PAWS Chicago seeks homes for 200 pets during annual holiday adoption event
Beginning Friday, Chicago's largest no-kill animal shelter will kick off its annual Holiday Adopt-A-Thon.
Cats vs. dogs: How pet ownership shaped the 2024 presidential election
A survey of over 120,000 voters found that pet ownership played a unique role in the 2024 presidential election.
Video: Playful fox jumps around on slippery, snow-covered car
A man’s car became a fox’s winter playground amid a snowstorm earlier this month.
Woman serves Thanksgiving feast to neighborhood animals
A woman in Ohio served a Thanksgiving feast to the neighborhood animals.
Police seek suspect after dog is thrown from car window, euthanized after broken spine
Police in Commerce City, Colorado, are searching for the individual who threw a dog from a car window on November 23, causing a broken spine.
How volunteers, fosters help PAWS Chicago save thousands
One local animal rescue has more than 1,000 volunteers helping at any given time and hundreds more foster parents.
Watch: Adorable cat rescued from drainpipe
The cat was not injured after firefighters removed the animal from the drainpipe.
Virginia father dies in New York plane crash while transporting rescue dogs
A Virginia father known for his dedication to rescuing animals and flying died Sunday in a plane crash in New York.
What happens when hungry cow won't leave? Hilarious encounter captured on video
A comical video captured in Virginia shows a cow leaning into a car window and licking a laughing woman as she fed it.
Canadian zoo blames human error for gorilla’s tragic death: 'She will be deeply missed by all'
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo in Canada attributed the tragic death of a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla, Eyare, to human error.
Lockport's Big Run Wolf Ranch offers up-close look at Kuma the bear and other wildlife
This week's Orange Friday took a unique turn with a visit from Kuma the Bear, a 500-pound black bear who has spent most of his life at Big Run Wolf Ranch in Lockport.
Illinois State Police K9 Officer Riggs dies after cardiac event
Illinois State Police K9 officer Riggs has died after suffering a cardiac event, the agency announced Thursday.
Watch: Great white shark swims close to Australian surfers
A group of surfers had a close encounter with a great white shark off the coast of Emerald Beach, New South Wales, on November 13.
Animal shelter asks for help after man surrenders nearly 1,000 mice
The mice are continuing to multiply and the animal shelter is asking for the public’s help.
Wild horse shot, killed; officials offer $19,000 reward for information
Pyrite is the third wild horse to be shot and killed in the Onaqui Herd Management Area over the last 20 months.
Photos: See lone emperor penguin 1st to swim from Antarctica to Australia
A lone emperor penguin was found malnourished on a popular beach after making the shocking 2,200 mile swim from Antarctica to Australia.
Police respond after owner accidentally takes python to Chili's
The python was found slithering in the parking lot of the restaurant and was later reunited with its owner.
Emperor penguin found in Australia, thousands of miles from home
The penguin, found malnourished far from its Antarctic home, is being cared for by a wildlife expert.
Escaped monkeys update: 1 safe, 42 still loose
Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed.
43 monkeys escape from South Carolina primate research facility
Dozens of young, female monkeys have escaped from a primate research facility in South Carolina.