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New at the N.C. Zoo: This charming 5-year-old from Colorado

The NC Zoo soon will have a new resident: Dembe, a 5-year-old lowland gorilla.

One of the cats evacuated from Florida because of Hurricane Irma being cared for by Raleigh’s SAFE Haven for Cats.

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How you can help these furry Hurricane Irma evacuees

Raleigh’s SAFE Haven for Cats shelter is trying to help 30 cats that were evacuated because of Hurricane Irma, but the shelter is already full and needs help to make space.

A screenshot of the Wake County Animal Center Facebook post seeking winter supplies for cats and dogs.

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Cats and dogs need your help staying warm this winter at Wake animal center

The Wake County Animal Center is asking for blankets and comforters of all size, bath towels, cat beds, and wet cat and dog food to get its residents through the winter.

Pictured are Velona (left) and Mangamaso at the Duke Lemur Center.

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For the first time in 24 years, Madagascar sends endangered lemurs to United States

Duke Lemur Center receives a breeding pair of endangered blue-eyed black lemurs from Madagascar to boost existing breeding population in Durham.

Mr. Handsome had slimmed down to 28.8 pounds by the time he left the Chatham County Animal Shelter.

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Fat cat finds forever home in shelter scratch-off

After a week of living large at the Chatham County Animal Shelter, a 31-pound gray tabby was adopted on Friday.

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Looking for a new best friend? Wake County Animal Center is full, needs adopters/fosters

The Wake County Animal Center announced on Thursday that it is full and is in need of adopters and fosters to provide homes for its dogs and cats.

Dr. Jennifer Frey provides palliative care to Ben, a 12-year-old golden retriever with advanced lymphoma, in his Raleigh home in 2012.

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‘Her house, her bed, all at peace.’ In-home pet hospice eases pain for animals and their people

Having a vet come to your home to care for or provide euthanasia services for an ailing pet helps both pets and owners. It’s a growing business in the Triangle.

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Copperhead reports in Durham echo dangers of NC's most common venomous snake

A listserve of communities in Durham has featured a lot of emails reporting copperhead snakes lately.

Hooch holds court in Pinehurst with Tater Tot the beagle. Formerly of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Hooch obtained feline refugee status and escaped the precarious compound with its community of beloved but trouble-prone cats.

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This cat escaped death at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. Now he happily purrs in Pinehurst.

Hooch was a proud resident of the U.S. embassy in Kabul and escaped an extermination order in 2011, getting heroically toted across international lines to reside in Pinehurst.

Meet Meko from Meow House at Friday’s cat cafe at Unleashed in Raleigh’s City Market.

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Need a cat cafe right meow? There’s one in downtown Raleigh tonight.

A cat cafe, hosted the entrepreneurs behind Purr Cup Cat Cafe, takes place tonight at Unleashed at City Market in downtown Raleigh.

The Chatham County Animal Shelter is trying to find a home for a 31.4 pound gray tabby cat. Staff member Ashley Gariepy holds the rotund kitty to show off his size.

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He’s a 31-pound cat, and he’s looking for his forever home. It’ll need a large food budget.

The Chatham County Animal Shelter is looking for a home for a gray tabby brought in as a stray. He weighs 31.4 pounds.

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Firefighters successfully revive small dog pulled unresponsive from a house fire California

Bakersfield, California firefighters rescued a pet dog from a residential structure fire. The small dog was unresponsive when pulled from the interior, and as its concerned owner looked on, firefighters revived the pet using a specialized animal oxygen mask and high flow oxygen.

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