“The Guardians of Dogtown” sounds like it could be the title of an action flick, but for the dog caregivers at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, it’s a fitting moniker. Nestled within Angel Canyon’s winding red rocks and desert landscape, the hustle and bustle of the community inside the borders of Best […]
Woman Out Hiking Ends Up Spending Magical Afternoon With Majestic Animal
On a recent hike through the Utah wilderness, Denise Peterson noticed something that took her breath away. There, perched on a rock across a ravine, was a majestic young mountain lion, sunning herself and gazing over the large expanse. “She was sitting out in the open on the hillside looking down into the valley,” Peterson […]
Activists Found Not Guilty After Rescuing Pigs From Utah Farm
On Saturday, October 8th, two activists were found not guilty on all counts after a weeklong trial in Washington County, Utah. Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Picklesimer of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) were accused of burglary and theft after removing two sick pigs from a Smithfield Foods farm. The pair were facing a total of […]
Utah reptile lover, YouTuber dispelling fears, myths one animal at a time
Clint Laidlaw, of Springville, exhibits crested geckos on his YouTube channel. (Clint’s Reptiles via YouTube) Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes SPRINGVILLE — Few, if any, animals instill fear more than spiders, bats and snakes. But Clint Laidlaw is on a mission to educate the public, and evaporate the fear of at least two of the […]