Animals
The next major milestone for the hatchlings is day 23, which is when the plover monitoring group considers them fully fledged whether or not they have actually begun to fly. Before that, the birds will begin to look up to the sky for predators, relying less on their parents each day.
The chicks can feed themselves and move about on their own as soon as they hatch, though they can’t regulate body temperature and often stay near a parent because of it, according to the group.
Authorities recovered cocaine, money, 29 animals including roosters, hens, chicks, a young terrier puppy, metal spurs, straps, medications, and transport containers.
Many feared the worst after last summer’s injury, but the endangered plover is back on the Chicago lakefront despite losing his foot. So is another plover, Imani.
The takins are a species native to China. But the pair was born about 100 miles from Chicago at the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana.
Officers served a warrant in the 7100 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 8:11 a.m. There, they found 19 dogs “in varying degrees of severe neglect.” The dogs were transported for evaluation by Chicago Animal Care and Control, police said.
LA shelters became overcrowded after more than 300 dogs and cats were seized in Los Angeles Friday following complaints about inhumane living conditions at a local rescue. The seized animals are being kept at other local shelters, but are considered evidence, and thus cannot be adopted, forcing other animals to be at risk of euthanasia.
The zoo’s 20-year-old eastern black rhino Kapuki gave birth to a female calf Thursday. Only about 1,000 eastern black rhinos remain in the wild. About 98% of the population was wiped out between 1960 and 1995, through poaching and loss of habitat. That’s the largest decline among the five surviving species of rhinoceros.
Cappello has spent three years as acting executive director of the city’s shelter, a facility that critics say suffers from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.
Edwin Herrera, 46, allegedly stole the van Tuesday morning from Animal Lovers’ Pet Salon. He’s due in court Wednesday.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th), the Council’s resident dog lover and animal rights advocate, said the level of cruelty against dogs and other pets goes far beyond an occasional oversight.
Susan Cappello spent three years as acting director before Mayor Brandon Johnson made her appointment permanent. On Wednesday, the mayor rallied to her defense amid complaints about high euthanasia and bite rates at the city’s shelter, and poor living conditions for dogs and cats.
Three cats dumped at Fat Cat Rescue in Wadsworth led to a plea to help the public better understand what to do with unwanted pets.
The two, both in good condition, were shot Tuesday morning in the 300 block of East 117th Street, police said.
‘So far, it’s been a love connection,’ for Qi, 7, a new red panda who was welcomed to the zoo and will mate with Nisha, another red panda who is 8, zoo officials said.
Doberman pinscher named Penny wins best in show at the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Penny the Doberman beat out six other finalists to capture the best in show prize. The winner gets a trophy, ribbons, bragging rights and the distinction of winning the milestone 150th annual Westminster show.
Punxsutawney Phil’s annual prediction occurred shortly after dawn Monday outside his tree stump at Gobbler’s Knob, in Pennsylvania.
The positive case came after the dog showed a shift in behavior last week and was euthanized and tested, the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, said in a statement.
Staff at the city’s largest no-kill animal shelter have seen an uptick in intakes at Chicago’s public shelters, and they said more adoptions are needed to help them rescue more pets.