plus, saving disabled animals. and, skunks, skunks, skunks! this is "animal rescue." [captioning made possible by thanks for joining us, i'm alex paen. the story you're about to see is truly an example of compassion and dedication by animal rescue heroes. watch. in northwestern colorado, scientists from colorado parks and wildlife, and colorado state university, are investigating the causes of declining populations of the mule deer. chuck: mule deer populations here and pretty much throughout the range in the western united states have declined anywhere from 50 percent to possibly 70 percent in the last 20 to 30 years. a lot of factors that have been related to that decline. alex: mule deer are found in western north america and named for their large ears, similar to mules, and unlike the related whitetail deer. the scientists believe a number of factors are affecting the mule deer population, including human expansion and urbanization, fire suppression efforts in the area, and energy development. chuck: we suppressed fire over long periods of time, and that's created

jason allswang/ccac somebody did try to abuse the animal and then drop the animal somewhere where they hoped it wouldn't be found? county code enforcment administrator jason allswang says while animal control didn't see specific signs of abuse on this horse, dumping dead animals is a serious problem. jason 5:03 when an animal is decomposing and other animals feed on that, if there is any disease in that animal we don't want it to spread throughout other animals and cause a on top of that, taxpayers foot the bill to remove the horse. jason 8:08 it's generally anywhere between $400 to $600. animal control says we also pay another price in the form of resources. jason 8:52 when somebody does do something like this and they dump an animal illegally out in the desert, it's taking away services from other people. that's why diann has a message from the horse community. diann 2:52 they will never bring their horse for whatever and just discard as a piece of trash. darcy tag at 10 pack . animal control says if your small pet passes away, you can bring it to an animal shelter for proper disposa

((shakala alvaranga)) >> good morning, kirsten and animal foundation to accept owned animals by appointments only. it's a way to not only find a home for more homeless animals, but to keep pets in their homes if possible as well. it's part of their initiative called mission : possible 20-20. the goal? to save the lives of all healthy and treatable animals by the year 2020. so how will this help pet owners? it mn the policy will also give the shelter an opportunity to anticipate the high volume of animals being surrendered by their owners. according to the animal foundation, several shelters have adopted this strategy and they've seen the changes: a decrease in euthanization, an increase in adoptions, and a reduction in owners surrendering their pets of up to 30 percent. ((shakala alvaranga)) this is how it'll work ... pet owners who want to surrender the animal foundation. from there, the shelter will determine the best possible outcome for the animal. reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. ((kirsten joyce)) >> shakala, what are the main reasons people are surrendering their pets. ? ((

big animals. they're big animals, safe as i can. the one thing you don't want to do is walk behind this guy. look how pretty. look how amazing. >> jimmy: wow. >> this is pretty amazing. jack our 2,000-pound bison, or buffalo. >> i thought it would be bigger. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so bison and buffalo are interchangeable terms? >> yes. in this case they are. it's not a true buffalo. it's a bison. but very often we just call them buffalo. what i want you to start with, this is the biggest animal i've brought to you, pet it. touch him right here. feel that fur. >> jimmy: okay. hi. i mean you no harm. >> those horns are one of his number one weapons. >> jimmy: one of his number one weapons? >> of course. the other is the head. he'll use his head as a battering ram if they decide to hang out with the ladies. so all year round, the ladies don't like them because they're too aggressive. the boys will form a bachelor herd. they hang out. they all wait. right around the rut the biggest boy gets to hang ou

