Tag: animals

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker,...

Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales

PORTLAND, Maine -- New efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be...

Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry

PORTLAND, Maine -- Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the...

Mini farm animals are adorable. There's also a growing demand for them

NEW YORK -- They’re adorable. They require less food and space. And without much coaxing, they might help cut the grass. Americans are...

Dolce & Gabbana launches a new perfume for dogs, but some are skeptical

ROME -- Fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has launched a new alcohol-free perfume for dogs called ‘Fefé’ in honor of Domenico Dolce ’s...

Greece announces nationwide restrictions to combat 'goat plague' outbreak

ATHENS, Greece -- Authorities in Greece ordered nationwide restrictions for goat and sheep Monday to combat a deadly viral outbreak that is a...