Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking ...

I didn’t know what the future held for these dogs but I knew my colleagues and I were going to give them the best day we ...

This Giving Tuesday, the animals at one Philadelphia animal shelter need your help. ACCT Philly - Philadelphia's only intake shelter - is seeing an influx of animals coming in - around 6,000 dogs and ...

In this week's Shelter Me, we introduce you to a sweet ray of Sunshine from ACCT Philly. Shelter Me: Meet Sunshine from ACCT ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An 8-foot alligator named Big Mack was rescued from a North Philadelphia row home by ACCT Philly. Big Mack is the Philadelphia animal shelter's third gator rescued just this ...

The staffers at ACCT Philly are used to the odd turtle or rabbit rescue. But they got a lot more than they bargained for this past week, when three birds, two horses, a lizard and an alligator all ...

Amanda, a 4-year-old dog available for adoption at ACCT Philly, is considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to length of stay and lack of space for incoming dogs. (ACCT Philly) This story ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman in Philadelphia did the right thing to help out two abandoned tortoises. She found the reptiles in an alleyway off North American Street in the city's Hunting Park ...

A Philadelphia animal shelter needs help saving lives. ACCT Philly has more than 130 dogs in their shelter and over 150 cats — far more than the shelter can handle — and it has led to them having to ...

Ally and Gator, two pet alligators, were surrendered to ACCT Philly last week after their owner could no longer take care of them. Within five hours, the shelter found new homes for the reptiles. That ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) in Philadelphia is searching for homes for multiple roosters and pigs on Sunday. Officials say a crate full of chickens fell off a truck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week on Shelter Me, we're introducing you to Chloe from ACCT Philly. This adorable cat is so sweet and loves all people - and ...