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Can you help us save Thomas? Thomas the Treeing Walker Coonhound is a breed of hound descended from a cross between the English and American Foxhounds. The first time the breed was recognized as a separate breed in the United States was in early 1945. Amazingly the Abilene Animal Shelter has one of these rare breed dogs, and he needs a ride to the Dallas Ft. Worth area Coonhound Rescue group. Read

UPDATED: Monday, January 7th, 2013 7:30 PM. It's an awesome day for Hercules the German Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix. He went home with Abilene's best and most well known weatherman, Pete Beretta. I received a phone call Monday evening from a very excited Pete Beretta, who began the conversation by saying "Hercules came home with me, Jack! This big guy is so beautiful, you ought to see him aft

UPDATED: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 5:00 PM. While Chiquita the Chihuahua did not get adopted, she is in the best place possible to give this aging canine a chance at growing old gracefully. Chiquita is at the Rescue The Animals (RTA) shelter where she will remain until adopted. Rescue The Animals is a non-profit no-kill animal rescue facility, this organization operates solely on your donations

When Mike got the call that his dog Bandit has been found, at first he thought it was a prank. He lost the shih tzu five years ago when it escaped through a hole in his fence and was then grabbed by an unknown man in a car.

In an attempt to heal not only the ones directly connected to the tragedy at Newtown, CT, this past Friday, but the entire town, retired special education teacher Michael Cragin has decided to offer out hugs — not from him, but from his beloved bulldog Truman.

Naughty Dog isn't afraid of the stigma attached to having a female lead on a video game's box art.

In staunch times of economic struggle, it can become necessary to get back to the primitive and consult your immediate resources as a means for survival. However, when all you have at your disposal is a busted clothes rack, a few shopping cart casters and a mangy old dog, the reality is that fiscal rigor mortis has really set in.

UPDATED: Saturday, December 8th, 2012 6:00 PM. Queen the sweet little Border Collie was adopted by what Aaron Vannoy Executive Director for the Abilene Animal Control Shelter says is a "Border Collie rescue group." "The dog 'Queenie' that you came and did as the KEAN Critter has found a rescue group to take him. This is great news and another success. I will share photos of when the

UPDATED: Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. Curtis the little one year old Jack Russell, Wirehair terrier mix was adopted on his final extension day. Amy B. of Abilene gave Curtis a loving home, so a big special thanks goes to Miss Amy for caring enough to give a poor defenseless little critter a second chance at life. The smartest pets and nearly all movie and television pets were rescued fr

My co-worker Staci has been 'hounding' her husband Scott for quite some time about a basset hound, named Buster, that is at the Abilene Animal Shelter. Apparently Staci has a deep love for basset hounds and stumbled across 'Buster' online and decided she just had to add this dog to their family. Well, we (her co-workers) decided to speed up Scott's decision-making process in regards to Buster...so

UPDATED: Monday, November 26th, 2012 at 5:07 p.m. Guess who finally got to go home for the Holidays? Nina the Spaniel mix! She was finally adopted this past Saturday when the Abilene Animal Shelter and other rescue organizations held an 'emergency pet rescue' on the busiest shopping weekend of the year. I was overcome with joy when Animal Services Manager Aaron Vannoy informed me of Nina's good fo

I saw a tragic story recently about a California family who died trying to save their dog after it jumped into the ocean.  The story made me wonder how many other people out there would do the same for their pet.  Are you one of them?