With recent news of a tiger at the Bronx Zoo testing positive for COVID-19, many have begun to worry whether animals can transmit the virus. According to Karen Terio, chief of the Zoological Pathology Program at the University of Illinois, there’s no need to panic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dudley the dog recovering after being found shot near U.S. Highway 95, near Northwest Las Vegas.
Daman Eugene Holmes, the man who filmed himself beating a dog, while saying he would do the same and worse to women, was sentenced to 5 to 13 years.
A Henderson pet store has been fined for animal overcrowding. Petland Owner Jamal Silmi pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors. He received no jail time, but was fined $1,000 by Judge Douglas Hedger. Henderson animal control officers found 19 violations. Officers also said the store failed to maintain medical history of animals.
