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Maine woman seeks to keep prohibited exotic fish |
AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine woman says she should be able to keep her exotic pet fish in her home's indoor pond even though the state prohibits them.
Georgette Curran of Harpswell told a judge Wednesday that Maine is the only state... |
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Chester County men face trial in theft of baby Alpaca |
For the past 11 years, Daniel Camarote has been raising and breeding alpacas on Kirk's Farm in New London Township, Chester County without incident.
That all changed last December, in a post-Christmas Day prank gone horribly... |
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Orphaned possum cuddled his way into her heart |
| The tiny baby's odds of survival were slim. At four weeks, he was alone, his mom and siblings snuffed out by a car. It's likely the baby possum would have been a vulture's meal - but for the actions of one motorist and the unpredictable events... |
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8 pet llamas confront woman, police say |
A Robeson Township woman was confronted by her eight pet llamas after her two dogs attacked her pet goat, Stella, on Saturday morning, township police said.
Police said two dogs attacked the goat at the large rural property in... |
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Deputies: Georgia man stabbed, unleashed dogs on pet pig |
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man unleashed his two pit bulls on a neighbor's pet pig that got loose in a mobile home park, then stabbed the animal 23 times in front of children and other onlookers, authorities said.
The pig -... |
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Larimer County, Colorado, warns of rabies in area |
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Two Larimer County residents this week have started preventive vaccinations for rabies as health officials warn of rabies in the county.
Larimer County health officials Saturday also say they've... |
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Rabbit sanctuary in Texas ready for post-Easter influx |
GARLAND, Texas - If the Easter bunny needs any help delivering all those eggs this weekend, maybe he could use a set of wheels.
Two-year-old Lily the bionic Lionhead bunny may not hop to it like her four-legged friends at the North... |
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Rabid fox found in Socorro County, New Mexico |
MAGDALENA, N.M. - State health officials are urging pet owners to vaccinate their dogs and cats after rabies was confirmed in a fox in Socorro County.
The Health Department says the fox had attacked a young dog at a home about a... |
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Justin Bieber's pet monkey quarantined in Germany |
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BERLIN - Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said Saturday.
The 19-year-old singer... |
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New Yorkers boldly flout law to keep pigs |
| NEW YORK - Pigs have long gotten a bad rap. The four-legged ungulates are considered so messy and stinky that they're synonymous with slovenliness: Eat too much and you're pigging out. Forget to clean up and your house is a pig pen. And when is... |
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Loose pig captured in Portland, Ore., suburb |
BEAVERTON, Ore. - It's not the usual thing in the Portland suburb of Beaverton, but police say there was indeed a pig running along city streets.
Officer Mike Rowe said a caller described the animal as "a regular farm pig." By the... |
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Michigan House approves bear cub handling bill |
LANSING, Mich. - People in Michigan could get the chance to pet and take photos with bear cubs, under legislation approved by the House.
The bill approved by a 56-52 vote Thursday would free up facilities to allow the handling of... |
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Lion kills intern at California exotic animal park |
| DUNLAP, Calif. - The Seattle-area intern fatally mauled by a lion at a Central California exotic animal park loved lions and tigers since childhood, "was absolutely fearless" around them and hoped to work at a zoo after her six-month... |
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Horse neglect rampant in Illinois, advocates say |
CHICAGO - The four horses hadn't been visited in weeks. There was no water in their buckets, no hay in the stall. All of the animals looked dangerously thin.
The horses' caregiver apparently had stopped showing up. So even though... |
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