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Spiderweb Halloween Decor Can Fatally Harm Local Animals. Wildlife Experts Warn This Is ‘Not a New Issue’ people.com/fake-spiderwebs-f…

Spiderweb Halloween Decor Can Fatally Harm Local Animals. Wildlife Experts Warn This Is ‘Not a New...

Wildlife experts warn that fake spiderwebs can pose a threat to local wildlife, including birds and chipmunks.

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Reports of Animal Cruelty in Massachusetts Have Increased by 25% in 2 Years: ‘When People Struggle, Pets Struggle’ people.com/reports-of-animal…

Reports of Animal Cruelty in Massachusetts Have Increased by 25% in 2 Years: ‘When People Struggle,...

The number of animal cruelty reports in Massachusetts has increased by more than 25% in the last two years, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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2 Captive Brown Bears Rescued from Cramped Cages Settle into Their New Life at Sanctuary After 5-Year Journey people.com/2-brown-bears-res…

2 Captive Brown Bears Rescued from Cramped Cages Settle into Their New Life at Sanctuary After...

Two brown bears, Bu and Tyapa, were rescued from poor conditions in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan and brought to the Wild Ireland sanctuary in County Donegal. The five-year rescue involved more than...

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California Fisherman Survives Close Encounter with 12-Foot Great White Shark Lurking Inches from His Kayak people.com/bay-area-fisherma…

California Fisherman Survives Close Encounter with 12-Foot Great White Shark Lurking Inches from...

David Slavich was fishing in Half Moon bay from his kayak when a great white shark swam up beside him. The shark was reportedly longer than Slavich’s 12.5-foot vessel, he said.

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Green Sawfish Are on the Brink of Extinction, but Scientists Don’t Know How Many Are Left people.com/scientists-don-t-…

Green Sawfish Are on the Brink of Extinction, but Scientists Don’t Know How Many Are Left

About 80% of the world’s green sawfish are estimated to live in Australian waters. At least 50 mothers have given birth in a single river system in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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Dachshund Stuck in Pipe 8 Feet Underground Rescued After 4-Hour Dig by First Responders and a Farmer people.com/rescue-team-saves…

Dachshund Stuck in Pipe 8 Feet Underground Rescued After 4-Hour Dig by First Responders and a Farmer

A dachshund named Minny got stuck inside a field drainage pipe buried 2.5 meters (roughly 8 feet) underground in Immingham, England

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12-Year-Old Elephant Stomps and Snacks on Giant Pumpkin in Messy Halloween Tradition at U.S. Zoo (Exclusive) people.com/elephant-stomps-a…

12-Year-Old Elephant Stomps and Snacks on Giant Pumpkin in Messy Halloween Tradition at U.S. Zoo...

Denver Zoo’s 12-year-old Asian elephant Duncan stomps and snacks on a giant pumpkin as part of a Halloween enrichment tradition.

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Fiona the Hippo and Family Chomp Down on Their ‘Favorite’ Pumpkin Treat Ahead of Halloween: Watch the Cute Video people.com/fiona-the-hippo-a…

Fiona the Hippo and Family Chomp Down on Their ‘Favorite’ Pumpkin Treat Ahead of Halloween: Watch...

Fiona the hippo and her Cincinnati Zoo family chomped pumpkins for National Pumpkin Day in a Halloween-themed video posted by the zoo on Monday, Oct. 26.

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Meet the Pets of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Pros and Judges people.com/dancing-with-the-…

Meet the Pets of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Pros and Judges

‘Dancing with the Stars’ has no shortage of proud pet parents. Here are nine photos of ‘DWTS’ judges and pros with their pets.

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Scientists Track Nearly 8,000 Genetic Edits in Squid, Revealing the Animals’ Shape-Shifting Biology people.com/squid-edit-rna-to…

Scientists Track Nearly 8,000 Genetic Edits in Squid, Revealing the Animals’ Shape-Shifting Biology

Squid RNA editing can alter protein instructions without changing DNA, with researchers finding 5,000 previously undocumented short proteins.

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Illegal Snakes Can Result in $200,000 Fines and Prison Time in Hawaii. And a Python Was Just Found on O’ahu people.com/ball-python-captu…

Illegal Snakes Can Result in $200,000 Fines and Prison Time in Hawaii. And a Python Was Just Found...

