Annie Johnston
Erica Lawson
Meet Rosie, the 5-Month-Old Sheepadoodle Joining Tremonton Firefighters as a Therapy Dog
Some of the best news I’ve seen this week has four paws and a fluffy coat. Tremonton Fire Department in Utah has a new team member, and she’s only five…
Franklin County Shelter Dogs Are Finding Homes Faster Thanks to Portraits Drawn by Inmates at the County Jail
A jail worker had an idea. They reached out to the Franklin County Dog Shelter. Two months later, almost every dog that received a portrait has been adopted. Nobody planned…
Lancaster County Dog Found Severely Starved After a Neighbor Called Police and the Owners Are Now Facing Animal Cruelty Charges
A neighbor made a phone call on August 26. That call started everything. Two months later, the owners of a severely starved dog in Millersville Borough are facing criminal charges…
A Hillsborough North Carolina Rescue Found a Note From the Owner in a Cat’s File
A volunteer with Longleaf Animal Rescue in Hillsborough, North Carolina, picked up an elderly tabby from a shelter and found a handwritten note tucked inside his paperwork. The woman who…
Florida Dog Spent Hours in a 10 Foot Sinkhole Until Firefighters Chipped Through Rock
A Border Collie fell into a 10-foot sinkhole near Tradewinds Farm in Chiefland, Florida just before 6 a.m. on Friday, October 16. She spent nearly two and a half hours…
Owners Whose Cats Stayed Closer Reported Feeling More Energetic
A new study from Kyoto University found something cat owners have quietly suspected for years. The closer a cat stayed to its owner in daily life, the better that owner…
Meet Max the Rescue Dog Who Blocks Kids From Using the Slide and Has No Regrets About It
Nobody told Max the slide belonged to the kids. He found it. He claimed it. And he has held his position without a single apology. What Max Does on the…
A Greenwich Connecticut Cat Was Found in New York After 571 Days
Turtle disappeared in March 2025 through a partially open screen door at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. His owner, Kelly Moore, spent more than a year looking for him without…
Dog Killed and Owner in Critical Condition After Being Hit by a Car While Crossing a Street in Northwest Las Vegas
On Sunday evening, a man was crossing North Buffalo Drive in northwest Las Vegas with his dog. It was just after 6:45 p.m. Neither of them made it across safely.…
10 Things Every First Time Dog Owner Should Know Before Day One
Most first-time dog owners spend weeks researching breeds and buying supplies. Then the dog arrives, and none of that prepared them for what actually happens. Here is what to know…