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The Good Side: Dog and cat best friends
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (88+ words) KKCO 11 News The Good Side: Dog and cat best friends 'Miraculous': 11 survivors rescued after plane crash off Florida coast US Air Force rescues plane crash survivors after 5 hours on life raft Decades-long case of mistaken identity leads to man losing…...
Tiny kitten rescued from rubble after Mississippi tornado
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (67+ words) KKCO 11 News Tiny kitten rescued from rubble after Mississippi tornado Puppy owner charged with animal cruelty after animal allegedly exposed to cocaine New bison exhibit opens at National Museum of Natural History Raw pet food brand recalled over salmonella concerns…...
Tiny kittens need big hearts: Mesa County shelter seeks foster families
1+ week, 2+ day ago (163+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Mesa County Animal Services (MCAS) and the Grand Rivers Humane Society (GRHS) are seeking foster families for orphaned kittens as the shelter experiences a surge of bottle babies this spring. "This spring has been a tsunami…...
Mama Monet is adoptable now at the Roice-Hurst Humane Society
2+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Monet, a new cat mom is now ready to settle into a stable home. Jenna Kretschman, representative for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society has been fostering Monet and her four kittens for the past couple of months....
Animal shelters brace for kitten season as temperatures warm
2+ week, 5+ day ago (358+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - As temperatures rise, animal shelters across the region are preparing for one of their busiest times of the year: kitten season. Kitten season is the period'often stretching from spring through late summer'when cats reproduce more frequently…...
Scooby-Doo lookalike puppies are searching for a home
2+ week, 5+ day ago (161+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Mesa County Animal Services has two nine-week-old puppies available for adoption. Flora and Fauna are sisters who came to the shelter as strays, according to Kevin Bozarth with Mesa County Animal Services. "They're super sweet. They…...
Meet O'Malley: Sweet cat looking for his perfect match
4+ week, 1+ day ago (172+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -A five-year-old cat named O'Malley is available for adoption at the Roice-Hurst Humane Society. Aubrey Romero with the humane society said O'Malley is FIV positive, which is feline immunodeficiency virus. "It's basically an autoimmune deficiency virus,…...
Vega the border collie mix available for adoption at Grand Rivers Humane Society
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (97+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) " Vega, a five-year-old border collie mix, is ready to find her fur-ever home. Brady Kappius, a representative from the humane society, said Vega is spayed and up to date on vaccinations. Vega knows tricks, including sit…...
Meet Zeus and Aphrodite, the kittens looking for a home
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (138+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Two kittens, Zeus and Aphrodite, are seeking a loving home. The pair is among the first kittens of kitten season at the shelter, according to Jenna Kretschman, a representative from the Roice-Hurst Humane Society. The shelter…...
Pet of the week: Bass
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (189+ words) KKCO 11 News GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Bass is a two-year-old Pit Bull mix ready to find his forever home. The dog is well-trained, loves to ride in the car and gets along with other dogs, according to the Grand Rivers…...