A True Legend: Joey Chestnut Eats 200 Wings In 38 Minutes After Inhaling 57 Hot Dogs On The Fourth Of July
Joey Chestnut doing Joey Chestnut stuff! While most Americans were trying to figure out how to get through Monday before returning to work after the Fourth of July weekend, legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut was at the table again, setting new records as he tried his hand at eating. Over the holiday weekend, the official […]
New Maricopa County shelter expects terrified dogs | News
An animal shelter in Mesa, Maricopa County, is already full and is expected to get even more overcrowded this week as dogs are frightened by fireworks and run away from their homes, a sad annual occurrence. But now that the county has replaced the aging site in Rio Salado at Loops 101 and 202 with […]
Tuscaloosa animal shelter seeking foster families for healthy dogs amid temporary closure due to outbreak
Tuscaloosa's Metro Animal Shelter announced over the weekend that it will be closed for the next two weeks due to an outbreak of canine distemper in the city. “We are seeking emergency foster homes for asymptomatic dogs and puppies. Dogs and puppies with mild symptoms are being isolated for further treatment of symptoms while awaiting […]
Bark Air launching first-ever airline for dogs
An airline created for man's best friend begins operations this week. “Berkair” ” is the first innovative way to carry dogs on a plane without having to be crammed into a cage or the cargo hold. Although the ticket purchased includes one human, the plane's layout is “dog-centric” and features an open layout, allowing pets […]
Apache County, Arizona, deputy shoots, kills dogs during welfare check
As they arrived at the rural property, they were approached by an Arizona sheriff's deputy. Behind a chain-link fence was a pack of starving dogs, some sleeping, others barking and wagging their tails, as body camera footage showed officers placing food and water to corral the animals. “This is the worst,” he says. The police […]
Inmates care for dogs in Navajo County jail
Abandoned and abused dogs in Navajo County are being given a second chance to find a loving family. HOLBROOK, Ariz. — It's not something you'd expect to see or hear inside a prison. The prisoners are giggling. The puppies are playing. It's 8 a.m. at the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook, a time when Jennifer […]
Moment Arizona sheriff’s deputy shoots dead seven starving and abandoned dogs after giving them water
Our reporters across the U.S. deliver the latest headlines straight to your inbox every day Bringing you the latest news from across the United States Shocking footage shows an Arizona sheriff's deputy shooting and killing seven starving and abandoned dogs on a rural property in September after giving them water. While the Apache County Sheriff's […]
Apache County struggles with animal control, deputy kills 7 dogs
Apache County does not have an animal control agency, and many dogs are abandoned with no clear path forward. APACHE COUNTY, Ariz. — The deputy sheriff knew things would get bad. “This is the worst,” he is recorded on body camera saying. He had collected seven abandoned dogs in a fenced-in area on his owner's […]
After Apache County deputy kills 7 dogs, sole survivor finds home
In September 2023, an ACSO deputy was forced to shoot and kill seven abandoned dogs, including one that had been hiding from him and finally found a home. APACHE COUNTY, Ariz. — Good news has come from the tragic circumstances that forced an Apache County Sheriff's Office deputy to shoot and kill seven abandoned dogs […]
Rachel Mitchell, seeking reelection, makes cruelty to dogs her pet issue
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office touted its latest victory in the ongoing fight against animal cruelty: the arrest of Lester Paul Richmond in Troy, Alabama. Police arrested Richmond, 36, on Feb. 16 on a Maricopa County arrest warrant for a single-county felony animal cruelty charge. He was charged with killing a husky puppy by taping […]
