Remember Saffron the opossum? After the rat-tailed pet marsupial was seized by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officers during Carnival 2024, he seemed to vanish as completely as Amelia Earhart.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There was some ruff competition in this year’s Jacksonville’s Cutest Pet competition, but one pup managed to claw her way to the top of the podium. Daisy Belle, a 10-year-old ...