Recent VPI Hambone Award Nominees

• Jan

  Of Potbellies and Pills: One Pet Pig’s Overdosing Episode

  According to Teresa Praus-Choe of Las Vegas, Nev., her pig Crispy Bacon is quite a ham. Though she and her
• Dec

  Feline Falls from 11th Floor of Seattle High-Rise

  When Diana McDougle of Seattle finally gathered the courage to peer out of the 11th story window to the ground
• Nov

  Squabble with Skunk Leaves Spunky Pup Buried Alive

  Around 2:30 a.m., first responders from the Winslow Township Fire Department in Sicklerville, NJ apologized to Keith Wolfram and his
• Oct

  Ill-Fated Escalator Excursion Inflicts Travel Woes for Shiba Inu Jetsetter

  For Scott Thisdale of Wadsworth, Ill., his dogs are an extension of his family, which is why he did not
• Sep

  Canine’s Close Call with Vacuum Has “Hairy-Tail” Ending

  Angelo and Janice Donato of Pompton Plains, N.J., never worried that Havee, their hairy-tailed Havanese, would have an altercation with
• Aug

  Snapping Turtle Gets Snippy with Sniffing Retriever

  According to Susan Burr of Rocky Hill, Conn., her 7-year-old golden retriever Ginger has had her share of run-ins with