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Denver’s very own Puppy Bowl is celebrating 10 years of adoptions at DIA
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (180+ words) The 10th Puppy Bowl adoption event at Denver International Airport returns Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Provided by DIA) Forget about the Animal Planet tradition: Denver's very own, in-person Puppy Bowl returns this week to harness the Super Bowl alternative for pet adoptions. "Get…...
Socks, the missing ‘Coors Field Cat,’ spotted with a new friend
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) Two days after news spread about the disappearance of Socks, the beloved Coors Field cat that calls the downtown stadium home, Denverites spotted her safe and sound " and in the company of a new friend. Socks, a black-and-white stray, disappeared…...
Socks, the beloved ‘Coors Field Cat,’ is missing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (261+ words) Socks, the beloved black-and-white stray cat and longtime resident of Coors Field, is missing, her volunteer care team said this week. After more than 10 years of regular Socks sightings around the Denver stadium, volunteers who replenish her food bowl every…...
Denver Animal Shelter expands hours due to increase in surrendered pets, strays
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (282+ words) A record number of animals have been taken in by the Denver Animal Shelter so far this year, leading the organization to expand its adoption hours on weekends. So far this year, 4,392 animals have been taken to the shelter, including…...
One Tech Tip: No more lost cats and dogs. Use tech to track your pet
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1133+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press That's a common refrain in my household because our two felines, Maple and Juniper, can venture outside through a flap in the backdoor. Like many other London house cats, they're free to come and go,…...
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance discovers adorable, fuzzy hitchhiker
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) A wild marmot found an unusual travel spot last week when it was discovered nestled in the wheel well of a Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance field truck. The furry but adorable stowaway ended up taking a nearly three-hour ride with…...
Asking Eric: Grieving a lost pet, letter writer fears being unfair to new pet
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) Dear Eric: I am in my 70s so I should know better. Almost two years ago I had to put my 13-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named Shorty to sleep. This broke my heart. Within a couple of months, I decided to get…...
Should you let pets sleep next to you? (Does it even matter what the experts say?)
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (579+ words) It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it's worth it. Melissa Milanak, a professor…...
New lawsuit over Purina pet food plant’s ‘odiferous emissions’ filed after previous case dismissed
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (346+ words) A new proposed class-action lawsuit against the Nestle-Purina Petcare plant in north Denver and its "odiferous emissions" was filed Wednesday in federal court after a similar case was dismissed. The new complaint, brought by four new plaintiffs who live near…...
‘Here, little kitty!’ Bobcat surprises Jeffco woman in her living room
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (268+ words) A Jefferson County woman who left her back door open for her pet cat on Sunday night received an unexpected gift from the cat distribution system " a bobcat perched on her living room shelf. The woman called Jefferson County sheriff's…...