Due to a panleukopenia outbreak at the Moore County Sheriff's Office Animal Services, the shelter is currently not accepting cat intakes and "some cats will…
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl…
Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Wildlife Helpline are seeing an influx of phone calls from concerned citizens who think they have found an…
Seeing foxes during the day recently? If so, it is likely because kit-rearing season is peaking. Young foxes, called kits or pups, are maturing and…
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina animal rescue group is appealing to women not to throw out their old bras, but instead to…
The Moore County Leadership Institute (MCLI) will be collecting donations to obtain pet oxygen masks for each of the Moore County Fire Departments. These masks…
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — For the third straight year, a North Carolina museum is announcing the birth of red wolf pups. The Museum of Life…
Now that spring is underway and the weather is warmer, wild animals are becoming more active, people are spending more time outside (more resources here),…
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Zoo says a 46-year-old chimpanzee has died after 35 years as the dominant female of her group. Zoo…
Jamie Gorczynski, owner and pet sitter of Animal Au Pair of Pinehurst, is bringing her decade-long experience as a professional pet sitter to the residents…
Local police officers and their K-9 partners recently met with veterans from the Moore County Dog Tags program, said Southern Pines Police Department on their…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The new Cadbury bunny is an English Bulldog named Henri. The North Carolina dog competed against thousands of other animals in…
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A baby chimpanzee has been born at the North Carolina Zoo, adding to a trickle of such births at U.S. zoos.…
A new mobile veterinarian is now providing services to Moore County. Peak Performance Mobile Veterinary Services PLLC relocated to the Sandhills in December 2018. Dr.…
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Zoo says that a beloved rhinoceros named Stanley has died. The zoo said in a news release that the 49-year-old…