Did we really have no choice but to kill a cougar that attacked a child?
September 9, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: We have simply lost our respect and appreciation for how…
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Tonka's life after 'Chimp Crazy': vegan food, painting and lots of sex
After being cooped up in a basement cage for nearly a year, Tonka just wanted to be outside. Although keepers…
Puma that attacked child had to be euthanized, experts say
After a cougar attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commentators on social media criticized authorities' decision to kill…
California gunman kills 81 animals in three-hour shooting spree, authorities say
Calls came into the Monterey County Sheriff's Office early Tuesday morning. Residents in the unincorporated area of Prunedale, about 10…
The dioramas at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History are packed with things to think about
As Sheryl Crow growls her way through “If It Makes You Happy,” the music video for one of her most…
'Chimp Crazy' review: A disturbing argument against primate ownership
One of the first TV shows I remember watching was “The Hathaways,” an early 1960s sitcom starring Peggy Cass and…
Opinion: Why do so many Los Angeles dog owners think the rules don't apply to them?
The best place to see wealthy Angelenos acting like the rules don't apply to them is the Pacific Palisades farmers…
Opinion: What typical animal rescue narratives leave out
In the typical animal rescue story, “before” images might show a sweet puppy with matted hair and haunted eyes abandoned…
Fin whale washes up on Torrance beach; public asked to keep distance
Authorities are asking beachgoers to stay away from a 35- to 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore in Torrance on…
Record sea lion deaths on California's central coast
MORRO BAY, California — By the time the rescue team reached her, a small crowd had formed around the agitated…