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ATE DAY8 7.31 // Doggo Friendly Dining for Restaurant Week
As part of DFW Restaurant Week, which actually happens for a whole month from Thu, Aug 1 to Sun, Sep 1, Tarrant County has...
Saving Turtle Island
At a Fort Worth pond, I seek turtles. Red-eared sliders and flat gray pancakes of spiny softshells plop into the water when I’m too...
JJ
Some of you may remember the story we published about a year ago that featured JJ, the striking male mandrill at the Fort Worth...
Crocodile Rock
Ripples barely move across the water as giant crocodilians glide effortlessly just beneath the surface. Like ghosts from a prehistoric age, the gharials are...
Majestic
Please don’t try to pet, or feed, the bison.
That was one of the messages I heard during a recent trip to the Fort Worth...
Creature Features
Few things are more comforting for me at the end of a hard day than watching a crowd of panicked humans screaming and running...
Look for the Helpers
The state of animal rescue in North Texas is generally chaos, but somehow things seem worse right now. I am peripherally involved with animal...
Crosstown Sounds 7.31 // Creature Feature: It’s All in a Name
Yes, I am the animal-loving nut in our office who loves a play on words and a great pun. Am I the wildest person...
Presidential Pets
Not every state has a presidential library. Luckily, we have one right here in North Texas. If you visit the George W. Bush Presidential Center...
Pet Amenities Lure Renters
“Happiness is a warm puppy,” said the late Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. The flipside — what makes a warm puppy happy — is today...
