
Animals
Best bites at the 2023 PA Farm Show (omg that creamsicle milkshake!)
Two meats and four sweets that show off the commonwealth’s best agriculture.
2 years ago
PA Farm Show butter sculpture: 1,000 lbs. and all the stats you could possibly want to know
For the 2023 edition, sculptors carved a multi-generational scene of a dairy farming family, with a keystone backdrop showing a bucolic farm.
2 years ago
Philly Goat Project is looking for some Christmas trees to nibble on
A tree isn’t necessary to partake in the fun, but a $20 donations will be required for those wishing to dispose of old Christmas trees.
2 years ago
A network of animal welfare organizations have been helping pick up the slack since city funding for ACCT was slashed during COVID.
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“It's the first time in ages we are being left with decisions of euthanizing for space,” said Sarah Barnett, “which is something we never thought would really happen again."
2 years ago
Firefighters rescue dog from frozen Bucks County lake on Christmas
"They're coming out to save him," the dog's owner said on his video recording of the rescue. "This way, boy!"
2 years ago
Bucks County SPCA rescues 59 cats and counting in animal hoarding case
Despite the conditions at the apartment, most of the cats are friendly and in good condition which will make it easier for the SPCA to get them ready for adoption.
2 years ago
Philly’s Festival Pier to be transformed into massive mixed-use development
The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.
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Bear hunt reinstated immediately in New Jersey
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey is allowing the state’s bear hunt to commence after opponents appealed its reinstatement.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy doubles down on black bear hunt after judge issues temporary hold
A New Jersey appellate court judge issued an emergency stay Wednesday temporarily halting the hunt which was set to begin Monday.
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The bottom of the ocean seems like an unlikely place to be teeming with life — it’s dark, freezing cold, and subject to enormous pres ...
Air Date: November 25, 2022
Listen 49:22The Bobbit Worm Chronicles: One man’s epic battle against the sea’s creepiest crawly
When Don Arndt discovered he had a bobbit worm in his aquarium, he knew it needed to go — what followed was a saga worthy of legend.
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Listen 16:34Biden opens holidays, pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip
It's holiday time at the White House, and President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are plunging into the season.
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Long past being ‘adorable’ teacups, abandoned potbellied pigs roaming wild in southern Delaware
Officials alerted owners about securing their animals and having them spayed or neutered. State vets have had to euthanize about a dozen in recent months.
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Listen 1:43An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.
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