Pets and Animals

The city of Taylor loves its ducks so much that they’ve named streets after them and turned the bird into the school district’s and the city’s mascot, but right now, they actually have too many of a certain kind of duck.

Your chances of finding a pet-friendly rental are higher in some cities than others. Here's the list.

The federal government plans to combat flesh-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock by dropping millions of sterile flies from airplanes over Texas and Mexico.

The adventurous swine brought traffic to a halt on Interstate 26 in Chapin, prompting trooper Matthew Bullard to respond to the scene.

The City of Leander has installed its first microchip scanning station to make it easier for owners to be reunited with lost pets.

A Houston homeowner was surprised to find a large alligator in his front yard as he tried to leave his house on Tuesday morning.

The bear tips the can, rotates it, pushes it, and climbs on top of it in a desperate - yet entertaining - attempt to get it open.

Animal shelters across the Austin area are letting people adopt an animal for their own price.

Residents in Hays County are on alert after a flyer was shared online, warning of a recent bear sighting in a Buda neighborhood.

Firefighters found "eight little pups" hiding in a den as they extinguished a brush fire in Southern California this week.

The merger between the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter and the Georgetown Animal Shelter will be official next month and will come with some changes.

Austin Air Conditioning donated A/C to puppies housed at the Texas Humane Heroes.

A trip to a McDonald's ended in a large exotic snake being removed from the drive-thru over the weekend in North Carolina.

Once rescued, the mother bird could be seen in the heartwarming video, snuggling her baby.

Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue treated victim with leg lacerations at Coligny Beach Park just days after similar incident.