animals

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Experts say raising your own chickens no guarantee you’ll save money on eggs

    Danielle Smith, producer/reporter, Tennessee News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Rising egg prices have some wondering if raising backyard chickens could save money, but experts warn that this may not be a money-saving option. The ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a dangerous strain of bird flu, has resulted in the loss of more […]
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Once homeless Los Angeles dog now a children’s book star

  Chrystal Blair, producer/reporter, Missouri News service, a bureau of Public News Service.    A Missouri-based therapy dog has an inspiring journey that began as a homeless stray on the streets of Los Angeles. Olive, a ten-pound poodle mix, is now the lead character in a new children’s book, “Olive, She’s All Love.” She was rescued by Brandon McMillan, host […]
Sunday, December 29, 2024

The bald eagle officially becomes the national bird

Zamone Perez, reporter, Maryland News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   The United States has a national mammal, tree, and flower, but the status of America’s most treasured bird was not always so clear officially or ecologically until now. Last Tuesday, Christmas Eve, the bald eagle officially became the national bird of the U.S. President Joe Biden signed […]