Behaviorist provides 'emotional' enrichment for animals at Boyd sanctuary
Louis Dorfman greets Louis, a Bengal tiger at International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Wise County. Photos by Scooter Smith.
Oct. 17, 2016
Animals
Feral pigs find home at Ellis County sanctuary
Feral hogs are the animal outlaws of Texas. The nonnative animals were introduced by early settlers. Domesticated pigs were released or escaped and became feral over the generations. Today an estimated 1.5 million feral pigs roam throughout much of the state.
Black Beauty Ranch open house offers fun trek for animal lovers
Rose, Hope, Tinkerbell, Garfunkel and Rufus are some of the pampered residents of Black Beauty Ranch. Photos courtesy of Black Beauty Ranch.
April 11, 2016
North Texan animal lovers can get a peek at a world renowned animal sanctuary when Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch hosts its annual open house Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Documentary sheds light on Dallas ecopreneur’s therapeutic friendship with dog
Dallas eco-preneur Tom Kemper named his green retail business Dolphin Blue after one of the most charismatic animals in the world. But it was a stray mutt he found on a Texas highway that gave him a new sense of purpose in recent years.
Former Dallas Cowboy David Carter to keynote at Black Vegetarian Society 'Meatout'
The self-titled “300-Pound Vegan” will share his journey into a plant-based lifestyle March 19 in DeSoto.
March 1, 2016
Is it possible to be a play on a pro football team with its high physical demands and be a vegan at the same time? Just ask 300-pound former Dallas Cowboy defensive tackle David Carter.