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Critters

Stories and updates on some of the state’s many animals

Critters |
April 27, 2015

A Herd of Central Texas Cows Braved Friday’s Floodwaters

In the midst of a storm that brought heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of Central Texas, a herd of cattle was swept away from their pasture.

By Hannah Smothers

Critters |
April 22, 2015

Facebook Is Not Letting the Story of the Vet Who Killed a Cat With a Bow and Arrow Go

Kristen Lindsey, the Brenham veterinarian who bragged about killing a cat with a bow and arrow on Facebook, is persona non grata on social media now. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
April 13, 2015

You Can’t Even Ride a Horse Through a Taco Bell Drive-Thru in North Texas Suburbs Anymore

What is the world coming to? 

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
April 7, 2015

SeaWorld Released a Video From Five Years Ago of One of Its Critics Using Racial Slurs

As part of the floundering company’s ongoing image rehabilitation project, it has taken to some Nixonian dirty tricks.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
March 27, 2015

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Dog-Locating Drone Flying Over Houston

The World Animal Awareness Society is using camera-equipped drones to film a pilot episode of a stray-dog-related television show in Houston.

By Hannah Smothers

The Daily Post |
March 10, 2015

Texas Considers a Law Mandating Training for Police on How to Deal With Dogs

Few things rally people to a cause more quickly than the unjustified shooting of a dog.  

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
February 27, 2015

Meet the Woman Trying to Open Texas’ First Cat Cafe

Austinite Rebecca Gray has big plans to open the first cafe in the state where humans and felines can peacefully coexist. 

By Hannah Smothers

Critters |
February 19, 2015

Eight Reasons Grackles Are Awesome

Maybe it’s time we kick the mockingbird off its perch as the state bird and replace it with an avian friend with even more personality and visibility.

By John Nova Lomax

The Daily Post |
February 18, 2015

Richard Linklater Thinks You Should Be a Vegetarian

In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
February 18, 2015

Fido Is Survived by His Water Bowl and Six Chew Toys

Considering the pet obituary.

By Jeff Winkler

Critters |
January 30, 2015

More Than Forty Dogs Have Gone Missing in Wise County

Pet owners in the northwest side of the DFW metroplex, be careful. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
January 9, 2015

The Dogs of War

The lives of military dogs.

By Brantley Hargrove

Critters |
December 5, 2014

Furry Friday: Humane Society Shows Video of Dog Euthanasia Procedure to Harlingen City Commission to Encourage Spay/Neuter Laws

That is a pretty stark way to get the point across.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
November 26, 2014

A Man Being Sued by the Owner of the Dogs Who Killed His Beagle in His Yard Won’t Settle

The case has sparked predictable outrage.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
November 21, 2014

Furry Friday: A Mason County Rancher’s Dog Is the Most Loyal Pooch You’ll Read About This Week

Buddy hopped aboard the ambulance his owner was riding in to make sure his human was okay.

By Lauren Caruba

The Daily Post |
November 14, 2014

A McAllen-Based Pets Website Is Being Sued for Selling People Sick Dogs

People who paid as much as $3,500 for purebred puppies allegedly found themselves receiving dying animals instead. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
November 7, 2014

Somebody Paid $50,000 to Name the New Baby Giraffe at the Dallas Zoo

Our new get-rich-quick scheme involves acquiring a bunch of baby giraffes.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
October 24, 2014

Furry Friday: Dog Costume Contest

Austin Dog Rescue is honest about how voting works. The dog that gets the most money wins.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
October 20, 2014

Horrible Video Shows a Cleburne Police Officer Calling To, Then Shooting, a Tail-Wagging Dog

Police violence toward humans is very much a topic in the news right now, so why does a video of an officer shooting a dog trigger a different sort of outrage? 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
September 19, 2014

A Husky from Austin Made It All the Way to Chicago before Being Sent Home

Somebody had an adventure.

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
August 29, 2014

Top Houston Doctors Teamed With The Houston Zoo To Save A 42-Year-Old Orangutan

After the great ape fell ill, two doctors from Texas Children's Hospital and Ben Taub Intensive Care Unit donated their services to save her life.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
August 22, 2014

Meet The Houston Zoo’s (Adorable) Clouded Leopard Cubs

Hi, clouded leopard babies! Hi hi hi!