>> we're a large animal hospital. i do a lot with horses. you name it, we've seen it. >> reporter: some of their past patients, elite athletes. >> it can be intimidating. and exotic animals like this zebra with arthritis. >> that one looks pretty close. >> that looks better. that looks good. >> reporter: today he's helping a horse who pulled up lame, who manages to stay pretty calm when his half ton patients get unruly, things can get dangerous fast. >> make a mistake with a dog or cat, you get bit, and it can be nasty. make a mistake with a large animal, and it could be deadly. >> can i look in your mouth? >> reporter: lindsey was one of his students. >> her temperature is 102.7. >> you have to learn about every species. it's all about taking whatever best going to help you. >> reporter: assisting him with c sections on cows. >> one thing i love is that you can be in one procedure in the morning and then suddenly you're pull good another procedure. your technique for large animals matters. there's always the chance f

first, dave salmoni is bunch of animals. he rents animals from a rental house. tonight dave's going to show us a golden eagle, a panther chameleon, a buffalo, i think a teen wolf, and -- [ laughter ] dave is backstage right now with what we saw just before the break. [ cheers and applause ] what is this animal's name? >> this is tucker. he's a red kangaroo. >> jimmy: is that a captain kangaroo or a regular one? >> i'm not sure he's a captain, i don't think he's been on a boat yet. >> jimmy: is that a special leash designed for kangaroos? >> specifically for this one, yes. >> jimmy: dave smuggled tucker from australia in his luggage, this is a coup. dave, we'll see you soon. i'd like for once if you could come out not bleeding. that would be -- >> i can't make that promise. >> jimmy: that would reassure me that everything's okay. doesn't look like that's going to happen. dave salmoni. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's always exciting doing the show. it's especially exciting on a night when we have animals here. we could all get killed for all we know. so thi

tonight as the animals come out. also tonight music from a rapper named desiigner who -- [ cheers and applause ] not only is he a rising star in the world of hip-hop, his big hit song "panda" is insanely popular with kids. kids love this song. i had three parents ask if they could bring their children to the show tonight. i guess it's because the song's called "panda." but the song really isn't about pandas. [ laughter ] right? does your son >> guillermo: no. >> jimmy: he doesn't? you're a lot of help tonight. let's try that again. does your son benji like the song "panda"? >> guillermo: oh, yeah, he love it. >> jimmy: thank you. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know. we'll send you to an improv class. >> guillermo: sure, whatever. >> jimmy: anyway, the words of the song go by so fast it's almost impossible to understand. in order to educate parents who street this afternoon, we played the song for pedestrians, we asked them to interpret the lyrics for us. and here's how that went. ? panda panda panda panda th

mike c: five of the animals were surrendered. several others were strays and 22 were taken from an apartment in the greater concord area where the shelter says they were living in sub par conditions. >> they thought there were only about a dozen animals and more and more as they went through the apartment, they found more. mike c: this little baby is hayley. at just 6 weeks old, she is adorable and in good health, as are most of the animals who were rescued. ear mites. right now, our biggest concern is making sure the adjustment period goes well. mike c: the rescue comes at a busy time for the shelter which is hosting one of its biggest fundraisers of the year on saturday. >> exactly what they're fundraising for are the animals that you see behind me and the different animals that we take in every single day. mike c: the animals can be adopted within a couple weeks. in the meantime help is welcome. >> anyone interested in helping to either clean a home or help take care of an animal. food particularly is purina 1. jean: we love t

. >> we are a large animal hospital. i do a lot with horses, and we treat goats, sheep, cow, pig, llama, alpaca, you name it, we've seen it. >> reporter: had some of their past patients, elite athletes like barbaro. >> it can be intimidating as a student. like a zebra with arthritis. >> that one looks pretty close. >> better. >> yeah. >> that looks good. >> as i drop this, he's like, ow, my foot hurts. >> reporter: today, helping a horse who pulled up lame who managed to stay calm. she was one of her students. >> her temperature's 102.7. you learn about every single species. it really is allit whatever learning experiences there are and applying them to how it's best going to help you. >> reporter: for the new vets, getting here was worth all the toil and sacrifice. do you love what you do? >> 100%. i can truly say there's not been a day that goes by that i'm not so happy with my choice. >> for "nightline," i'm lindsay davis in philadelphia. >> this starts on animal planet tomorrow night. >> that's cool. her advice? use

