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Estate planning for your pet becoming more popular

By Chris Clackum
Some of you will be fine-tuning your estate plans and your will this month. It's important to make sure you're not forgetting or leaving out someone special.
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Adorable Labradoodle with unique haircut mistaken for an escaped lion

By Anne McNamara
A dog and his owner are becoming a "mane" attraction in Norfolk, Virginia. It all began when the police department received several calls Tuesday about a "lion" loose near the Virginia Zoo.
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Dead & dying arctic birds showing up in Florida, possibly due to Hurricane Sandy

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By Gaby Fleischman
Arctic birds that are supposed to be up north are ending up in Southwest Florida. They're about 1,000 miles from where they should be. They're called razorbills and they look a little like penguins.

Panicked onlookers dial 911 after mistaking dog for 'baby lion'

By Faith Karimi
A coiffed pooch mistaken for a lion's cub is causing quite an uproar in Virginia. Charles the dog was frolicking down the streets in Norfolk, minding his own business, when panicked passers-by started calling 911.

Viewer: ‘Our horses must not like that water, they never went back in’

By Samantha Morgan
Excessive rain doesn’t just cause problems for those of us on two legs. Our four-legged friends are also fed up with the rising waters.

LDAF works to deter spread of virus in horses

By Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is monitoring all horses entering Louisiana from Illinois after reports of at least 68 horses that tested positive in recent months for Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) at the Hawtho

Man threatens to bring AK-47 to vet after cat dies

By Chellie Mills
A metro man has threatened harm against a vet after his cat died in the clinic's care. Late Monday evening he allegedly made the threat against Neel Veterinary Clinic.

Aggie student raising money for K-9 Kevlar

By Samantha Morgan
A Texas student is raising money to help protect the animals that help protect the public.
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Man falls through thin ice while attempting to rescue stranded dog

By Bisi Onile-Ere
A man on a mission to rescue a dog stranded on frozen Lake Erie needed some rescuing of his own after falling through the thin ice.

Animal rights group pays settlement in circus elephant case

By Tom Watkins
 A circus producer said Friday that an animal rights group has paid it $9.3 million to settle two federal court cases claiming elephant abuse.

Family dog dies from smoke inhalation due to kitchen fire

By Samantha Morgan
A dog died today after inhaling too much smoke caused by a kitchen fire. 

Fair Grounds exhibition race to include exotic twist

By Samantha Morgan
No bets will be placed, but no doubt there will be a lot of talk when zebras are seen trotting down the Fair Grounds race track in Gentilly. 

Chicago group brings therapy dogs to Newtown to help ease heartbreak

By Ryan Hanrahan
A Chicago church group is offering canine comfort to residents of Newtown, Connecticut. Ten specially trained Golden Retrievers were brought to the Sandy Hook community by Lutheran Church Charities.
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Workers struggle to remove massive whale carcass from beach

By Claire Metz
An endangered whale was found dead along a Florida beach arly Wednesday. The North Atlantic Right Whale was discovered north of Beverly Beach, near Varn Park.
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Storm erosion unearths beaked whale bones on Florida beach

By Claire Metz
When Hurricane Sandy blew by Florida last month it blew sand away that led to erosion. That erosion exposed the remains of a beaked whale on Sunday.