Scottsdale Police dog celebrating birthday with supply drive to benefit homeless pets
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A Scottsdale Police Department crisis dog is celebrating his birthday with a party to collect Christmas items for homeless pets. FOX 10's Danielle Miller has the story.

North Carolina Zoo welcomes male grizzly bear from Tucson

There are currently about 55,000 wild grizzly bears in North America, most of them in Alaska, according to the zoo. Approximately 1,500 grizzlies in the lower 48 states.

Canines in California trained to sniff out COVID from old socks

Dogs in Concord, Calif. are being trained to sniff COVID from old socks. The goal is to eventually use these COVID-sniffing canines in schools.

Curious sunfish has close encounter with paddleboarders

Sunfish, also known as mola mola, can grow up to 11 feet in length and can weigh nearly 5,000 pounds, according to National Geographic.

Will new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay

Put simply, the law requires that breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves be given enough space to stand and turn around. For pigs, that means they no longer can be kept in narrow “gestation crates” and must have 24 square feet of usable space. Hog farmers argue the changes would be too expensive.

Dog reunited with family after missing for three years
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Sunny is reunited with her family after going missing three years ago. In September 2018, a funeral forced Ileana Rubo and her partner to leave on short notice. A sitter looked after Sunny and hours before they were set to return home, Sunny escaped without her collar. Rubo searched for months that turned into years, until exactly three years later. No one knows where she's been all this time.

Drugged geese drown, landing Florida homeowners association in hot water

Ten geese drowned in a South Florida lake after a homeowners association's attempt to trap, sedate and euthanize them went horribly awry. 

Dozens of camels ejected from annual Saudi Arabia beauty contest over Botox injections

Saudi media says that authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups.

The Phoenix Zoo is giving animals the COVID-19 vaccine

Phoenix Zoo officials say the decision was made months ago out of an “abundance of precaution,” and that they have been using an “experimental” vaccine made specifically for animals that is not widely available yet.

Dog abandoned at Tampa airport now a 'very happy guy' in new home

Groomers removed two whole pounds of excess hair from a dog that was abandoned last month by his owner at Tampa International Airport, and ‘Bama’ is now settling into his new home.

Playful dog returns package to delivery driver

A playful Labrador lived up to his "retriever" name after a FedEx driver dropped off a package at the front door -- by promptly picking it up and returning it to him.

Clearwater man calls police after finding 5-foot snake hiding inside couch

A Clearwater man recently got a new couch, but it came with a surprise: a red tail python. Police physically removed the couch from his condo, plucked the 5-foot boa, and gave it a one-way trip to a pet store.

900 bison at Yellowstone to be shot, slaughtered or quarantined in deal in reduce herd

An additional 200 bison among the park’s more than 5,000 bison could be captured or hunted in the late winter if those numbers are met, federal, tribal and state officials agreed in a meeting Wednesday.

Fossils reveal a new dinosaur species that was the size of dogs

The plant-eating critter had a combination of traits from different species that initially sent paleontologists down the wrong path.