LCRA: Do not let dogs play near or ingest algae in Highland Lakes

LCRA received test results from blue-green algae samples taken from five Highland Lakes – lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, and Travis.

Purebred cat owner pleads with Highlands County Humane Society to return beloved pet

A cat owner is fighting to stop someone else from taking her pet after the Humane Society put her cat up for adoption. But the organization says they followed their policy after the 5-year-old purebred Cornish Rex cat named Donna went unclaimed for days.

Local animal shelter participates in 'No Place Like Home Challenge'

The animal shelter is aiming to help more pets return to their homes before they even make it to the shelter by participating in this challenge.

Senior dogs, some whose owners died of COVID-19, find new home in canine retirement community

Stacey Herrick runs a non-profit elderly dog retirement home out of her house in Philadelphia where some dogs whose owners have died of COVID-19 go to spend the rest of their days.

Sweet dog named Max finds a new home after year and half in shelters

Max, a 5-year-old pit bull mix, is finally living The Good Life with a kind-hearted man named Ed near a lake in central New York.

A good boy again: Biden’s dog will return to the White House

“He was going home,” Biden said. “I didn’t banish him to home. Jill was going to be away for four days. I was going to be away for two, so we took him home.”

Scientist says toxic blue-green algae likely caused by cold weather

Most of the algae present at Lake Travis is harmless, but the LCRA said this year tests showed toxic blue-green algae mixed in.

Lions romp in snowfall at Colorado's Denver Zoo

Lions at Denver Zoo in Colorado enjoyed some playtime in the snow on March 15 after more than a foot of accumulation fell Monday and Tuesday.

LCRA 'strongly urges' owners not let dogs touch algae in Highland Lakes

Cyanotoxins can be harmful to dogs and other animals, so LCRA is urging pet owners to not let dogs play in or eat algae in any of the Highland Lakes.

‘Astronomically rare’ snake with 3 'emoji' smiley faces sells for $6,000

Justin Kobylka, a snake breeder in Georgia, sold a rare ball python for $6,000 after the reptile ended up with the shape of three smiley faces on its body.

Oldest known pet cemetery found in Egypt with hundreds of animal remains

The nearly 2,000-year-old burial ground in southern Egypt held the complete remains of more than 500 cats, nearly three dozen dogs, 15 monkeys, a fox and a falcon.

Town comes together to save dog from frozen pond

Police, first responders and neighbors banded together in an Arkansas town to rescue a dog who was trapped in the middle of a frozen pond.