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Elusive peacock on the loose is exhausting animal control officers
June 5, 2024 | 12:49amA single bird is ruffling a Michigan town's feathers.
Oklahoma lawmaker wants animal control to take furries from public schools: 'Send them to the pound'
January 17, 2024 | 7:51pmA student behaving like a silly goose in Oklahoma could soon be hauled out of class by animal control.
Stray dog who joined pooch pal in causing $350K in damage at car dealership now up for adoption
January 4, 2024 | 2:23pmSurveillance videos caught the pernicious pooches jumping on cars, scratching paint and ripping car bumpers clean off with their jaws.
Woman caught on camera throwing dog off the top of a parking garage in grueling security footage: 'I did her a favor'
December 19, 2023 | 11:43amShe displayed a lack of remorse and consistently attempted to shift the blame and make excuses for her horrific behavior.
Napping coyote reluctantly leaves perfect sunbathing spot on San Fran patio
November 5, 2023 | 1:49am"I approached the coyote and started talking to him, telling him that it was time to get up," an animal control officer said.
Michigan woman mauled by 'stressed' Rottweiler after she fed him a THC gummy
October 24, 2023 | 10:48pmThe bloody tussle kicked off when the intoxicated dog followed his owner into the bathroom "while she was on the toilet and ripped her off the seat."
Elderly Florida man savagely attacked, bitten by rabid otter 41 times while feeding ducks
September 26, 2023 | 2:20pmThe crazed critter was later captured and euthanized.
Arizona homeowner shocked to find 20 rattlesnakes living in garage -- including 15 babies: 'This is crazy'
September 15, 2023 | 7:19pmSnake wrangler Marissa Maki plucked 20 rattlesnakes, including 15 babies, from a home in Mesa, Arizona.
Woman arrested for leaving blind, old dog on side of Arizona highway
September 8, 2023 | 1:28amJust before noon on August 26, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannells and his wife spotted the tiny canine walking along the exit ramp connecting I-10 and Skyline Road.
Owner of confiscated Coney Island wallaby misses his fur baby: 'It hurt when they took him'
August 26, 2023 | 9:32am“I had only been with him for one month, so it hurt when they took him,” 22-year-old Michael Gibbons said of the marsupial he spent $3,800 to obtain.
Monkey spotted at Florida Popeyes drive-thru: 'Weirdest thing I've ever seen'
August 23, 2023 | 5:46pmMaybe he just loves that chicken from Popeyes?
Momma bear named ‘Hank the Tank,’ 3 cubs captured after almost 2 dozen, DNA-confirmed home invasions in past year
August 6, 2023 | 8:22pmWildlife biologists for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) captured the large female black bear and three cubs early Friday.
Baby wallaby named Roo escapes Oklahoma petting zoo after dog unlatches gate, sets him free
July 7, 2023 | 10:16pmNeighbors have spotted Roo hopping through Blanchard in the last three days, but have not come close to the escape artist.
Hilarious video shows cops chasing escaped pet pig named Mr. BaconBits
July 7, 2023 | 3:05pmLouisville cops joked that they were "just a couple of pigs chasing a pig."
40-pound ��chonky’ cat update: What’s Patches been up to?
April 27, 2023 | 5:35pm"I am floored, flummoxed, flabbergasted and overwhelmed in such a good way with all of the love and support that Patches has received," Kay Ford told The Post.
Fordham students claim 'scary' wild campus goose causing mental anguish: 'It's a serious problem'
April 26, 2023 | 6:24pmThey're college kids, but they've got birdbrains.
8-foot alligator living in Philly home since 2012 removed by animal control
April 26, 2023 | 1:46amRescuers had originally planned for Big Mack to be flown to a new home at a Michigan sanctuary -- but the 12-year-old reptile was too big for the plane.
Ad for 40-pound ‘chonky’ cat goes viral: ‘Marvel at his gloriously gluttonous body’
April 19, 2023 | 6:05pmHe's one very fat cat.
Coyote takes casual morning stroll through Queens
March 9, 2023 | 8:32pmVideo shows the canine calmly walking on the sidewalk along 81st Street with its head forward and ears lowered.
Joel McHale's 'Animal Control' fits snugly into workplace sitcom genre
February 15, 2023 | 8:14pm“Animal Control” has all the right ingredients. It’s not breaking any new ground in the workplace-comedy genre, but it's a pleasant diversion.