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An artist rendering of the planned expansion of Animal Alliance
Community

Animal Alliance in New Jersey announces plans to expand, merge with Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter

The partnership will expand adoption opportunities and create a new state-of-the-art animal care facility for the region.

10 months ago

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A dog gets cooled down with a water hose
Health
Billy Penn

Dogs struggle with summer heat: Here’s how to keep them safe

Heat waves are tough on people — and tougher on some pets, especially dogs. A vet offers advice on keeping them safe.

10 months ago

A dog and a cat lay on a bed
Community

Philly shelter hopes animal lovers will ‘paw it forward’ to help pet owners feed and home dogs and cats

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society is raising money to give owners food and vet care to keep pets at home instead of in a shelter.

10 months ago

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Tonka in an open field
Community

Tonka, ‘beloved’ champion Delaware police horse who later served riders with disabilities, dies at 28

The former plow horse was with New Castle County police for 14 years, then served in Carousel Park’s riding lesson program.

10 months ago

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A dog lifts their paw while sitting in the grass
Community

Some New Jersey animal shelters say dogs are being left behind: Why Gen Z is adopting more cats over pups

While felines flourish, large dogs are facing longer stays and rising surrender rates.

11 months ago

Grass in the salt marsh at Cooks Beach
Science

Unique dialect of Delaware Bay seaside sparrow song could serve as an ‘indicator’ for climate change

Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.

11 months ago

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a finger gets a dip of honey from a hive
Science

King of Prussia District is abuzz with honeybees hard at work

The district’s hives are part of a nationwide trend to place bees in commercial spaces.

11 months ago

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A close-up of decomposing food scraps at a Bennet Compost facility.
Science

Composting and feeding food waste to animals have big climate benefits, study finds

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found composting and feeding food waste to animals would cut carbon emissions.

11 months ago

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Two Yorkshire terriers wearing American-themed costumes sit on the edge of a fountain
Community

Philly’s Betsy Ross House celebrates the Fourth of July with Patriotic Pets Parade

The third year of the parade and costume competition saw three noncanine contestants, including a snake and a giant rabbit.

11 months ago

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Security dog with protective footwear while on patrol for Club World Cup preparation
Community

Some sniffer dogs at the Club World Cup outfitted with booties to protect their paws from the heat

Sniffer dogs at Lincoln Financial Field were outfitted with brightly colored booties amid soaring temperatures in the region.

11 months ago

Yuvi Agarwal plays the keyboard for dogs at the Denver Animal Shelter
Community

Volunteers use the universal language of music to soothe stressed shelter animals

The nonprofit Wild Tunes has enlisted about 100 volunteer musicians and singers of all ages and abilities to perform at nine shelters in New Jersey, Houston and Denver.

11 months ago

A closeup of a spotted lanternfly
Science

It’s Pa.’s spotted lanternfly season. Here’s what researchers know and want you to do

More than a decade after the spotted lanternfly landed in Berks County, Pa. researchers are learning more about what eats them, and what makes them thrive.

12 months ago

A longhorned tick is seen in a file photo.
Health
WESA

Pennsylvania researchers see tick population and related diseases ticking up

The state's Tick Research Lab, based at East Stroudsburg University, has recorded more than twice as many ticks this May compared to the same time last year.

12 months ago

A sign indicating ''animal-free zone'' at DiSilvestro Playground in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia’s proposed dog-free park law could be ‘all bark and no bite,’ critics say

Hundreds of new signs could be posted in public parks threatening $2,000 fines for dogs in animal-free zones, if a new bill in Philadelphia City Council becomes law.

12 months ago

A North American River Otter swimming
Science
The Allegheny Front

River otters in Western Pennsylvania: An environmental success story

North American river otters once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, otters largely disappeared from the state by the early 1900s.

12 months ago

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