Officers responded to a call out regarding a child being mauled by a dog in Brunson on January 20, the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office said in a press statement. “On Wednesday afternoon, Hampton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on Mullins Ford Rd in Brunson regarding a juvenile being attacked by a dog,” officers said. “Upon arrival to the incident location, officers located the 6 yr. old male child, who was deceased....

When a Stockton animal control officer came across an old, abandoned dog on a rural property on February 10, he assumed the pooch was a stray. The officer had been dispatched after a 911 caller spotted the dog, which they described as “old and unwell” and said had been dropped off at the property. Upon checking for a microchip, though, the officer discovered that the dog, named Zoey, had actually been reported missing from the city of Lafayette, California, in 2010....

The dog, Russ, was separated from its owner in August when it got scared and ran away during the Caldor fire near Lake Tahoe, California. The owner is a traveling nurse who was forced to leave without his dog when the city was evacuated as the Caldor wildfire swept through Lake Tahoe, according to a report by KKTV News Community Animal Response Team, Tahoe Paws, found Russ stuck in snow 5 feet deep on December 16, 2021....

But it isn’t photos of kibble that are being posted—it’s hearty bowls filled with raw meats like duck, beef liver, and turkey thighs that have taken over the internet. The hashtag “raw fed dog” has been viewed 1.8 billion times on TikTok to date. In September 2022, Barkbus, a mobile groomer, surveyed 1,000 dog owners and the results found 78 percent of Gen Z were most likely to prepare their dog’s food themselves and try a raw diet for their four-legged friend....

Mango and Lemon’s fresh relationship with one another was documented by their shared owner, but the new friendship didn’t look quite as promising as they had hoped it would be. Lemon, the puppy, was enthusiastic as could be, but Mango’s behavior was a whole different story. The puppy crawled up onto the white sofa that Mango was happily lounging on. Mango immediately gave worrisome looks, glancing behind him at the enthusiastic puppy....

With multiple fragments and whole bullets in his body, the 2-year-old Great Pyrenees mix suffered injuries to his face, neck, back and leg. Llano City Animal Control was called with reports that a dog had been shot and had run under a building. Officers responded to take custody of the animal, and he was handed over to Hill Country Humane Society in Buchanan Dam, Texas. A spokesperson from the society told Newsweek: “We named the dog Messiah....

Big Ben was discovered under a bridge by a National Park Ground Maintenance. Lying on a piece of foam under a bridge, he lunged at the team went they tried to feed him. Stray Rescue of St. Louis received the call to go and help Big Ben and headed out to the location. Natalie Thompson from the rescue center told Newsweek: “When we arrived, we saw how scared he was....

female mushers, according to male mushers city rookies who dogsled in $1,000 fluorescent ski suits and $200 goggles politically correct rookies who flinch at anything but vegetarian meals and coddling treatment of sled dogs whacked in the face by a stray branch on the mushing trail two dogs mating during an otherwise quick break in a race novices who let their teams tear up the trail

U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced that the three defendants have been charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy related to the alleged scheme. The indictment names the defendants as Francis Nwabueze Iwuoha, 38, Oluwadamilare Gbenga Macaulay, 32, and Olufemi Oluwaseun Banjo, 37, who is also known as “Femi Banjo.” Feds said in a statement that the trio “gained unauthorized access to internet accounts of thousands of individual victims” before stealing PIN numbers and IRS W-2 forms that they later used to file for the fraudulent refunds....

Starting center Mike Pouncey will miss the next three months after undergoing hip surgery on Monday, ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter reported. Pouncey was the lone returning lineman from a core group that turned the NFL on its head last year. The Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin saga revealed the mean and dark side of an NFL culture that is mostly kept behind closed doors. But that was all history. Incognito hasn’t found another team....

Hill, a veteran receiver who is in his first year with the Dolphins, was asked his thoughts about Tagovailoa after Miami’s 35-32 Week 9 win over the Bears on Sunday. He didn’t hold back in his praise of the third-year quarterback, telling this to NFL Network: It’s easy to understand why Hill gave Tagovailoa this type of praise. Tagovailoa completed 21 of 30 passes against the Bears for 302 yards and three touchdowns....

Daryn Colledge, who played for the Dolphins in 2014, is retiring from the NFL, his agent announced Wednesday night. MORE: Late NFL Draft risers | Brady picks on himself, Rex Ryan joins him | Jaelen Strong may need surgery The 2006 second-round pick out of Boise State started every game during the Packers’ run to the Super Bowl XLV title run during the 2010 season. He also played with the Cardinals for three seasons, starting in 137 of his 141 career games in the NFL....

The 75-year-old happens to be founder and chairman of The Related Companies, a New York-based real estate firm. He also happens to be feisty. At a Real Estate Board of New York executive committee meeting this month, Ross and 46-year-old Tishman Speyer CEO Rob Speyer reportedly got into a “heated exchange” over an expired tax exemption. MORE: NFL’s richest owners | All-time greatest Dolphins Witnesses told Crain’s New York Business that Ross “objected” to Speyer’s notion to reinstate the exemption....

The footage was taken by the Nova Atlantis Foundation while researchers conducted daily fieldwork, observing the species. The video begins by showing a pod of long-finned pilot whales swimming into the bay of Ribeiras in Azores, Portugal. Soon after the whales were spotted, a group of Risso’s dolphins arrived “traveling at high speed,” according to captions on the video. The Risso’s dolphins approach the pilot whales, and four dolphins can be seen forming a wall of defense....

This contest will mark the first start for third-year Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa since he suffered a concussion on Thursday Night Football in Week 4 — just days after he appeared to sustain an initial concussion against Buffalo. We should also see fellow first-round QB and super-hyped rookie Kenny Pickett for Pittsburgh, who also just cleared concussion protocol after exiting the Steelers’ Week 6 win over Tampa Bay. That win broke a four-game losing streak for Pittsburgh — while Miami looks for its first win in four games, with its triumphant victory over the division-rival Bills seeming like a distant memory....

The 24-year-old’s name has begun to surface in trade rumors because he’s behind star Pete Alonso at first base on the Mets’ depth chart. But, Smith said he hopes he isn’t moved. “I don’t pay too much attention to stuff I can’t control,” Smith told reporters. “I know baseball is a business at the end of the day. It’s just how the game is. I love New York. I only want to play for the Mets....

Driver Patrick Higgins, 62, arrived outside the property at 16557 Lenore Street, near Six Mile and Telegraph, where he was killed Tuesday night. According to Fox 2, there have been two previous delivery-driver ambush robberies at the vacant home. The Gun Violence Archive, a database that collects information about shootings from across the U.S., said 23 people in Detroit have been fatally shot since August 1. CBS News reported that the murder rate in the city is 41....