animals and humans

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As more cases of bird flu are reported across species and locations, states across the country are taking precautionary measures ...

ST. MARYS — City of St. Marys Police Department Sgt. Mike Shaffer introduced K-9 Officer Draco on Dec. 20 following the retirement ceremony of his pre...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The birds will be back — at least some of them — at the 2025 Pa. Farm Show. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture...

MOUNT JEWETT — Kinzua Bridge State Park will host its First Day Hike at 10 a.m. Jan. 1 along the General Kane Hiking Trail. Led by the park naturalist...

A Bradford man was arraigned Friday on allegations of neglecting to provide the proper care for four dogs and six cats in his care. Edward Higgins, 47...

PETS: Studies say 94% of pet owners say their animals make them smile more than once a day. We can see that. Whether it’s a dog, cat, horse, bird, fis...

Calling all cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunters: the Pennsylvania Game Commission needs your help, not on one front, but two. The agency has q...

ERIE – The Erie Zoo unveiled its new centennial logo, kicking off a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary. With 2024 marking 100 years of con...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — With recent gold standard accreditation, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is poised to lead in saving the endangered red panda and rei...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After three weeks of testing as required under a state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health experts in Pen...

BEAUTIFUL DOGS: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say, and this applies to creatures outside of humans, too. For example, dogs. That being...

JOHNSONBURG — Phil Fitch was a special member of the Rolfe Beagle Club and in the bird dog community of Elk County and northcentral Pennsylvania. Phil...

CALM: Coming up on Independence Day, we’re sure to be hearing and seeing fireworks all over the area — hopefully legal ones. Some folks, and most dogs...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — One borough in Pennsylvania is mulling over the idea of limiting the number of pets each household may have. And it’s safe to say t...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Friday the expansion of several Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas (DMAs) due to new detections of th...

You may have heard recent news reports about bird flu spreading in birds around the world and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. While bird ...

HARRISBURG — The 2023-24 deer seasons ended months ago as did the busiest time for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance. CWD, a fatal neurologic...

The prevalence of chronic wasting disease in south central Pennsylvania’s white-tailed deer herd continues to increase, and some positive tests have b...