This week in pet news…
Farmer faces big loss after cattle disappear
Modern-day cattle rustlers have made off with dozens of animals from a pasture near Gladstone.
In a Facebook post last week, Chris Moore said 25 cows and 24 calves, all Black Angus, were stolen from a pasture near Gladstone on Oct. 26. (CP PHOTO/J.P. Moczulski)
California man gets prison for fatally torturing puppy
A Southern California man who fatally tortured a Chihuahua puppy and posted a video about it online was sentenced last Monday to two years in federal prison.
British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread
The threat that mink farms in British Columbia would become a “reservoir” for COVID-19 infections is too great a health hazard, prompting the government to phase out of all the farms, the provincial health officer says.
A mink stares out of it’s pen at a fur farm near St. Marys, Ont., Thursday, July 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday.
This undated photo provided by the Denver Zoo shows Kibo, one of two of the zoo’s hyenas that has tested positive for the coronavirus. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, that Kibo, 23 and Ngozi, 22, the zoo’s other hyena, have both tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide. (Denver Zoo via AP)
Pets of the week
Have you got a favourite pet picture and story to share with us? We’d love to see it. Send your photo and story — including your pet’s name and age — to readerpix@winnipegfreepress.com.
Nala
Patti Field writes: This is Nala, who is eight years old.
Nala smiles for the camera. (Supplied)
Chewy
Wendy writes: This is Chewy — she is a 6 ½-year-old Alaskan Malamute enjoying a walk at the dog park on a nice fall day.
Chewy out for a walk. (Supplied)
Looking for a home
Thinking of adopting a new pet? Be sure to check out this week’s adoptable pet.
Grogu is an eccentric and animated gentleman who made his way to the Winnipeg Pet Rescue Shelter back in a February amidst a cold snap. Despite being emaciated, dehydrated, and covered in frostbite, this determined boy made a beautiful recovery.
Read more about Grogu.
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