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Pets

City Life

Does Tom Corbett Not Love Puppies?

Pennsylvania has among the most stringent laws governing dog breeding in the nation. Unfortunately, we don’t appear to be enforcing them. According to a report […]

City Life

Haverford Comes to Shush the Rooster

Delco News Network: HAVERFORD — Commissioners recently approved an amendment to an animal control ordinance that includes a prohibition on keeping roosters anywhere in the […]

City Life

Welcome to Collingswood: Dogs Are Mandatory

Philadelphia didn’t make the list for best city to own a dog. Philly doesn’t have as many dog parks, or as many funny people as Portland, […]

City Life

The Bucks Co. Bear and 4 Other Local Wild Animals of Note

Hide your honey, your porridge and (in reality) your bird feeders and your garbage cans. There’s a bear on the loose! Over the past week, […]

City Life

Stray Cat Strife on the Main Line Over Radnor Ordinance

It’s been quite a month for our fine furry friends in the Philadelphia region. First there was the wild turkey who was running around West Philadelphia. […]

City Life

Six Months After Sandy, Cat Returns Home

During Hurricane Sandy, Porsche the cat—yes, that’s really the cat’s name—from home in Chadwick Island, Toms River to Point Pleasant, eight miles away. The cat escaped. […]

City Life

You Know Who Is Going To Hell? People Who Set Cats On Fire.

The Daily Record reports that in Clinton Township, N.J., a tiny kitty named Justin is recovering from severe burns—somebody in Philadelphia apparently set the kitten […]

City Life

Would You Swear There’s No Vomit on Your Living Room Carpet?

Like most of the rest of the women in America, I read the recent New York magazine essay on “The Retro Wife” with my mouth […]

The Scene

Puppy Love Valentine’s Party

Last night, Smokin’ Betty’s and Devil’s Alley hosted the Puppy Love Valentine’s Party to raise money for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty […]

City Life

Monopoly Makes Grave Error, Adds Cat Piece to Game

After an intense period of Facebook voting, the people have chosen. And they’ve chosen terribly. Monopoly, for the first time ever, decided to let the […]

City Life

Animal News: Cute Beached Whale Found in Longport; Horse Died on Rider in Bucks Co.

Earlier today, I informed you of a cat who tripped a wire and caused a power outage for 100 people. To continue an Inauguration Day […]

City Life

Cat Causes Power Outage for 100 West Philly Residents

This is what we know: Sunday night, a cat caused a short in a transformer at a West Philly housing complex, leading to a power […]

City Life

Gettysburg Racehorse Also Accomplished Painter

There’s a former racehorse in Gettysburg, who like many retirees, likes to paint. “He used to just bob his head up and down when we […]

City Life

PHOTOS: Adorable Dogs Are Better Than Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Unlike Black Friday, the increasingly popular NBC-televised National Dog Show (brought to you by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia) is a Thanksgiving tradition you can […]

City Life

Dog Show Dogs “Eat the Furniture and Drink Out of the Toilet”

Despite appearances, Treeing Walker Coonhound (above) does not refer to a dance step popular during the Confederacy. If you had attended The Kennel Club of […]