Pets and Animals

"This has never happened before here," said Scott Carter, the Chief Life Science Officer with the Detroit Zoological Society.

A Bellevue woman received a settlement of $125,000 after her tabby cat Miska was accused of trespassing in a Bellevue neighborhood.  

“He was then accidentally taken home by a local family after they mistakenly identified him as a lost puppy,” the Cape Wildlife Center shared on social media.

Smithsonian National Zoo officials say 25 American flamingos and a pintail duck were killed by a wild fox that entered the Zoo's outdoor flamingo habitat Monday.

The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country.

Research confirms what dog lovers know — every pup is truly an individual.

Rosie, the faithful companion of a terminally ill Philadelphia woman, receives hundreds of adoption requests from people all over the country.

A comprehensive new assessment of thousands of reptiles species has found that 21% are considered endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable to extinction.

If you're uncomfortable outside in the hot weather, your pet feels the same way.

"There's nowhere else to put them. They're just going to have to weather it. I got to just pray … this is bad," Hollie Wilson said after a blizzard left seven of her horses shivering uncontrollably for three days.

A recent study suggests that kisses from dogs may contain antibiotic-resistant strains of bacterial infection that may be deadly to humans.

The puppy had burnt plastic all over his body and face before firefighters rescued him from the burning debris.

A deer with warts all over its body has prompted concerns in one Colorado town.

A recent study shows less than 5% of dog owners are following FDA guidelines when it comes to feeding their pets.