Man, 80, Hospitalized In Columbus From Kangaroo Attack

GREEN CAMP, Ohio - A Marion man was recovering from injuries after he was attacked by a kangaroo on Tuesday night…more

Cockfight in Toledo leads to arrests of 12 area men

Photo courtesy PETA Files

…Cockfighting is a centuries-old [blood] sport in which two or more specially bred birds, or gamecocks, are placed in an enclosed pit to fight, according to information on the Humane Society of the United States site…

…Ohio is one of only a handful of states where cockfighting is considered a misdemeanor, Mr. [John] Dinon [executive director of the Toledo-Area Humane Society] said. He added that there is a bill up for consideration in the Ohio legislature that would make the crime a felony.

House Bill 260 would charge a first-time offender with a fifth-degree felony…more

Sedamsville [Ohio] Man Finds 130 Pound Rare Python in Yard

Officials from the [Cincinnati] Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and police were called to the scene in the 600 block of Delhi Avenue around 11 a.m…

The snake is about 14 feet long. It was taken to the SPCA offices in Northside and then handed over to the Arrowhead Reptile Rescue.

Rescue officials say Reticulated pythons are from southeast Asia and can grow to be over 30 feet long- the world’s longest snake. These snakes are constrictors and are not venomous, but should be considered dangerous and quite capable of killing an adult human although attacks are extremely rare…see video

Click here to email the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and urge them to ban private ownership of pythons and other dangerous wild animals as “pets!”

Mentor looking at new program that could reduce vehicle-animal collisions

City officials met last week with Northeast Ohio Area wide Coordinating Agency staff about a pilot program to help reduce the number of vehicle-animal collisions through the use of technology…more

Puppy Survives Without Food, Water for Weeks

A six-month-old puppy is being called a miracle dog after surviving for nearly a month in an abandoned home without food or water...see video

Deer Culling Has Long Controversial History in Solon

For Wayne Godzich, the most difficult issue he dealt with in 42 years of police work was not murder or mayhem, but something they don't cover at the academy: deer culling.

Over the last few years, the debate over how to manage Solon's deer herd has been one of the city's most contentious – involving protests, lawsuits and fierce debates...more