The Raiders aren’t playing Feb. 11 in the Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, but one fluffy Las Vegas resident will be representing the city in an annual event for dog enthusiasts ahead of the big game.
If you’ve ever had a fantasy about waking up to a puppy or kitten under the Christmas tree, Lori Heeren with Nevada SPCA wants you to know it’s just that — a fantasy.
The shelter annually cares for 2,500 animals. And, as executive director Lori Heeren put it, its resources are being stretched thin and making it “really difficult” to maintain ...
Pet owners around the valley have needed to change routines during the heat wave and vets say their clients are doing a fairly good job. Dr. Thearayouk Keo, a veterinarian at the Edge Pet Hospital in Henderson, said he’s only seen a few cases ...
Henderson firefighters faced a problem they’d never seen before Monday morning — a kitten stuck in a concrete wall. Station 81 located at College and Horizon dispatched to a report of a kitten stuck ...
“We’ve seen a lot more dog behavior issues over this time, because their environments have changed and their routines have changed as we have had less predictability in our lives.”
Now that fall has come to the Valley, we can spend more time out on the town, enjoying coffees, beers or even lunch with our very best friends relaxing at our heels
Since 2014, the local nonprofit specializes in helping pet owners in need, whether they’re struggling on the streets with their pets or disabled and stuck at home.
As the coronavirus pandemic ebbs, dog trainers are seeing a predictable increase in separation anxiety and undersocialized pups as their humans venture back into the world for longer periods of time.
Boulder City is trying to rein in a problem of dogs running loose, in some cases attacking people and other animals. The city gets several complaints a day about ...
Parrots are Madeleine Franco’s world, a lifelong fascination that led to a deep knowledge of bird husbandry that she’s put into formal meaningful action as a rescuer in Las Vegas since 2005. Starting around September, activity has picked up for her all-volunteer nonprofit organization, the ...
With the state’s stay-at-home order lasting at least until the end of April, our pets are likely spending much more time with us now than ever before. And overall, that’s a good thing, local veterinary experts say. But there are some caveats, particularly if ...