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  • Published on 01:51 GMT

    Heartland pet food pantry temporarily closes after food allegedly taken for resale

    CARBONDALE, Ill. (Heartland News) - A Heartland pet food pantry is temporarily closed after food meant to help families in need was taken with the intent to resell. The Infinity Project said the pantry was stocked with enough food to help about 20 pet …

    Source: KFVS - Missouri - Pending
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    African serval captured after days on the loose in Illinois

    Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Animal control officials in Illinois' Grundy County said an African serval on the loose for multiple days has been safely captured. Grundy County Animal Control said the serval, a wild cat roughly as large as a medium-size dog, was …

    Source: United Press International (UPI) - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    Will County Pets of the Week: Aug. 17, 2026

    The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County. Six-year-old Dominick came to NAWS when his family could no longer care for him. He arrived …

    Source: Shaw Local - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    How this Mass. sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the U.S.

    Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of …

    Source: NBC 10 Boston - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    There's A Serval Cat Loose In Northern Illinois--Are They Legal?

    There’s a wild cat on the loose in Northern Illinois, and it's not the kind of cat that you ask your mom if you can keep because it followed you home. Whatever you do, try to avoid saying "Here kitty, kitty." Grundy County Animal Control is …

    Source: WROK News Talk - Illinois - Pending
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    How this Mass. sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the U.S.

    Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of …

    Source: NECN - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 16, 2026

    Hints from Heloise | Handling the grief of losing a pet

    Published 10:17 am Sunday, August 16, 2026 Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can’t stop crying. I know that in time, I’ll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was like a child to me. I found him at a shelter as a baby — skinny …

    Source: The Panola Watchman - Texas - Pending
  • Published on Aug 16, 2026

    Dog day at the Illinois State Fair

    Comptroller Susana Mendoza continues adoption event. Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – What does the state’s checkwriter-in-chief have to do with adopting pets? “I’m paying homage to my good friend (the late treasurer and comptroller) Judy Baar Topinka …

    Source: Capitol City Now - Illionis - Pending
  • Published on Aug 16, 2026

    Dog day at the fair

    Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – What does the state’s checkwriter-in-chief have to do with adopting pets? “I’m paying homage to my good friend (the late treasurer and comptroller) Judy Baar Topinka,” said state Comptroller Susana Mendoza (pictured, …

    Source: WDBR 103.7 - Illionis - Pending
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    Hundreds of guinea pigs fill Mass. sanctuary with squeals, purrs and lots of love

    Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of …

    Source: WBUR - Massachusetts - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    In St. Louis, some pets are 4 feet long and covered in scales

    People love their pets. Dogs, cats, even smaller companions like rabbits and hamsters are a normal part of many people's everyday lives. But some in the St. Louis region have four-legged family members that aren’t so common. For Tony Jennings, who …

    Source: St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the U.S.

    Local News Director Kimie Smothermon, left, feeds a guinea pig corn husks while volunteer Brianna MacIntyre clips its nails at The Guinea Pig Sanctuary, a rescue shelter for guinea pigs, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Salisbury, Massachusetts. AP Photo/ …

    Source: Boston.com - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Bat tests positive for rabies in Oak Lawn, Illinois

    A bat found in Oak Lawn, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials. The bat was found in the 9800 block of South Pulinsi Road.  Officials remind residents not to handle wild animals and to ensure that pets are up to date on …

    Source: CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    'Hints from Heloise' | Handling the grief of losing a pet

    Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can't stop crying. I know that in time, I'll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was like a child to me. I found him at a shelter as a baby -- skinny, scared and abandoned. He needed …

    Source: Santa Maria Times - California - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Handling the grief of losing a pet

    Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can't stop crying. I know that in time, I'll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was like a child to me. I found him at a shelter as a baby -- skinny, scared and abandoned. He needed …

    Source: Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas - Pending
  • Published on Aug 12, 2026

    Top 10 Best Lakes for Dog-Friendly Travel

    Lake.com ranks 362 U.S. lake destinations to reveal the top 10 for dog-friendly access, amenities, city proximity and water-safety planning. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- From dog-friendly beaches on Lake …

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  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    Hangar 9 teaming up with St. Francis CARE to open the ‘Dawg Park’

    CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - A local business and nonprofit are teaming up to help give pets in need new homes. Carbondale’s Hangar 9 is teaming up with St. Francis CARE, an animal shelter in southern Illinois. They plan to open something called …

    Source: KFVS - Missouri - Pending
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    One guinea pig helped her son heal. Now she has to feed 400 every day, running America’s biggest Guinea Pig Sanctuary

    Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of …

    Source: Fortune - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    Man who kicked a steer in its head at suburban backyard rodeo acquitted on animal cruelty charge

    There doesn’t seem to be much debate over whether 68-year-old Socorro Barrientos repeatedly kicked a steer in its head last year at a backyard rodeo in the far northwest suburbs, which led to an animal cruelty charge against him. Instead, in explaining a …

    Source: Chicago Sun Times - Illinois - Center-left

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