One pet owner's doubling down for double the trouble: The New Yorker is kicking in $50,000 grand for a duplicate clone of her original dog. In fact she may want two if South Korea can deliver. But there's ire in the nation while others claim the surrogate mothers are being served--as a meal. Read more
While many hope for miracles in the new year, one family got theirs for Christmas after a new pet--their grandkids' new Shih Tzu puppy named "Scamp"--had escaped from the yard and been fatally hit in a car accident. It turns out there is life after death. Read more
The bikini-wearing student in San Diego--whose dog went lost before Thanksgiving--is now reunited with missing chihuahua "Chispita". The swimsuit definitely brought awareness. But a high school student named Daniel played savior in the dog's return. A La Jolla Country Day School teacher and high school nurse named "Julia" may have played the opposite role. Read more
Ringling Bros is fined $270,000 by the USDA after allegations reminiscent of "Water for Elephants"--claims the circus' stars suffer abuse at the hands of circus employees. Just months ago, performing star "Sarah" collapsed in Anaheim. Field Entertainment claims the 54-year-old and sick animal's fall was not due to abuse or exhaustion but a ramp issue. Read more
It's hard to garner attention in a world filled with noise and distractions--but one woman is aware that partial nudity gets a message across. She just seems a bit confused as to the message. But she's going on a hunger strike and forbidding clothing, from a California street corner, until her lost Chihuahua returns home. There is one problem: The dog may be less lost than stolen. Read more
Pet Medical Center (aka Chatoak) in Granada Hills (CA) has to be the worst veterinarian care ever, the most horrible animal veterinary facility in existence. Had an unbelievable experience where the (quote) animal hospital allowed a dog to die rather than treat the animal injured by a car. Read more
Someone's been eating too many fermented apples--and that will reportedly get you stuck in a tree. Police in Sweden decided to let a drunk moose "sleep it off" after the animal got itself stuck in branches following one too many fruit 'cocktails' that put the wild beast in a stupor. Read more
There's a snakebite--and then there's a snake bite. A guy in California decided to chomp on a python. And the law isn't happy about it. People can die from snake bites. In this bizarre case, a snake nearly died from human bites. Read more
Pet food just got way more expensive for one dog-slash-jewelry store owner: A canine in Albany, Georgia, seems to love diamonds as much as some women--he just eats them instead of wearing them. 'Honey Bun' the Pomeranian gobbled roughly $10,000 worth of diamonds he seems to have mistaken for snacks. Read more
A six-foot Boa Constrictor is up for adoption and looking for a new home. It's hard to find a taker for a loving cat that's even barely past the cutest stage of kitten-hood -- so an adult snake may be a bit hard to place. Especially one from a funeral home. But she's from Hershey, aptly named 'Cocoa'. Read more