animal abuse stories haunt our headlines. the county created an animal abuse registry. it requires people convicted of abusing animals to register prohibits them adopting in the future. it requires buyers in pet stores to sign and affidavit that they are not on the registry. >> when we talk about an affidavit at the pet store, that animal is already out the door, already abused. it doesn't matter if they sign a piece of paper or not. >> reporter: anna think it is ordinance needs more work. that's when the fangs came out. >> there were accusations that forward. this is hoardly a political ploy. >> reporter: commissioner kevin beckner is behind the registry. he claims the animal advisory committee wants to rewrite it to get the credit. >> i think there are a couple of members that probably have other intentions and so, we can't deal with politics and ego that sits on the aac board. >> if we want to talk about this being a political thing, then we need to ask commissioner beckner why he chose a secret committee. >> reporter: hillsborough already has a not allowed to own an

more writing after a police involved shooting.or >> want to make a difference in the lives of local animals, the second annual dick goddard apl telethon is underway, we have more on how viewers are coming is very warm, already above 80 degrees and are we anticipating any rainfall for the weekend? >> saint elijah man who dedicated his life to keeping northeast ohio ones safe. >> paying respects to ohio stat trooper kenneth velez, as jessica dill joins us from elyria,m honor trooper ken velez. you can see there are hundreds of officers from acros the country now are taking part ceremony coming from all over t pay respects to officer kenneth velez. officers from canada, 29 different states filled the ewing center, about 2500 were i attendance, he has been a part of the highway patrol says 1988 started at the cne patrol post before transferring to elyria began at thes way the metro patrol post he was remembered today from his friends, superintendent of the highway patrol and from those who knew him, his three children.heh we are extremely proud of our father, he was part of an amazing brotherho

ray: it took in 68 animals at the same time a year ago it took in 21 animals. a majority of the cats and dogs were rescued from several more strays. 15 more on sunday including eight puppies that are very sick. the overflow of animals is forcing the staff to use the bathrooms as temporary homes. donations have been coming in, more money and tries are needed to help care for all of the >> we want to bring all of them up to late. ray: some of the animals will be available for adoption within the next couple of weeks. there are plenty of other animals there that need homes. if you would like to help, find information on how to make a donations by heading to the web site at wmur.com. in the studio, ray brewer, wmur news 9. erin: thank you. new on "daybreak," a woman from gilmanton is facing after she lead them on a chase while driving drunk. it all started shortly before 11:00 when belmont police say they clocked sherri driving 90 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone on route 106. officers tried to stop the pickup truck. it kept speeding into laconia and then

animal we don't want it to spread throughout other animals and cause a change in the ecosystem. on top of that, taxpayers foot anywhere between $400 to $600. animal control says we also pay another price in the form of resources. jason 8:52 when somebody does do something like this and they dump an animal illegally out in the desert, it's taking away services from other people. that's why diann has a message from the horse community. diann 2:52 they will never bring their horse for whatever reason and just dump it out animal control says if your bring it to an animal shelter for proper disposal. we have a link to more information on our website - ktnv dot com. darcy spears, 13 action news. > a toddler is making headlines this morning for her rebellious attitude. police catching her littering too many times...so officials are fed up. what they did about it -- next. plus -- a story too scary to imagine -- a peeping tom on the loose.. but it's what he's into that has students at a california north will keep us windy today we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became

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. >> 40 animals, rescued in just one day. we will tie you how they got here. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. news nine tonight. anchor: an epidemic gripping the nation is causing deadly effects here in the granite state. now the president has declared next week prescription opioid and heroin awareness week. good evening, i'm jeac wmur's cherise leclerc is live in the studio with how state leaders are using the national exposure to curb the effects of the drug on our streets. reporter: that is right. we spoke with the attorney general, us attorney and dea agent about the far-reaching effects of this crisis. they say not only is heroin one of the most dangerous drugs, it's being made far deadlier by fentanyl a powerful opioid mass distraction. reporter: powerful words from dea agent jon delena describing a drug whose own power seems to be taking over the nation. >> it is ravishing new hampshire, the whole country. reporter: attorney general joseph foster, us attorney emily rice and agent delena were in the news 9 stu