Animals & Wildlife

SWANSEA, S.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) — A 13-month investigation has led to the indictment of 21 people for allegedly participating in cockfighting in South Carolina, court records indicate.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the Internal Revenue Service cooperated in the investigation of cockfighting derbies in Lexington and [...]

ENID, Okla., Nov. 5 (UPI) — Police in Oklahoma said an escaped circus elephant suffered a broken tusk and a hurt leg when it sideswiped a vehicle while running along a road.
Enid Police Department Sgt. Billy Varney said a couple riding inside of the vehicle Wednesday night were not injured in the collision with [...]

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 4 (UPI) — A cat in Iowa has become the first feline known to be diagnosed with H1N1, The American Veterinary Medical Association said Wednesday.
The 13-year-old cat tested positive for the H1N1 virus at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, the state health [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (UPI) — One of the most feared animals on earth, the great white shark, occasionally enters San Francisco Bay, a report published Wednesday said.
Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California at Davis said they are not frequent visitors, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The group followed the movements [...]

MEMPHIS, Nov. 4 (UPI) — The Memphis city animal shelter is under investigation after three dogs allegedly starved to death there.
Shelby County sheriff’s deputies raided the shelter last week, seizing computers, records, bags of empty dog food and two cell phones, among other things, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported. The Sheriff’s Office acted based on a [...]