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PHOTOS: DC athletes pose with furry friends for Humane Rescue Alliance

By Teta Alim

WASHINGTON — D.C. sports fans and avid animal lovers unite: A new book from the Humane Rescue Alliance features glossy photos of star athletes and some cuddly teammates.

“Dogs, Cats, Sports,” released Monday, includes photos of local athletes and sports media personalities with their pets and, sometimes, animals that can be adopted from the Humane Rescue Alliance.

“The intersection between our love of sports and the joy of pet ownership is a wonderful place, evident in the photographs contained in this book,” said the Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica, in the book’s forward.

All proceeds from the book will go to the Humane Rescue Alliance. Find the book here.

Check out some of the photos from the book below, featuring the Scherzers, the Wizards’ Bradley Beal and John Wall, the Capitals’ John Carlson and the Mystics’ Natasha Cloud.

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Here’s what to know about Timmy, the humpback whale whose life and death captivated Germany

By The Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — The remains of Timmy, the humpback whale whose life and death captivated Germany for months, will be turned into biodiesel as some of the mammal's bones are set to go to a Danish museum. A series of failed rescue attempts split the scientific community and a private initiative over whether it was more humane to let the weakened and sick animal die on its own or continue the efforts. The whale, nicknamed “Timmy” and “Hope” by German media, was found dead on May 14, stranded just off the small island of Anholt in the Kattegat, the broad strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. Here's what to know:
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