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This year, dog poisonings in Shreveport's Broadmoor neighborhood have left local dog owners fearful that their pet could be next. Sadly, one resident had that fear realized when she discovered her pit bull poisoned.

Halloween is one of the oldest holidays in the world, with origins dating back thousands of years. Of course, dressing pets up in Halloween costumes isn't as old, but it's easily one of the best parts of the holiday.

Manta and the related stingrays get a bad rap for their weird faces, creepy shapes and penchant for photobombs. But in reality, they just want a little attention. This funny Vine video shows a manta ray bobbing up and down in a water tank while an off-screen videographer says 'hey!' How can you know acknowledge such an act of cuteness?

Braveheart's abuser has been identified and he turned himself in to the Caddo Correctional Center this past Friday. The person who allegedly abused Braveheart, the 4-month-old pitbull puppy found emaciated, locked in a storage unit, chained to a car without benefit of food, water or even something to lay on, is 31-year-old Gabriel Sinclair Lee of the 3100 block of Devaughn Street in Shreveport. Lo

We're not exactly sure what the owner of this lost dog was thinking when they created this poster. Do they actually want their missing pooch to be found? Or is this just a silly prank?

We knew Mudstock attendees were party animals, but they took it one step further -- by actually bringing their pets to River Run ATV Park! We saw dogs cruising on ATVs, cats loafing near the front office, a lemur making new friends and even an uninvited raccoon with a taste for tortilla chips.

It’s not just humans who need to buckle up.

Brace yourself for cuteness the likes of which you may have never seen.

Yes, fire fighters are rough and tough. They charge in to burning buildings, they're always in harm's way, but their main goal is to save lives. Even if that life is that of kitten only weeks old.

When KTXL FOX-40 news reporter Sabrina Rodriguez signed on for a meeting with a baboon named Mickey, we doubt she expected it to be so hands-on.

You have to watch this dog save a baby from crawling into the ocean in Turkey.

We're not all that shocked by giant reptiles here in Louisiana. Then again, we don't often wake up and see one sleeping under our beds. A man in Zimbabwe, Africa got the shock of a lifetime when he woke up to find a vicious crocodile under his bed.