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Cat travels hundreds of miles back home after it went missing in Yellowstone

How the missing cat made it from Wyoming to California, or even know the right direction toward home, remains a mystery.

Pets

Firefighters rescue puppies from storm drain in Forest Park

After an animal rescue group worked for hours to free five puppies and a new mother dog from a storm drain, the Forest Park Fire Department stepped up to help.

Pets

Puppies rescued from Forest Park storm drain

A dog and her five puppies had to be rescued from a storm drain in Forest Park. They are safe thanks to the incredible work of the Forest Park Fire Department.

Elections

During the presidential debate, Donald Trump falsely accused immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

'They're eating the pets of the people that live there,' the former president claimed of Springfield, Ohio. City officials say the claims are not true.

Environment

'Most destructive' invasive species in U.S. may be hiding in aquarium moss balls

The animals can clog power plants and drinking water intakes, decimate native freshwater mussels, and disrupt aquatic ecosystems, officials said.

Animals

Abandoned hog found in rural community now looking for a pigture-perfect home

Neighbors like Bonnie Carr are looking for someone to sweep this swine off her feet.

Animals

Rescue crews carry 160 lb. Great Pyrenees down Oregon mountain after paws cut by wiring on trail

The owners were hiking Saddle Mountain when their Great Pyrenees refused to go any further. Welded wiring on the trail floor had cut up the dog's paw pads.

VERIFY

2 VERIFIED facts about traveling with pets on airlines

A VERIFY viewer had two questions about the rules for travelers flying with their pets.

VERIFY

Traveling with pets on airlines: VERIFYING facts

For many people, pets are family, and they travel together on trips.

Pets

Texas deputies save eight abandoned puppies from 100 degree heat

The litter of puppies were left in a carrier in a field with no water. One of the puppies was adopted by the deputy that saved them.

Animals

A foul-mouthed parrot named Pepper is looking for a home

"It's not every day we receive a parrot as a surrender, and certainly not a potty-mouthed parrot named Pepper," Niagara SPCA said on social media.

'It doesn’t get easier' | Third suspect in Allahnia Lenoir's case appears in court as family continues to seek closure behind her presumed death

Indictment reveals disturbing details after former Georgia poll worker allegedly sent bomb threat to voting location: DOJ

Weather Impact Forecast | Cold air blows in with gusty wind

Cooler weather on the way to Georgia | Here's what we know

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Ham Solo, the adorable rescue dog abandoned in the rain, finds a new home

Cat travels hundreds of miles back home after it went missing in Yellowstone

Firefighters rescue puppies from storm drain in Forest Park

Puppies rescued from Forest Park storm drain

During the presidential debate, Donald Trump falsely accused immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

'Most destructive' invasive species in U.S. may be hiding in aquarium moss balls

Abandoned hog found in rural community now looking for a pigture-perfect home

Rescue crews carry 160 lb. Great Pyrenees down Oregon mountain after paws cut by wiring on trail

2 VERIFIED facts about traveling with pets on airlines

Traveling with pets on airlines: VERIFYING facts

Texas deputies save eight abandoned puppies from 100 degree heat

A foul-mouthed parrot named Pepper is looking for a home

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