14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (613+ words) MILLERSTOWN " Perry County Animal Rescue is heading into the new year with a rare and welcome shift: a sharp rise in volunteer participation over the past two weeks. The sudden increase is easing daily pressures on staff and improving the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1562+ words) PERRY TOWNSHIP " Pennsylvania's piecemeal system for animal control left a Berks County family scrambling for answers and assistance when they were attacked by a cat who later tested positive for rabies, a virus that is almost always fatal once symptoms…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) The dogs were described as Pekingese, Shih Tzu, and Pomeranian mixed-breed, investigators said. "It was the first time any law enforcement officers had been able to search the entire home without (advance) notice," Shauntay Shadrach, an SPCA humane officer, wrote…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1039+ words) While it wasn't a cat fight, it was a fight nonetheless for Heidi's Furry Friends Animal Rescue at the Loyalsock Township Board of Supervisors meeting recently. The room was filled to capacity with all chairs and persons standing around the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1332+ words) KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Murphy relaxes at his home after returning from a 17-month adventure. Murphy's Law says "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," but for Murphy the 5-year-old Tuxedo cat, it's all good. After almost 17 months of being…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1136+ words) HOWARD " Stray cats and colonies of felines are extremely common within Clinton and Centre counties alike. Many who drive down a backroad, or even in the City of Lock Haven, may have experienced seeing these small, fluffy critters darting under…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (945+ words) WOOLRICH " When the Moats" family cat, Tab, disappeared from their Woolrich home in October, Terrie and Paul assumed the worst. The winter weather was brutal, coyotes were known to roam the area and there was even the possibility that someone…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (585+ words) Hope has been restored to the Lycoming County SPCA to help pets and pet owners around the community thanks to a benefactor's offer to match up to $20,000 in donations. Back on Jan. 2, the SPCA announced on their Facebook page, "Unfortunately,…...