Elephant escapes circus, stops traffic: Video

An elephant escaped the circus and stopped traffic in Butte, Montana, this week. 

BARK Air launches luxury airline for dogs

BARK, the dog toy company, is launching a jet charter service with "white paw service" at a cost of up to $16,000 for a round-trip ticket for one dog and its owner.

Charlotte the stingray: Aquarium gives update on fish with virgin pregnancy

Charlotte the stingray, pregnant despite having no male companion, “continues to be healthy," according to a new update from aquarium staff.

K-9 officer stabbed in line of duty, recovering at animal hospital

A K-9 officer from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was stabbed during duty while responding to a report of a suicidal individual armed with a knife on March 29.

'Mountain lion' turns out to be chonky cat, police admit

A large cat seen in a South San Francisco residential area, initially mistaken for a mountain lion, was confirmed by police to be an oversized domestic or feral feline.

Pets and the solar eclipse: What to know

While some abnormal animal behavior has been recorded during eclipses of the past, don’t expect anything unusual from your pets. But there are a few things you can do to make sure they’ll stay safe.

Firefighter adopts puppy rescued from house fire

A puppy that survived serious injuries in a house fire found a very special forever home. Now, he'll tour schools to teach the importance of fire safety.

First-of-its-kind bill could limit bulldog, pug breeding

The bill wouldn’t single out any specific breeds but aims to limit the intentional breeding of animals that have identical physical deformities that negatively impact their health.

Punxsutawney Phil and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies

Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days.

Wisconsin Humane Society Pet Telethon; you can still help

A great big THANK YOU to everyone who called this morning and donated to the FOX6 and Wisconsin Humane Society Pet Telethon.

Most expensive, affordable cities to own a pet: Rover report

Some people have either delayed or decided to not have children altogether and instead got a pet because they claim pets are more affordable.

Goat tests positive for avian influenza — a first in the United States

A goat kid in Stevens County, Minnesota, has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), marking the first case in the United States of bird flu in a domestic ruminant. 

Firefighter rescues cat from smoldering house in Connecticut

After putting out a house fire in Meriden, Connecticut, on March 15, there was still one job left for the responding crews: to rescue a cat that was looking a little worse for wear, and sitting on an upstairs balcony.

Dog parasite detected in Colorado River for 1st time, originating from other states

A parasite that can potentially kill dogs has been discovered for the first time in the Colorado River in Southern California, a study from University of California, Riverside said.