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LEAVENWORTH, Washington — A cougar attacked a child Saturday evening in a city park in Leavenworth, Washington. The big cat was spotted Saturday afternoon in Enchantment Park and was acting abnormally, according to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife statement. Officials searched the park for the cougar, but were unable to find it. The city then closed the park. However, around dusk on Saturday the cougar attacked a young boy. The boy’s two dogs fought the cougar, eventually running the big cat off. The boy suffered only minor injuries. “The cougar came out and did attack the child,” said...

FORT MADISON, Iowa — A father has died after saving his daughter from a dog that attacked three people in front of an Iowa home .. Robert Joseph Quick, 33, of Dallas City, Illinois was found lying in the doorway of a Fort Madison residence after saving his daughter from the animal... Officers received a call about a dog attack Friday morning. When they arrived, they discovered the dog attacking a man who was lying on his back in the front yard of the home. Police say they were forced to shoot the “very aggressive” dog to stop it. ......

A man mauled by another passenger’s emotional support dog on a Delta Air Lines flight has sued the airline and the other passenger for negligence. The lawsuit filed in Fulton County state court alleges Marlin Jackson was in a window seat when a dog sitting in the lap of the passenger next to him suddenly attacked his face and pinned him against the window of the plane.

Don't let their bright eyes, lolling tongues or doggy grins fool you -- Rhino, Rambo and Der aren't your average pups. The four-year-old Belgian Malinoises are retired mine detection dogs who have spent much of their lives working to clear explosives in Syria. Now they're back in the United States, working to transition to civilian life in the hopes of finding new homes. The work of mine detection dogs like Rhino, Rambo and Der have played "a critical role" in helping the recovery of areas liberated from ISIS, Jerry Guilbert, the chief of programs for the Office of Weapons Removal...

One Canadian man claims that his guard dog is in cahoots with a local black bear, with the bear allegedly giving the dog deer bones to munch on in exchange for full access to the household trash. Though the dog owner has not yet witnessed the strange exchange, he has shared his suspicions on Twitter in series of posts that have gone massively viral online. On May 8, Jesse Jordan took to Twitter to discuss his dog Brickleberry’s (aka Brick) troubling new habit of accepting late-night snacks from a hungry wild animal.

An animal lover died after being bitten by a puppy she rescued that was infected with rabies, according to reports. Birgitte Kallestad passed away Monday — more than two months after taking in the dog she found roaming the streets of the Philippines, the family said in a statement reported by the Daily Mail. “Our dear Birgitte loved animals,” her family said. “Our fear is that this will happen to others who have a warm heart like her.” The 24-year-old Norwegian was on vacation with her pals and riding mopeds when they came across the pooch.

Culwell, 54, faces up to seven felony counts of animal cruelty after investigators identified her as the woman captured on surveillance video throwing away a clear plastic bag that contained seven 3-day-old puppies in a dumpster outside an auto parts store on April 18. She was arrested on April 22 at her home on 3rd Street in Coachella, where authorities found even more dogs living in a home that was in a severe state of disrepair. A total of 38 dogs were confiscated from the home and taken to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms. Images from the...

A woman was caught on surveillance video allegedly tossing seven newborn puppies into a dumpster in Coachella Valley, California, authorities said. Authorities are trying to identify the woman who appears in the footage from an auto body shop, CBS Palm Springs affiliate KESQ reports.

Vitisak Payalaw and his crew were working on an oil rig 135 miles off the southern coast of Thailand on Friday when they spotted something unexpectedly bobbing in the gentle waves. It was a dog. The animal was fighting his way through the moving water, heading for the oil rig. As he approached the structure, Payalaw, an offshore planner for Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, held out a pole after the animal had splashed his way to the platform below the rig’s deck. As a video Payalaw posted to his Facebook account shows, the pup was soaked, shivering and too...

Consisting of 140 miles through the Sahara Desert, the six-day Marathon des Sables in Morocco is one of the toughest races on earth. And this year, a dog has run almost the whole thing. Runners and organizers are calling the pooch Cactus, and he joined the legendary race midway through Monday’s second stage. Since then the dog has been inseperable from the rest of the pack, running alongside the people and holding up just as well as any of them.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publication TED: The Economics Daily, April 4, 2017: “In 2015, households spent an average of $528 on pets, or about 1 percent of average household spending. Pet expenditures include pet food; pet purchases, supplies, and medicine; pet services; and veterinary services. Average household spending on pet food jumped from $190 in 2014 to $230 in 2015, or from 37 percent of average household spending on pets to 44 percent. “Average household spending on veterinary services, which reached over $200 in 2008, was $133 in 2015, or about 25 percent of average household...

