PAWS Chicago hosts annual Fur Ball benefiting homeless pets

PAWS Chicago hosted their 21st annual Fur Ball Friday night — a pet friendly black-tie event to raise money for homeless pets.

Leo the red panda has died at Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield Zoo announced Wednesday that Leo, the zoo’s 5-year-old red panda, had died.

Cook County man sentenced to prison for beating dog with belt

"What I find particularly alarming in this case is the amount of pain and suffering Mr. Lewiel inflicted upon a small, defenseless dog," Berlin said.

Over 300 pets spayed during PAWS Chicago's first Spay Day Marathon

PAWS Chicago assembled a team of eight elite spay and neuter surgeons supported by vets and volunteers from across Chicagoland for the first-ever Spay Day Marathon. 

Springfield mountain lion sedated, taken to Indiana refuge

A mountain lion that roamed residential neighborhoods in Springfield was sedated Friday and taken to an Indiana sanctuary that houses big cats, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said.

After being surrendered to shelter, 19-year-old dog showered with love by best friends

Annie, a 19-year-old Labrador retriever mix, is crossing off a bucket list of adventures in her last days at a loving foster home — thanks to two best friends and roommates.

Dog caught running off with human head in Mexico

A law enforcement official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the head and other body parts had been left in an ATM booth in the town of Monte Escobedo late Wednesday.

Tree housing bald eagle nest in Mooseheart comes crashing down

A giant eagle nest crashed to the ground Wednesday morning in Mooseheart, Illinois, ending more than a decade of great birdwatching.

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium wants you to name one of their new otters

The Shedd Aquarium is hosting a vote to name one of their two new otters who made their way to Chicago from California!

'Rare' blonde wolf captured on camera by Minnesota researchers

Researchers in northern Minnesota captured a blonde wolf on a trail camera, calling the coloring of the wolf "very rare" for the area.