Saving more animals has been the mission all along as it appears a team effort continues to pay off with Pauls Valley’s local shelter maintaining its “no-kill” status. Shelter director Christopher ...

Every now and again, a book comes along that forces me to go from one- or two-dimensional thinking into multi-dimensional spaces in which a wide variety of seemingly unrelated topics and variables ...

The large German shepherd bolted left, then right. Ryan Jesien was trying to catch the stray dog with a leash, but the pup kept evading him. Jesien, a Montgomery County animal services officer who had ...

Courtney Proctor Cross was an elementary school teacher for 30 years before she changed her life. When she took over an animal shelter that had become a “death sentence” for the animals who entered, ...

Katie Buck waded into dangerous, fast‑moving water to free trapped animals — including a porcupine she carried out ...

The Humane Society of Carroll County achieved a no-kill status from Best Friends Animal Society after saving 90% of the animals that entered its care during 2025. The designation marks the first time ...

Much like his ninja namesake, Naruto the white-lipped peccary was a bit of a loner. Named after the titular character from a popular manga and anime, Naruto was the youngest male and one of the least ...