PETS

05/12/2008

KeKe the elephant dies at Dallas Zoo
Dallas Zoo officials have euthanized a 39-year-old elephant with a history of colic.

Prairie dog pups born at Houston Zoo
The black-tailed prairie dogs were born about six weeks ago in the McGovern Children's Zoo. They're just now coming out of the burrow.

05/05/2008

Derby death shocks local horse community
Racing officials say breakdowns and euthanizations are just an unfortunate aside of the industry. But the death of Eight Belles, the second-place Kentucky Derby finisher, has raised questions among some.

Houston Zoo asks FBI for help with text message spammers
The Houston zoo has come under attack, and they’re asking the FBI for help. But it’s not angry elephants or undercover orangutans they’re after – it’s text messaging pranksters.

Duck acts a lot like a goose
Is it a duck? Is it a goose? It’s a black-bellied whistling duck!

05/03/2008

Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby; Eight Belles breaks down, euthanized on track
Big Brown backed up his trainer’s boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday—a day marred by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles.

05/02/2008

Sea turtles making a comeback in Texas
An endangered species of sea turtle laid 109 eggs on a Galveston beach Thursday afternoon in front of an audience of biologists and onlookers. It was the first such nesting logged this year on the island.

04/29/2008

Dog found alive 8 days after building blast
A dog was found alive and in relatively good shape after spending eight days trapped in the rubble of a building that exploded, critically injuring the pup’s owner.

Dallas dog, cat owners object to proposal to curb pets
A plan to enact strict new rules for pet ownership in Dallas drew sharp opposition at City Hall on Monday, despite the City Council's insistence that something must be done to address a massive and growing stray-dog problem.

04/28/2008

Butterflies to remember Holocaust children
Fourth-graders at Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School are creating 1.2 million paper butterflies — one for each child killed in the Holocaust.

All about alligators
Despite a lot of adverse conditions, gators have managed to survive an astonishingly long time.

04/26/2008

Hollywood animal trainers stick by killer bear
By all accounts, Rocky was one of the most gentle and affectionate animals to be found in Hollywood’s vast exotic menagerie of performing lions, tigers and bears—until the day the 700-pound grizzly bit down on the neck of a veteran trainer and killed him.

04/24/2008

A story straight from Mother Goose: Gander assists Rowlett crossing guards
Once upon a time, down a two-lane road, past a field with horses and near an elementary school, a big ol' goose lived in a sparkling, blue pond.

Animal airlift to ease shelter overcrowding
Overcrowded animal shelters across the area could get some needed relief from above.

04/23/2008

Kinky to perform at animal fundraiser
There's a black cowboy hat full of lessons to be learned about life, love and wagtail dogs. And if the teacher is an offbeat Jewish singer and philosopher who wears Waylon Jennings' vest and smokes cigars, then you better pay attention.

04/22/2008

Woman finds 8-foot alligator in her Florida kitchen
And some people get jittery about mice in the kitchen. Authorities say 69-year-old central Florida woman found an 8-foot long alligator prowling in her kitchen late Monday night.

Bobcat mauls dogs in Plano
Concern among Plano residents has spread after two dogs were mauled by a bobcat in a one week period.

04/21/2008

Astros, pets pose for calendar photo shoot
Astros players are lending a helping hand to the Houston Humane Society by striking a pose with their favorite four-legged friends!

Office felines continue keeping shop
Some may think keeping a cat at a business is a quaint notion from the past. The custom goes back centuries in England and spread to America in Colonial days. But in Central Texas the concept is alive and well.

Buzzard population booming in Texas
Maybe if they were pretty, the buzzards that soar over Texas and elsewhere on their way to dine on roadkill wouldn't be viewed with such repugnance.

04/19/2008

Dallas woman saves nest of redtail hawks
Linda Santiago keeps a pair of binoculars in her fifth floor office so she can admire a pair of redtail hawks. So when a bulldozer showed up to clear trees, jeopardizing the nest, she took action.

Vietnam vets recall bonds with scout dogs
Sig and Prinz, German shepherd scout dogs who saved dozens of lives, were rewarded for their years of service with a death sentence.

04/18/2008

Dog pulled from Dallas fire revived at scene
A little white fluffy dog was able to wag its tail again thanks to Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel who saved its life at the scene of a house fire in southeast Dallas on Thursday morning.

04/17/2008

Pets left behind after foreclosures
Some of the animals at the shelter may not know the difference between foreclosure and fetch, but they're affected by it nonetheless.

04/15/2008

Four sharks die at Moody Gardens
They've survived on this planet unchanged for 100 million years, so imagine staff members' surprise when they arrived at the aquarium Monday morning to find dead sharks.

04/14/2008

Gators move into Rosenberg neighborhood
Alligator season has been under way for almost two weeks, and Houston-area residents are having close encounters with the reptiles.

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