MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana animal shelter is cutting the cost of adoption to try to find homes for hundreds of dogs and cats during the holidays.

Muncie Animal Care and Services is calling it the “Twelve Strays of Christmas” adoption event Saturday. Dogs will cost $5 while cats and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Elm Pet Foods is the latest maker of dog food to issue a recall over elevated levels of vitamin D, which can cause kidney failure at high enough levels.

Similar recalls have been issued by ANF Inc., Sunshine Mills Inc., Natural Life Pet Products, and Nutrisca over the last ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials have banned a longtime musher from competing in Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race next year, citing concerns about his care of dogs.

Officials announced Wednesday that the race’s Qualifying Review Board has denied musher Hugh Neff’s application to compete ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say exotic birds equaling a total of $15,000 were stolen from a Connecticut pet store this week.

New Haven police say the call came in early Tuesday when a newspaper delivery man noticed a pried-open door at a pet store. The Connecticut Post

RICE LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a possible rash of dog poisonings in Rice Lake.

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says it has received several reports in the past month of dogs that have become sick without a clear reason. The pets of at least two owners have ...

MARBLEHEAD, Ohio (AP) — A pint-sized pup adopted by a northern Ohio police department is having a positive impact on officers and the community.

Marblehead Police Chief Casey Joy

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — If you’ve ever wanted a pet monkey, you’re in luck.

Mike Freedstover, owner of MC’s Exotic Pets, a pet store that opened last month in downtown Lewiston’s Newberry Square, can help you select the type of monkey to get, obtain the required permit and get one in for ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Pet stores in a Georgia city are now banned from selling cats and dogs.

News outlets report Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an ordinance into law Tuesday that aims to discourage the operation of puppy and kitten mills. The mills are often accused of keeping animals ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Dogs survive in her care because she doesn’t give up.

That’s what Stefanie Badillo, 45, of Auburndale, said about herself. Badillo is the owner of the nonprofit Crossed Paws Pet Rescue at what used to be Winter Haven Kennels, 3205 Recker Highway.

“I’ve spent ...

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — As Americans, we might not think about rabies too often, but in other parts of the world, the viral disease which strikes animals remains an ever-present threat.

One local veterinarian recently participated in The Big Fix Uganda, a volunteer effort to improve the lives ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Nov. 6 about the re-election of Iowa Rep. Steve King, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Purina Pet Care was a subsidiary of Land O’Lakes. Nestle Purina Pet Care is a subsidiary of Nestle SA.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Rep. ...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia’s government has pledged to revise legislation on stray animals after a teenage girl drowned in a river while trying to escape a pack of feral dogs.

Police say the dogs went after the girl on Monday in a public park in the city of Gostivar. The ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming health officials say a cat in the northeastern part of the state has been infected with plague.

The Gillette News Record reported Sunday that the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The dogs, cats and other wildlife captured by East Baton Rouge Parish animal control officers, or surrendered by the public, will soon head to a new shelter where they can be treated and readied for adoption.

Companion Animal Alliance, the nonprofit animal advocacy ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several Indianapolis apartment complexes have turned to DNA to catch dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets.

They’ve employed a company called Poo Prints that takes cheek swabs from renter’s dogs to collect DNA samples of the pets.

If maintenance crews ...

PARIS, Maine (AP) — An animal shelter in Maine that recently brought attention to a dog under its care for four years has been flooded with adoption applications.

Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, of Paris, Maine,

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Akron City Council has scrapped legislation that could have imposed jail time on dog owners whose pets bark loudly.

City Council on Monday voted to follow the recommendation of its Public Safety Committee to not approve legislation calling for the increased ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Volunteers say a “lucky cat” is recovering after she was stolen from a pet store adoption room in Santa Fe and then returned with singed whiskers, dilating eyes and barely able to stand up.

Chanid New, a volunteer coordinator for Felines and Friends New Mexico, tells ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Peggy Crawford recalls a time 20 years ago while she was working at Springbrook Behavioral Health in Travelers Rest when she encountered a boy who hadn’t spoken in seven years.

A trained canine therapy volunteer, she took her dog to visit the boy and he began ...

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CONNECTICUT

The Republican-American

Oct. 3

Connecticut policymakers find themselves in the same pickle that has confronted small-time bookies, Mafia dons and other crooks who prey on gambling addicts. A big operator moved into ...

SHALLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a coastal North Carolina town say a repairman won’t face charges after he fatally shot a pet monkey that escaped and attacked a woman.

A Shallotte police detective told The ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Yellow anaconda snakes, mongooses and bush-tail possums could soon be officially banned in Florida.

Those animals were among more than a dozen unwelcome species the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to ban on Thursday under a proposed ...

VALPARAISO, Neb. (AP) — Concerns about rabies have condemned an eastern Nebraska family’s pet raccoon.

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is warning waterfowl hunters who use retrieving dogs about potentially harmful algae blooms.

Officials tell WCAX-TV the blue-green algae ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will soon make it illegal to finance the purchase of dogs, cats or other companion animals through lease-to-own schemes.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation taking effect in 90 days that will ban the practice of using a pet as ...

Over the past decade 47 dogs have died across the U.S. during grooming, or within days of showing signs of ill health after grooming, at the nation’s leading pet retailer, a New Jersey news organization reports, though what the numbers mean is uncertain.

NJ.com said that its count is based ...

Over the past decade 47 dogs have died across the U.S. during grooming, or within days of showing signs of ill health after grooming, at the nation’s leading pet retailer, a New Jersey news organization reports, though what the numbers mean is uncertain.

NJ.com said that its count is based ...

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Public health officials are warning southeastern Michigan residents to be cautious in two lakes where harmful algae blooms have been confirmed.

Health officials in Washtenaw and Wayne counties issued health advisories Friday for Ford Lake in Ypsilanti and Belleville ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In her rubber-floored 2,000-square-foot training facility in Concord, dog trainer Helen St. Pierre meets with clients daily to give them tips on how to limit pet’s aggression, encourage them to obey commands and help animals feel more comfortable around new ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A rescue flight has landed in Oregon carrying 125 pets that were living at high-kill shelters in Oklahoma.

The Statesman Journal reported Monday that the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In a story Aug. 26 about a new state law, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law requiring cat owners to have their pets vaccinated for rabies with regular updates from the age of four months. The General Assembly changed the ...

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — People have become emboldened to bring their pets along on public outings thanks to legal gray areas and widespread availability of service animal insignia.

When Eric Jakob’s blood sugar levels are out of balance, Tinkerbell knows.

“She can smell it,” said Jakob, ...