Service & Therapy Animals

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (555+ words) A directive sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees this week says imperiled animals or plants must be intentionally targeted for their killing to be considered illegal. That’s a sharp turnaround from past practice at the wildlife service, which historically…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (756+ words) A new federal directive changes how the Endangered Species Act applies when protected wildlife is unintentionally killed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is advancing a sweeping reinterpretation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Under the new standard, incidental harm to…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (449+ words) BILLINGS, Mont. (WTVC) — A new Trump administration interpretation of the Endangered Species Act could allow endangered animals to be killed during activities such as logging or construction without violating the law, as long as killing the animals wasn't the purpose…...

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1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (35+ words) augustachronicle.com Wellstar Children's Hospital celebrates facility dog's birthday The Wellstar Golisano Children’s Hospital of Georgia celebrated their three facility dogs with a birthday party on Sept. 16, 2026....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (583+ words) HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Students and teachers alike light up when Foot of Ten Elementary School's therapy dog Callie walks through the doors. "Callie brings me peace," fifth grader Kandace Peppetti said. "When I'm struggling on a test, she makes me feel calm....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (318+ words) Inside a University of Central Florida chemistry laboratory, a dog named Canela sits quietly on a mat wearing safety goggles and protective booties. Canela is a trained service dog who accompanies Cecilia Hernandez, a UCF chemistry Ph.D. student, into the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (557+ words) A U.S Fish and Wildlife memo, signed by the agency’s director, Brian Nesvik, outlines intentions to remove consequences for unintentionally killing animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. The memo, obtained by The New York Times, was dated Sept. 14 and…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (196+ words) Newsday Service dogs in training got a lesson in air travel at Long Island MacArthur Airport, practicing everything from airport security to boarding a plane. Flight Attendant Elizabeth McElhaney, center, gives a treat to Ion, a service dog in training,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (625+ words) The Phoenix Species Project has launched a $200 million global effort to help save 100 of the world’s most threatened species. Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically…...