth is that these creatures have more complexity to them than you think! The hammerhead worm in particular …
What would you do if you were ordered to do something that went against your personal morals? It takes a lot of guts and a strong sense of right and wrong to stick to what you personally believe is right. That’s a decision that conservation officer Bryce Casavant faced when he was called over to …
You know that trope in horror movies where the killer or monster appears dead, but briefly comes back alive for one big scare before effectively dying for good? Well, apparently, that can happen in real life. Jill-Scott Mollett and her husband Avery’s daughters found a cottonmouth snake – more commonly known as the very deadly black …
Bob Hope and his family were enjoying a nice fishing trip at Crescent Lake Park in Florida, and everything seemed to be going well. In fact, Hope’s father had just managed to reel in a 4lb tilapia! But the excitement from this great catch was short-lived, because just as they were getting ready to put the …
Dogs aren’t necessarily the most careful of animals. Often, they can be clumsy or just not seem to know how big they are until their leg has knocked something off of a table! That’s why it was such a surprise when Nate’s little husky and golden retriever mix, a lovely pup named Ellie, proved herself to …
In a tragic, freak incident, a woman has become the very first person in the state of Missouri to contract a disease passed on by ticks known as the Bourbon virus – and the fifth known, confirmed case of this virus all around the world since its discovery in 2014. When Tamela Wilson removed two …