A Tennessee sheriff’s office is looking for a person that they believe killed almost a dozen raccoons, which is the state’s ‘official wild animal’. The person reportedly then dumped the critters’ dead bodies under a bridge. The sherrif’s office in Newport posted on Facebook saying, “Our community has such beauty and then you have a […]
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USDA Dropping Fish-Flavored Vaccines From the Sky to Stop Spread of Rabies in Raccoons
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun its annual oral rabies vaccination distribution project to help prevent the spread of rabies in raccoons. However, this year they’re doing things a little differently. The project will focus on the spread of rabies in raccoons in the eastern United States, according to the USDA. This year, the […]
Tennessee Girl, 3, Bitten by Venomous Snake Twice on Walk Home
A3-year-old girl has been bitten twice by a venomous snake while walking back to her home in Tennessee. The girl and her family were returning from a relative’s house in Morgan County when the copperhead struck, reported local TV station KLTV. The child, who was wearing sandals and walking through freshly cut grass, was bitten […]
Victory! New Jersey Just Became the First State to Ban All Wild Animals in Circuses
Animal advocates are celebrating an epic win with the passage of Nosey’s Law in New Jersey, which makes it the first state in the U.S. to ban all wild animals in traveling circuses. The law was appropriately named after Nosey, an elephant who had suffered decades of abuse at the hands of her owner, Hugo […]
Happy story
Well hello there, I’m alive. I’m alive! He’s alive! Meet my little American Robin buddy. I found him when I was in Tennessee recently. I felt like I needed to check out the lake for a quick minute before leaving the house. Was just going out there for a minute because, well, I felt like […]