Animals

If a convicted felon lives with you, be careful with that gun

You've been warned, DOCPAC isn't playing around with their Haunted Forest!

What could those weird statutes be? Perhaps flirting with your eyes is illegal in certain parts of the state. Or maybe your car doesn't have a windshield, but you're also missing windshield wipers, so you had better fix those wipers soon, or else!

Drugs are not the only thing being smuggled over the Texas border. The illegal pet trade is also booming as baby Mexican Spider Monkeys are taken from their natural habitat and smuggled into the Lone Star State.

Some people aren’t satisfied with the average animals you find in most pet stores. They want more thrill, a challenge, or to simply ease a sense of curiosity and passion surrounding a certain animal, leading them down the path of exotic pets.

Most of these are water-based toys and gear so you can enjoy the water alongside your pup, have a blast, and stay cool all at the same time. They aren’t all water toys though. There are also some great options for indoor play, or non-water related outdoor play that could easily happen in shaded areas.

This fun free to attend dog event is something you don't want to miss this weekend in Lubbock.

Have you ever watched the show Yellowstone and wanted to do something like that?

This caused a ripple of folks to start beekeeping with an increase of beekeepers from 1,851 in 2012, when the policy took effect, to 8,939 by 2022.

If you aren’t a dog owner, then you likely don’t understand why this is extra obnoxious. Having a dog during firework season is like having a ball of anxiety attached to you that either shakes so hard your teeth chatter, yells so loud you can’t hear yourself think, or breaks your fence and runs away.

If you don’t keep an eye out for how hot your pet is getting, they can be at risk of heat stroke. Especially if your pet has a thick coat, they can get very hot very fast and end up overheated before you know it.

Bristle worms are sea creatures that have a gnarly sting that's even worse than any of the jellyfish you might encounter in the area.