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Firefighters in Massachusetts rescue a cat that was trapped in a tree for days

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Apr

Firefighters in Pittsfield Massachusetts answered an emergency call from eyewitnesses of seeing a cat stuck in a tree for days on Tuesday. By the time that the firefighters arrived at the scene of the incident, the firefighters...

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Loose emu caught by animal control officers in Tennessee

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Apr

A female emu named Picasso on Thursday from her owners home in Mt. Juliet on Thursday of last week when animal control officers were able to catch the emu about a mile away after being reported missing for a few hours into a...

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Firefighters rescue five kittens who were trapped in a storm drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Apr

Animal control officers in Whiting New Jersey contacted the Whiting Fire Company on Wednesday to ask for their assistance to rescue five kittens who were trapped in a storm drain on the Hudson Parkway. The firefighters secured...

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Bear that climbed a tree in New York tranquilized by animal control officers

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Apr

Albany New York Police Officers with the assistance of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) teamed up to block off a residential area on Tuesday morning when a bear climbed a tree and refused to come...

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Missing dog returns home after 9 months

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Feb

Charlotte North Carlina resident Jayla Gittens who owns a French bulldog named Julio went missing in April 6, 2025 after Jayda had her auto stolen with Julio inside her auto. The community in Charlotte volunteer to search for...

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Lost and Found: Five Weeks Without Henry

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6421) • United States 15 Nov

The Day Everything Changed On August 17, 2019, I put my cat in his harness and began walking down the driveway with him, as I did almost daily. We lived a few blocks from the main road, on three-quarters of an acre, and...

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Fake coyote seen at a Little League baseball diamond

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Nov

Officials with the Naugatuck Animal Control are telling persons who went to the Peter J Foley Little Field about a deceased coyote that has been seen on the baseball diamond. The Naugatuck Animal Control officers said on Tuesday...

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Police catch an emu that was outside of its home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 31 Oct

Cottonwood Arizona Police Officers answered a lot of emergency calls from concerned persons on Tuesday October 28 about an emu that ran away from its home and was running on the streets. The Cottonwood Police with the assistance...

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Animal control employees rescue a dog that was stuck on a tree

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Oct

I have heard of stories of cats getting stuck in trees when they chase another animal but this story is really odd since it is not every day that a husky needed help to be rescued after the husky chased a squirrel up a tree and...

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Man uses a net and a pole to catch a small gator in a channel in Washington D C

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Sep

Phoenix Norwood who is a resident of Washington D C borrowed his family's houseboat and a net on Thursday September 18 when a small gator was seen in a channel in southwest Washington D.C. Phoenix managed to capture the four-foot...

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Animal control officers looking for a water monitor lizard

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Aug

Animal control officer in Webster Massachusetts are asking residents of Webster to be on the lookout for a monitor lizard that has been seen in area neighborhoods as of Friday July 18. The monitor lizard which is from Asia is not...

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Loose goat in Fort Washington Maryland

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Jul

A male goat named Billy has been gaining fame in the streets of Fort Washington Maryland. Fort Washington resident Jeffrey Herbert saw the goat he calls Billy saw the goat on the streets of the same city on Monday June...

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Police and an animal control officer rescue a baby racoon that was stuck on a tree

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Jul

An animal control officer with the assistance of three Bethel Connecticut Police officers answered an emergency call on Tuesday June 17 when a baby raccoon that was wedged in the crack of a tree. The three police officers and the...

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Lizard that was on the loose captured by animal control officers in California

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Jul

Employees with the Santa Clara Animal Services and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife answered a call on Thursday June 12 when a large black and white Argentine tegu was seen at a dam near Grant Lake. The park rangers...

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Animal control officers round up loose cows in California

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Jul

Antioch Animal Services which is located in California mentioned on social media that about 60 cattle were set loose at a farm close to Gentrytown Park on Sunday June 8 around 2am local time. Thanks to the teamwork of the...

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Animal control officers rescue a baby raccoon and a baby groundhog

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Jul

Employees of the Belchertown Massachusetts Animal Control rescued a baby raccoon that was seen at the front door of a doorstep on Saturday June 7.. Then after the baby raccoon was rescued by the employees of the Belchertown...

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Animal control officers rescue a kitten trapped inside of a storm drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Jul

Thanks to the team up of Livermore Police Department Animal Services Officer Kathy Holmes and city employees from the Livermore Public Works employees who were needed to rescue a kitten who was inside of a storm drain near Preston...

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Animal control officer removes a peacock who was on a golf course

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Jul

The Thornton Police Department responded to complaints who were playing a round of golf at the Todd Creek Golf Course when a peacock was seen on the golf course that was interrupting play. One animal control officers with the...

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Animal control officers rescue baby raccoons who were found stuck in a wall

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Jun 25

San Francisco Animal Control Officers answered an emergency from persons who were inside of the Chase Center on Monday May 12 when three baby raccoons were trapped in a wall begging to be rescued. Lieutenant Steph Ryer was able...

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Cat stows away under the hood of an auto in Pennsylvania

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122207) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Jun 25

A male citizen who resides in Middletown Township Pennsylvania was driving inside of his auto on Wednesday May 8 when he heard a cat crying underneath the hood of his auto when he decided to stop the auto and check under the hood...

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