Day 5 of this gale and we are all heartily bored of it. The animals have had enough. Everyone is soaked to the skin and alternating between eating or sheltering. The weather forecast changes hourly so I don’t know when it is likely to stop and give us all a break. I tell myself that […]
Dogs can no longer be chained under Phoenix’s new animal cruelty rules
PHOENIX – The city of Phoenix made changes to its animal cruelty rules amid extreme heat in the Valley. The Phoenix City Council passed two ordinances regarding adequate shelter and types of restraints that people can use to restrain pets. Owners are now banned from using chains to tether animals. “Restraint means a rope, tether, […]
National Weather Service shares animal winter safety tips
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The U.S. National Weather Service of Goodland, Kan., has shared some tips on animal winter safety. Gallery: Kansas motor home explodes, property owner flown to Wichita for burn treatment Keep Pets Warm The NWS says your pets want to be warm too! “Bring them inside when temperatures drop,” the NWS says. […]
November Weather | My Shetland
We’re only at the beginning of November and the weather is now officially vile. I was on dog-walking duty today so we went out fairly early trying to catch a brief weather-window. I was full of good intentions to give the dogs a good walk but failed when I realised that I was mostly walking […]
Beware of animals in cars as colder weather approaches
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – As cold weather approaches, small animals may look to your car for warmth and shelter. However, if you start up your car with an animal inside, this could be dangerous for the animal and your car as well. Terre Haute Humane Society Executive Director Charles Brown said that they’ve seen […]
Phoenix Animal Hospital rising again – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Dr. Glen Winters checks on Maisi at Phoenix Animal Hospital’s temporary office in the Winco Shopping Center in Medford Thursday. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] Phoenix Animal Hospital is being rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Almeda Fire. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] On the day of the Almeda Fire, staff at Phoenix Animal […]
Animal abuse investigation leads to rescue of 32 animals – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Rescuers load an African gray parrot into a van during an animal abuse investigation north of the town of Rogue River. [Photo courtesy Jackson County Sheriff’s Office] Dogs, cats, birds rescued from Jackson County home A call about a sick dog in the front yard of a Jackson County home led to the discovery 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 […]
‘A whole different animal’: Hurricane Ian raises new questions about intensifying storms, evacuation orders, climate | Latest Weather
Close Paying the price On the afternoon of Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm. Winds reached 150mph, just a few miles shy of a Category 5 classification. Only four Category 5 hurricanes have ever hit the U.S., the most recent one being Hurricane Michael in […]
Dodging the Weather | My Shetland
We spent the day dodging the weather. A swift dog walk at Leradale and we only got slightly soaked. Lovely autumn colours about. Pepper and Ted ran around at 100 mph! Home and there were sheep everywhere. They hadn’t gone out into any field – they have a choice of 4 over 50 acres. […]