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(03/05/24 10:23pm)
In February, a Hendersonville aquarium announced that Charlotte, a female stingray who has not shared a tank with any male stingrays, is pregnant. She is due to give birth any day now.
(08/21/23 3:07am)
Orange County Animal Services has opened applications for the eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award until Oct. 8.
(03/30/23 12:51am)
The 1870 Farm, which has over 150 years of history in Chapel Hill, is a place of education and community outreach.
(11/07/22 2:16am)
First-years have a penchant for doing weird things, don’t they? Whether it’s being places they shouldn’t be, taking stuff they shouldn’t take or doing things they shouldn’t do, if you see someone being weird on a college campus, chances are that they're a first-year. The first-years of UNC, however, have been particularly particular as of late — thanks to the recent appearance of an owl at Hinton James Residence Hall.
(10/18/22 9:41pm)
UNC is often ranked in scientific and public health research. However, the advocacy group White Coat Waste (WCW) has recently raised concerns about how research is conducted at the Francis Owen Blood Research Center, a University laboratory with National Institute of Health (NIH) funding.
(10/16/22 4:18pm)
Applications for the Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award — a yearly grant that provides $500 to an organization that actively helps animals in the community — will close this Saturday, Oct. 15.
(04/25/22 6:36pm)
Carolina Tiger Rescue, a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary in Pittsboro, has welcomed two red wolves — the most endangered canid species in the world — to their habitat.
(03/24/22 11:52pm)
Over the last few months, Orange County Animal Services has seen an increase in dog surrenders and a drop in adoptions, leaving more dogs without homes.
(02/21/22 12:25am)
As of last Wednesday, Orange County Animal Services found homes for all eight of the wolf-German shepherd hybrids that were taken in last summer.
(02/13/22 11:41pm)
It may be Super Bowl Sunday, but don't forget about Valentine's Day on Monday. If you don’t have plans, don’t worry — there are plenty of things to do around Chapel Hill to celebrate love.
(04/18/21 11:22pm)
Orange County Animal Services recently received a $25,000 grant from Petco Love that will help fund its kitten foster program to improve the kittens' medical care and socialization.
(04/14/21 2:14am)
The Block Gallery in Raleigh will be promoting disabled artists and their work in the Art Unblocked Exhibit, which will be on display until May 14.
(04/12/21 12:20am)
If you see a dolphin off the North Carolina coast with a big bulb on his dorsal fin, you might just be looking at Onion, a bottlenose dolphin who spends his summers in the Outer Banks.
(01/27/20 11:58pm)
Nine of nearly 80 dogs who were rescued from neglect last year were put up for adoption at Orange County Animal Services on Saturday.
(11/08/19 3:56am)
An Ohio-based animal rights organization filed an official complaint against UNC to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday, citing incidents related to the University’s animal research that the organization called “clear violations of the Animal Welfare Act.”
(10/23/19 4:07am)
The National Institutes of Health found UNC responsible for 65 instances of lab-animal welfare violations over the last four and a half years, according to documents obtained by The Daily Tar Heel.
(10/22/19 3:05am)
Facing a felony charge of animal cruelty, Taylor Doar and Cynthia Riggan appeared in court for their first hearing last Tuesday, Oct. 15, after county officials rescued 57 dogs and puppies from their home.
(09/13/19 1:41am)
Orange County's most famous wild animal died Thursday.
(07/09/19 9:03am)
An emu has been spotted several times across south-central Orange County within the last couple of weeks. Several posts on Facebook by Chapel Hill residents have shown the large bird wandering around roads near the Orange County and Chatham county line.
(02/18/19 1:23am)
Everyone was feline pawsitive at the opening of the Cat Tales Cat Café on Feb. 14.