1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (416+ words) Five of the 21 Sphyx cats that were seized last month by Henderson animal control from local breeder Shanti Cloonan have died, a city spokesperson said Friday. “Out of the 21 Sphynx cats rescued, five of them passed away after the seizure…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (439+ words) Some cats are eager for fresh accommodations. One agency is trying to solve that. Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions is conducting its Clear the Shelters special adoption promotion this month, the center said in a release. During the two-week event beginning…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (558+ words) A Las Vegas man is facing charges of animal abuse after police in December discovered a dog and cat in his apartment that were filthy and undernourished. The cat had to be euthanized after her condition worsened, according to a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (518+ words) Many of the dogs require extensive medical attention after being rescued from an RV whose owner was violating animal welfare ordinances, Mesquite police said. Authorities in Mesquite on Friday recovered 77 dogs from an RV, police announced Monday. The Mesquite Police…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (729+ words) The cat was found dead in east Las Vegas in April after police were called for a disturbance. Police said a Las Vegas man killed a stray cat that his neighbor had rescued and then claimed he was acting in…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (519+ words) More than 30 Southern Nevada rescue dogs and cats were flown to Utah early Monday as part of an effort to relieve shelter overcrowding in the Las Vegas Valley. The animals were loaded onto an airplane at the North Las Vegas…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (520+ words) Adoption applications have poured in for a dog that Las Vegas police say was abandoned by its owner at Harry Reid International Airport, the animal rescue caring for the dog said. In a post shared on social media, the Metropolitan…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (184+ words) Mobile sterilization efforts could curb the population. I applaud Clark County for planning to add a $31 million animal shelter, as it’s badly needed. Our current shelters are terribly overcrowded, and more people are abandoning their pets to shelters because they…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (176+ words) Those who want to help are overwhelmed. C5, Community Cats Coalition of Clark County, has many volunteers who trap, spay or neuter, vaccinate then release these cats where they were trapped. And yet they cannot keep up with the need. There…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1844+ words) The local stray cat population has spiked since the pandemic. Animal welfare advocates are trying to get word out about how best to deal with the flood of felines. Inside a long-abandoned 1964 Chevy II Gasser in an industrial lot just…...