Humane Society

Newt the cat — who became a cultural phenomenon for the bikers, runners and walkers of the Nickel Plate Trail in Edwardsville — died over Memorial Day weekend. The news of the cat’s passing prompted hundreds of tributes.

The humane society’s executive director noticed the ceiling sagging in one of the main parts of the shelter, which currently has more than 700 dogs and cats.

The Prairie State will have the most expansive ban in the nation on the sale of endangered and threatened species after a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed this summer takes effect in January. That’s according to the Illinois director of the Humane Society of the United States.

After a soft opening earlier this spring, the Humane Society of Missouri launched the first Integrated Veterinary Pain Management Center in St. Louis on June 1.

The Metro East Sanitary District has ended a feral cat program, aimed to save cats from being euthanized. They hunt for levee-damaging rodents. The Metro East Humane Society says political power moves may have led to cat neglect and possible death.

Missouri is home to 22 of the 100 puppy mills on the Humane Society of the United States’ most recent list of known problem dealers, topping the list for…

Linda Braboy explained her method for trapping feral cats, as she pushed her walker down an alley near Fairground Park on a chilly November Saturday.She…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri Republican Party has endorsed the proposed “Right To Farm” constitutional amendment set for the November ballot.The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2013 - Careful on that kitten or puppy for ChristmasWhile the idea of giving your children…

The Humane Society of Missouri seized more than 250 domestic and farm animals from a property in Franklin County Tuesday for "deplorable" living…