Kangaroo, other exotic animals visit library
Dozens of children at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library on Tuesday were hopping with excitement at the sight of a baby kangaroo.
Mississippi menagerie: Steens resident converts old home into public attraction
Old homes in Mississippi are hardly rare.
Ban sought for cosmetics testing on animals
Hoping to build off recent bans in Europe and India, opponents of animal testing for cosmetics plan to make a big push for a similar prohibition in the United States.
It’s a jungle out there: Animals in campaign ads
It’s a jungle out there in political television advertising, what with parrots, chicks, dogs and pigs taking turns in commercials that bite and scratch in a way no nonpartisan pet ever would.
Dozens of new flora, fauna species in Myanmar
A dragon fish with intricate, maze-like markings on every scale, a frog with rough, chocolate-colored skin and a ginger plant are among more than two dozen flora and fauna species found in Myanmar since it emerged from a half-century of military rule and isolation.
No pets: Tornado shelters face dilemma with animal lovers
Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading toward his suburban neighborhood outside Oklahoma City last May. He grabbed his teenage daughter Dyonna and his dog and drove to the local City Hall, which serves as a public storm shelter.
Lawmakers seek Endangered Species Act overhaul
Republicans in Congress on Tuesday called for an overhaul to the Endangered Species Act to curtail environmentalists’ lawsuits and give more power to states, but experts say broad changes to one of the nation’s cornerstone environmental laws are unlikely given the pervasive partisan divide in Washington, D.C.
Zoo animals get iced treats as Brazil swelters
Sure, it’s mind-bogglingly cold in the Northern Hemisphere. But the sweltering weather on the opposite end of the Earth has man and beast alike dreaming of ice.
Starkville police investigate student found with hundreds of exotic animals
A Mississippi State veterinary student is under investigation after law enforcement discovered hundreds of exotic wildlife at his Starkville home.
Local petting zoo owner under investigation
More than 20 animals were seized Wednesday night at a Lowndes County petting zoo and their owner is facing charges of animal neglect.
N.Y. sanctuaries take in animals escaping slaughter
NEW YORK — Winston escaped death to find a piglet’s paradise. The little piggy found wandering this summer along a bustling Queens boulevard is among
Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the question
NEW YORK — There’s extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the other
Artists, Arts Council, Humane Society team up in fund raiser
Arts and animals converge in an unique fund raiser for the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society and Columbus Arts Council. Through June 29, artists are encouraged to
Cat with a bad back? Animal chiropractors offer pet care alternative
Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks. Since then, he says he’s straightened out thousands of dogs and cats, not to mention the occasional snake, hamster, gerbil and guinea pig.
Tigers, other animals taken from Mississippi zoo
COLLINS — Authorities have seized three tigers, three cougars, two leopards, two wolf-hybrids and a Macaque monkey from a roadside zoo in Mississippi.
Few turn out to register ‘vicious’ dogs with CPD
A low number of citizens responding to voluntarily registering their dangerous or vicious animals has the Columbus Police Department planning to take different measures.