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
August 15, 2014

Amazing Pictures of the Houston Zoo’s Big Cats From National Geographic and Photographer Vincent J. Musi

Your move, cat pics people. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
July 24, 2014

A Tyler Family Was Reunited With Its Lost Dog After It Spent Six Years Living With A Family Who Rescued It From A Shelter

It's an impossible situation for everybody, but legal ownership goes to the people who are listed on the microchip.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
July 18, 2014

Furry Friday: Labrador and Cheetah BFFs, Amazing Chihuahuas Uniforms, and Dog-Obsessed Austin

Some updates on what's up with our furry friends.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
July 14, 2014

The Texas Tech Cheerleader Who Likes Trophy Hunting Also Likes Cuddling Baby Animals

After Facebook removed a number of Kendall Jones's photos of herself posing with animals that she hunted, she responded by posting photos of herself with some living, breathing, adorable little critters. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
July 3, 2014

A Big Rat Snake Is Ssslithering Through San Antonio’s Sssewer Lines

Probably not rats, though, if this guy is around.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
July 2, 2014

How Do We Feel About The Texas Tech Cheerleader Who’s Also A Big Game Hunter?

Kendall Jones is a Texas Tech cheerleader who became the flashpoint of Internet controversy this week for posting numerous pictures of herself with felled African creatures. Is the controversy fair? 

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
June 16, 2014

A North Austin Supermarket Has Forced Us To Learn What “Pizzle” Is

Spoiler alert: It's gross.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
May 16, 2014

A College Station Woman Found a Twelve-Foot Python in Her Freaking Bathtub

AAAAAAAAAAH!

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
May 2, 2014

A Fort Worth Veterinarian Has Been Accused Of Keeping A Dog He Was Supposed To Have Euthanized Alive For Blood Transfusions

If it's true, it's a horror story.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
April 25, 2014

San Antonio Police Rescued a Donkey From the Mall and Named It JimmyChanga

No one knows what the donkey was doing at the mall, but it seemed to be having a good time. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
April 18, 2014

San Antonio Is Home to This Very Fat Kitty

This isn't actually funny.

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
March 28, 2014

Furry Friday: Cat Rescued From Montrose Fire In Houston Is Singed, But Purring

The massive fire that took down a Montrose apartment building didn't claim this cat. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
March 21, 2014

Furry Friday: Wildlife Researchers Found A Wild Ocelot Kitten In Cameron County

The two-month old baby ocelot is big news for a very small population. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
March 7, 2014

These Blind 12-Year-Old Twins Have Some of the Best Show Goats in Texas

The Lubbock pre-teens spend six months a year showing their prize goats at livestock competitions throughout the state. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
February 28, 2014

Police Should Be Educated About Laws Surrounding Service Animals

Disabled veterans are having a rough time bringing their service dogs into businesses, despite laws allowing them to do so.

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
February 20, 2014

Alas, This Adorable Dog Will Not Be The Next Mayor Of Irving

The taciturn candidate has been ruled ineligble due to paperwork errors. 

By Dan Solomon

The Daily Post |
February 18, 2014

Sea World Is Still Doing Just Fine, Sea World Would Like You To Know

The beleaguered theme park strikes back at its critics with a series of videos—but given their attendance, did they need to? 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
February 14, 2014

This Dog Saved an Austin Apartment Complex from a Fire

Who's a good boy? Kaiser's a good boy, that's who.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
February 7, 2014

Meet the New Baby Giraffe and Baby Sloth in Texas Zoos

Look at these lil' guys. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
January 30, 2014

A(nother) Guy Who Claims to Have Shot Bigfoot Plans to Take the Corpse on Tour

This is how you know it's a slow news week.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
January 22, 2014

Cockfighting Is Legal in Texas if It’s for “Bona Fide Experimentation for Scientific Research”

We have no idea what that actually means, either.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
January 10, 2014

This Animal May End Up Changing the Law About When Texas Can Euthanize a Dog

The story of Buddy the dog, a six-year-old golden retriever in San Antonio, could have big implications for Texas' controversial "severe bodily injury" laws that allow local animal control departments to euthanize people's pets. 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
January 2, 2014

Texas Courts Can Now Include Pets in Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases

After eight years of lobbying, the Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies finally got the law in effect.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
December 6, 2013

The Earth Is There to Catch Us When We Fall

My life with horses.

By Sterry Butcher

Critters |
October 30, 2013

The Dallas Safari Club Is Trying To Preserve The Black Rhino By Killing A Black Rhino

The critically endangered black rhino needs resources and efforts from humans to avoid extinction—and what's a better way to preserve an endangered species than auctioning off the right to kill one? 

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
October 25, 2013

Arkansas Community Hires Pet Detective to Bring Scottish Terrier Home Safe to Texas

A Harlingen couple driving through Eastern Arkansas with their two Scottish terriers crashed their car in late September, leaving one dog dead and the other missing. But with the help of an honest-to-goodness pet detective and the Blytheville, Arkansas community, Doogie the Scottish terrier returned to Texas this week.

By Dan Solomon

Critters |
August 12, 2013

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog

They might be blond, but they ain’t stupid.

By Matthew Diffee

Critters |
July 29, 2013

The Man Who Walks With Bears

How should we deal with exotic wild animals in captive settings? Be understanding companions, says Louis Dorfman.

By Christopher Kelly

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