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Customer Service With a Purr

Columbia has a fun assortment of office pets  They aren’t paid employees, unless you count…

Featured Blue Winged Teal Flock In Flight Eagle Bluffs Dennis Smarr

COMO’s Fauna From A to Z

A coyote suddenly appears. Or was it already there, stealthily entering your subdivision under the…

Featured Cmhs Adoptable Dogs

Puppy Love

Four dog-loving volunteers and staff members from the Central Missouri Humane Society (CMHS) dropped by…

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Dyeing to Stand Out

Imagine this: It’s a perfect day in Columbia. You’re out for a casual afternoon stroll,…

Four dogs stand in a leaf-strewn yard, enjoying the pet-friendly neighborhood. A brindle and a brown dog sniff the ground, while a white dog looks upward. Near the fence, a smaller black and white dog plays. A chain-link fence and trees provide a rustic backdrop.

What the Dog Wants

It started when our neighbors found our dog, Ernie, in their house. Ernie had dug…

Featured Trapped Community Cats In The Back Of A Car

Corralling Cats on the Prowl  

Barnie was lost or abandoned. He looked and acted like any other stray cat, frightened…

A military veteran and a trained service dog walk side by side along a paved trail.

Retrieving Freedom: Enhancing Lives One Dog at a Time

Visiting a grocery store is an everyday activity many people do without a second thought.…

Turkey vulture showing wingspan from Raptor Rehabilitation Project at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Under Their Wing

The golden eagle Myria was a rare and magnificent sight in Missouri. According to the…

Lucky and Bean Baby the Guinea Pigs

Adventures in Science

An inside look at the Jefferson Middle School Zoo.

Creature Comforts: Golden Retriever on bridge

Creature Comforts: Providing Adventure for Pups

Animals crave and thrive on exercise, just like people do. One local business makes it…

Kylie Somraty and her pup, Coco.

Patio Dogs Create ‘A Great Vibe’  

Patio Dogs Create ‘A Great Vibe’ in Downtown Columbia for students

Zane and Emily sitting in the Animal Control office.

A Day in the Life of Animal Control

At only 8 in the morning, Kevin Meyers, the animal control supervisor for the Columbia/Boone…