Comment on this storyComment The attractions at Waccatee Zoo included lemurs with abnormal growths on their bellies and a tortoise with a deformed and splitting shell, according to a 2022 lawsuit from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Lila, an ailing tiger, died sometime between late 2020 and 2021 after becoming so emaciated that […]
Williamson County Animal Center closed through July 3 due to power outage | News
Williamson County Animal Center (WCAC) is closed Saturday, July 1 due to a power outage caused by last night’s storms. All animals are being cared for by staff and volunteers. Until power and phone lines are restored, citizens should call (629) 235-6477 to report lost/stray animals or otherwise contact animal control officers. WCAC is scheduled […]
Waco Animal Shelter remains closed more than two weeks after distemper outbreak
Waco Animal Shelter will remain closed until further notice, more than two weeks after it closed because of a canine distemper outbreak, city of Waco shelter director Trey Buzbee said. The closure, announced Oct. 28 and originally intended to end this past Friday, applies not only to the public surrender and adoption operations but also […]
Humane Society of Bay County Animal Shelter remains closed after two years
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -A shelter once filled with animals, now sits empty off of Bay Avenue in Panama City, waiting for its doors to open again, The Humane Society of Bay County closed its shelter back in April 2020. “We decided that it was best for us to kind of stop where we were […]