Everyone likes to think that their pups are the most loyal, but Vince Matteson of Portland, Oregon, has the video to prove it. Matteson has two golden retrievers, Ace and […]

Scientists have discovered the first instance of dwarfism in giraffes, finding two giraffes standing about 9 feet tall, 7 feet shorter than a typical adult giraffe. A team of conservation […]

The loss of a spouse is an incredibly difficult storm to weather. Add to that the loss of a beloved family pet, and the tragedy only increases. But that is […]

Last year started off poorly for Dylan Summers of Bourbon, Missouri, and his dog, Athena. Athena was hit by a car, resulting in surgery to amputate one of her back […]

If movies like “Temple Grandin” failed to persuade enough people to turn vegan, then perhaps the thought of someone dying after eating squirrel brains might. As the small game hunting […]

Grace Hamlin has been through a lot in her life. Adopted at a young age, she moved to America to be with her adoptive family. She was in the Army […]

The world doesn’t have to be saved all in one stroke, but a small act of kindness can have a powerful rippling effect — and oftentimes, that first opportunity to […]

For many people, pets are family. That’s what firefighter Ryan Balmer had in mind last weekend when battling a huge blaze and finding out a dog was trapped inside. The […]

When one hunter killed a deer in Minnesota, he got a surprise he never expected. The 10-point buck, killed near Lanesboro, Minnesota, in 2017, sported ear tags upon which someone […]

With consumer food prices in the People’s Republic of China still highly affected by an outbreak of African swine fever sweeping the nation’s pig herds during the last few years, […]

While 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride for many of us, Christmas 2020 is looking like the best yet for 20 pups and their new forever families. About six months […]

On Nov. 8, two mischievous American bulldog sisters named Brenda and Bianca escaped their yard in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and set off into the wide world together. Upon discovering her […]

Goldie — a pup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — hasn’t known much of life yet, but much of what she knew in her earliest days was misery. Starved. Neglected. Born […]

If there’s one thing that can unite people despite their differences, it’s animals. Pet owners share a bond forged by giving their hearts to their furry, scaled, or feathered friends […]

If you ever plan to punch a cop for no reason, it would be a good idea to check his cruiser for a K-9 insignia beforehand. For one New York […]

Many kinds of birds make long journeys every year, flying north in the spring and then south for the winter — but one little bird had an interesting stop along […]

It didn’t really matter that ol’ Max was deaf. Or that his eyesight wasn’t very good. Instead, the 17-year-old blue heeler had a loyalty that helped keep his tiny human […]

We have a lot of cat-related sayings in our culture: Cat got your tongue. Curiosity killed the cat. While the cat’s away, the mice will play. But on Nov. 18, […]

Few would disagree that lately, times have been hard. Families have been pushed to make decisions about work, school, life and even shopping that didn’t have to be made before. […]

No one in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, should ask “who let the dogs out” after residents voted in their fifth canine mayor. According to Election Day results from the Rabbit Hash […]

Sometimes our pets cause us grief. They chew on shoes that they shouldn’t, use our rugs as a toilet or dig into the garbage — but few of them cause […]