A ball python found in West O’ahu is believed to be a pet. Officials warn that illegal animal possession can bring fines and prison time.

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4 ‘Extremely Thin’ Bunnies Were Dropped Off Outside a Missouri Rescue. An Off-Duty Worker Came Back Just in Time people.com/4-extremely-thin-…

4 ‘Extremely Thin’ Bunnies Were Dropped Off Outside a Missouri Rescue. An Off-Duty Worker Came Back...

An off-duty worker found the four rabbits in a box outside Dolly’s Dream Home Rabbit Rescue in St. Charles. During initial examinations, the rescue found the animals to be dehydrated, extremely...

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River Otters Spotted at San Francisco Bay Area Ranch for First Time in 100 Years people.com/river-otters-spot…

River Otters Spotted at San Francisco Bay Area Ranch for First Time in 100 Years

North American river otters were spotted at the Cloverdale Ranch Open Space Preserve in the San Francisco Bay Area, marking the first time in more than a century otters had been seen on the San Mateo...

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Derek Hough Mourns Death of His Dog Romie After 14 Years Together: ‘There’s an Ache That Feels Unbearable’ people.com/derek-hough-mourn…

Derek Hough Mourns Death of His Dog Romie After 14 Years Together: ‘There’s an Ache That Feels...

‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge Derek Hough shared that his beloved dog, Romie, has died after 14 years together in an emotional Instagram tribute.

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Art Teacher Gets Cat Registered as a Therapy Animal. Now He Roams the Hallways and Acts Like He Runs the Place (Exclusive) people.com/art-teacher-cat-b…

Art Teacher Gets Cat Registered as a Therapy Animal. Now He Roams the Hallways and Acts Like He...

Therapy cat Pinecone supports Rhode Island middle school students, helping ease anxiety, teach empathy and build community.

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Police Detain Former Soccer Pro After He Was Allegedly Caught on Video Dangling a Dog by Its Hind Legs from Apartment Window people.com/former-soccer-pro…

Police Detain Former Soccer Pro After He Was Allegedly Caught on Video Dangling a Dog by Its Hind...

Authorities apprehended former professional soccer player Héctor Alejandro Rosales Bonilla in El Salvador after a video of him allegedly dangling a small dog by its hind legs from an apartment window...

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Lewis Hamilton Says He Loves ‘Spending Time’ with Girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s 4 Kids, Reveals He Gifted Them a Pet people.com/lewis-hamilton-lo…

Lewis Hamilton Says He Loves ‘Spending Time’ with Girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s 4 Kids, Reveals He...

Lewis Hamilton said that he loves ‘spending time’ with his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s four kids when asked what brought him joy ahead of the F1 Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. He also revealed he...

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Nearly 1 Million Chickens Slaughtered at Second-Largest Egg-Producing Farm in the U.S. amid Bird Flu Outbreak people.com/nearly-1-million-…

Nearly 1 Million Chickens Slaughtered at Second-Largest Egg-Producing Farm in the U.S. amid Bird...

Nearly 1 million chickens have been slaughtered in the United States at a commercial table egg layer facility in Clinton County, Ill. The killings come amid the largest active bird flu outbreak in...

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Police Executed a Gun Warrant at Illinois Home, Said They Found 76 Dogs Living in ‘Deplorable’ Conditions When They Arrived people.com/police-carrying-o…

Police Executed a Gun Warrant at Illinois Home, Said They Found 76 Dogs Living in ‘Deplorable’...

Police in Illinois say they found more than 70 dogs living in ‘deplorable’ conditions when they arrived at a home to execute a gun-related search warrant. Animal shelters took in dozens of dogs,...

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Dachshund Puppy That Struggled to Get Adopted After Dog Attack Left Him with a ‘Crooked Snoot’ Finally Finds a Home (Exclusive) people.com/puppy-with-crooke…

Dachshund Puppy That Struggled to Get Adopted After Dog Attack Left Him with a ‘Crooked Snoot’...

After Newt was returned when his pack didn’t accept him, Melanie Price’s husband secretly adopted the dachshund with a crooked nose.

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