Jamie Lampros, Special to the Standard-Examiner One of of the recent kittens at Furever Friends Animal Oasis in Harrisville. Every day, local animal shelters and rescues receive phone calls from the public asking for help rescuing a stray, feral or abandoned animal, and right now, many of those calls are […]
Dogs for adoption at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah
“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 […]