The prize-winning show dog who went missing in the world’s busiest airport has been found, authorities said. Gale, a 22-month-old American Staffordshire terrier, will be reunited with her owner days after disappearing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport moments before she was supposed to fly back to Amsterdam. In a tweet, the Atlanta airport said Gale was spotted in an airfield thicket Tuesday. A baited trap was set, and Gale was found soon after.

A woman died from her injuries after her own two dogs mauled her outside an animal hospital in Irving Saturday morning, police say. Police shot and killed the dogs when they arrived because the pets would not allow authorities to come close to the owner, police say.

Two golden retrievers in North Carolina have taken social media by storm for their uniquely pawesome bond. Best friends. Earlier this year, Chelsea and Adam Stipe adopted Maverick, a 4-month-old pup, to provide companionship and support for their blind 11-year-old dog, Charlie, who lost his eyesight to glaucoma and, eventually, a double enucleation, NBC Philadelphia reports. Welcoming Maverick into their home on New Year’s Day 2019, the Stipes say that the elder canine was initially skeptical of the rambunctious junior, though he has since warmed up to accept his very own "seeing-eye puppy” as part of the family.

An 88-year-old Tennessee woman has been mauled to death by six German shepherds, with the authorities considering criminal charges against the dogs’ owner. Jill Peterson was viciously attacked by the dogs on Tuesday night behind her own home while clearing a drainage ditch. ‘EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL’ MAULS 5-YEAR-OLD AT PORTLAND AIRPORT, LAWSUIT CLAIMS “They dragged her down the yard and all of her clothes were off, her shoes, everything. They tore all of her hair out, the casket can’t be open, it’s like a nightmare. It’s hard to believe,” sister Nina Brown told News Channel 5. She tried to get...

According to Pacific Grove residents, Lynn Rip Van Winkle Open Space is known as the "perfect" place to bring your pet, but owners are shaken after learning about a deadly dog attack, Tuesday morning.

Share on Google PlusGoogle Plus Print articleReddit Increase Article Font Size Decrease Article Font Size Hundreds of sled dogs and their 52 mushers are readying for Sunday’s official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each musher has a story, and so do their huskies. On Saturday, the Daily News asked seven mushers to introduce us to one of the dogs on their teams. Meet Mustang, Apok, Cassette, Radar, Finn, Pam and Mud: Mustang Share on Google PlusGoogle Plus Print articleReddit Increase Article Font Size Decrease Article Font Size Hundreds of sled dogs and their 52 mushers are readying...

MILWAUKEE — A 7-year-old Wisconsin girl who was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor wants to receive letters from dogs. So far, Emma Mertens has received more than 50,000 letters from dogs. "If you knew Emma, she's the most kind, big-hearted girl," Emma's father, Geoff Mertens told "Good Morning America." "To see so many people take a few minutes out of their day to put a smile on her face is overwhelming."

The mother of a girl who suffered serious injuries when she was bit in the face last year by a pit bull at a Portland airport has filed a lawsuit claiming the dog's owner did not have it properly contained. Mirna Gonzalez, of Pasco, Washington, said in her suit filed Monday that she and her family were at Portland International Airport on Dec. 18, 2017, when her daughter, Gabriella, who was 5 years old at the time, was attacked by a dog. Gonzalez said the dog's owner, Michelle Brannan, said the pit bull was an emotional support animal but faulted...

Julie Stackhouse’s goal last Sunday was to win the Donna Half Marathon, a popular race that weaves through the coastal communities of Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach east of Jacksonville, Florida. Stackhouse, a Jacksonville local, had good reason to think she could break the tape—she’s won the race twice in past years, and has notched victories in the marathon and relay, too. But even before she came face-to-face with an aggressive dog, Stackhouse knew she wasn’t going to win. She estimates her canine encounter slowed her down only around 45 seconds in total, but her impressive finishing time of 1:25:54—enough...