Exclusive | Meet the wacky ‘pigeon girls’ adopting oft-hated ‘rats with wings’ who swear they make lovable pets: ‘They’re amazing creatures’

Exclusive | Meet the wacky ‘pigeon girls’ adopting oft-hated ‘rats with wings’ who swear they make lovable pets: ‘They’re amazing creatures’

When Bimini Wright, a 38-year-old Brooklyn writer and performer, embarked on a routine subway ride back in September 2025, she did not expect to return home with a pigeon. Wright first found the then-squab, which she has since named Smidgen, “stumbling around” a subway platform off the Q line during a Monday morning rush hour. … Read more

‘Lovable’ dog stung 700 times by bee swarm: ‘He’s part of our family’

‘Lovable’ dog stung 700 times by bee swarm: ‘He’s part of our family’

Chance, a 100-pound Rottweiler-pit bull mix, died Sunday night in a California animal hospital after a swarm of bees stung him more than 700 times. On May 16, Brittany and Brian Engen’s dog Chance, 2, was playing outside in their Lake Matthews yard when a neighbor, Tommy Baker, attempted to remove a large bee hive that … Read more