Animals

The only tour company in Philadelphia cleared out their horse stable, but then vowed to return. In New York City, a measure to replace horse-drawn carriages with electric carriages is being re-introduced.

"Phoenix" was brought to Bloomfield Animal Shelter on Sept. 20, by someone who said she was found in Nutley. Over 3 months later, she collapsed and died. X-rays showed why.

Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center saw their profile for a five-year-old male cat dubbed "Fishtopher" get a flood of online attention. The Bengal mix has found a new home.

Three puppies, all four months old, have been treated for the intestinal virus parvo since their rescue in Millville.

The young pit bull puppies, all ill, were found amid the frigid weather in South Jersey before being rushed to a North Jersey animal hospital.

The male hawk — said to have a wingspan of roughly 4 1/2 feet — has been evading capture since Monday evening inside the Ocean County library branch.

A dead fox that tested positive is not believed to be the animal seen near people on Monday — Double Trouble State Park remained closed.

A proposed bill moving in Trenton would allow judges to appoint lawyers or law students who volunteer to represent animals' interest in some criminal cases.

The box of 10 rhinoceros iguanas was intercepted at JFK airport, before it was sent off to Hong Kong, according to federal officials.

New Jersey communities have lots of different rules when it comes to owning backyard chickens. In some places the noisier, male counterparts are banned, entirely.

People accused of animal cruelty could be forced to pay a bond up front to cover a shelter's costs of care under a bill now awaiting final votes in Trenton.

Several advocates spoke at a Middlesex County Commission meeting, asking about what immediate plans are amid a hesitation to close the animal haven.