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Snake sighting at a fast-food drive through in California

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Oct

An employee of the fast-food restaurant In-N-Out Burger saw a python on the drive through on Monday September 29 in Monrovia California. The employee then decided to take the python from the restaurant drive through to an animal...

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

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • 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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Loose tortoise that was lost returned to its owner in South Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Jul

Surfside Beach Police Department officers with the assistance of wildlife officials were able to locate a tortoise that belongs to a resident on Wednesday June 11. The tortoise was seen in the streets of Surfside Beach when the...

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A dog that was rescued by police during Hurricane Milton has been adopted

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Dec 24

A dog that was seen tied up on a post during Hurricane Milton when members of the Florida Highway Patrol who named the male dog Trooper was then by the state troopers to the Leon County Humane Society in Big Bend Florida. The...

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Police in Washington corral 3 goats chasing pedestrians on the streets

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Dec 24

The Kent Police Department in Washington state answered an emergency call about two goats that apparently escaped from their home on Monday November 25 and the goats were chasing pedestrians on the streets. The police officers...

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Missing cat that was missing for a year is going to be returned to her home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Aug 24

A cat named Birdie who went missing from her former home just outside of Ottawa Ontario a year ago was taken by a stranger who was taking care of the cat in Fredericton New Brunswick. Birdie was taken to the Oromocto SPCA on...

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Multiple drivers capture a dog running on a highway in Los Angeles

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 31 May 24

Officials of the Chinatown animal shelter are trying to find out how a dog whose gender was not mentioned was caught by several drivers and a motorcyclist who were chasing a dog that was seen running on the Pasadena Highway on...

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Deputy in California rescue a stray dog on a street

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Apr 24

I am sure that Fresno County Sheriff's Office Deputy Clark did his job to serve and protect his community when he saw a mixed breed puppy running on a road in Mountain View California on Monday. Deputy Clark showing compassion...

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K9 dog reunites with his owner after two weeks apart

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 Feb 24

Former Mason Police Department Officer Hayden Wildfong who resigned from the police force last month after he broke a company rule of leaving his weapon unattended while he was doing exercises in front of high school students was...

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An abused dog that spent time in an animal shelter for near 500 days finds a new home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Jan 24

A small male dog named Neo was rescued by Bentonville Police in Arkansas in 2022 when the dog had been abused by his former owner in the same town. After Neo was rescued by the police, Neo was then taken to an animal shelter in...

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A lady with a heart of gold rescues an abandoned dog in Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 May 23

I am sure that Tallahassee Florida resident Brittany Stewart did not do this act of rescuing a Black Labrador puppy whose gender was not released was seen on the side of the road abandoned on Sunday. Brittany felt sorry for the...

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Drivers in California rescue a loose dog running on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Mar 23

A husky who is either male or female was seen running on the California Highway 710 in Commerce on Wednesday evening when drivers made the decision to contact the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to ask them to take charge and take...

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Five dogs rescued who were in a storage unit in Florida by the police

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Feb 23

The manager of a storage facility in Cape Coral Florida heard whimpering from inside the storage unit which managed to get his attention to call the Cape Coral Department to inform them about the noise inside of the facility which...

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A lost llama that ran away from home in Virginia returned to his owner.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Dec 22

A female llama named Colby who lives with her owner who did not want to release his name to the public in Clifton Virginia ran away from her home on Sunday evening. The Fairfax County Police Department went on pursuit to make an...

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A cat that was at an animal shelter in New Jersey finds a new home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Nov 22

A five year old male cat named Fistopher who was waiting to be adopted at Homeward Bound Adoption Center in New Jersey when on Thanksgiving thanks to a tweet on Twitter by Petfinder had his image looking sad. As the old saying...

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A kitten rescued by a trio of city agencies from a storm drain in Michigan

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Jun 22

A kitten who was trapped in a storm drain on Wednesday in Lansing Michigan had the good fortune that a concerned person contacted the Lansing city officials to inform them of the incident. Ingham County Animal Control (ICAC)...

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A dog who went missing for five years reunites with her owner

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Mar 22

Kathy who did not give out her last name who lives in Norfolk Virginia recently received some very good news from officials at the Cape Coral Animal Shelter four days ago when her 15 year old poodle named Snowball who went missing...

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A happy dog adoption story from Ohio

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Nov 21

Doug Sears who works at the Animal Charity of Ohio is one person who enjoyed taking care of a dog named Ceasar who had been in the shelter since 2016 with sores on his body and heartworms. Doug liked Ceasar when he first saw him...

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A lost dog reunion story from Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jun 21

A dog named Ashley who went missing for a period of months that was must caused heartbreak for her owner after a dog sitter left the front gate open by accident has been located and reunited with her owner in Daytona Beach Florida...

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A mixed dog that was in a shelter for over two years find a home at last

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122313) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 May 21

A female dog named Ruti who is four years of age is one happy dog after a couple who lives in Phenix City Alabama named Jeremy Armstrong and his wife Jessica Ventiere saw the profile of the mixed breed Pit Bull and Bull Terrier at...

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