Pets and Animals

Criminal charges against the suspect who was accused of abandoning Troopers the dog along I-75 during Hurricane Milton evacuations were dropped by the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office. 

A dog was left in the pouring rain chained to a fence in southern Connecticut, as a nor'easter brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the area earlier this week.

Heads turned, eyes stared, and jaws dropped as if they had never seen a mini-cow on a boat trolling through Pinellas County waters.  

A wounded jaguar struggling to cross Brazil’s Rio Negro was rescued by officials near Manaus after spending hours in the water.

One theory behind the impressive journey is that Opie, while lost, was mistakenly thought to be dumped and unwanted. They might’ve then scooped him up to save him.

One year ago, an abandoned Bull Terrier was left for dead, chained to a fence along Tampa's Interestate 75 as storm surges from Hurricane Milton rushed around the poor pup.

A woman is heartbroken from a months-long search for her lost puppy and is considering legal action against the vet clinic that installed her dog's microchip.

A beloved Richmond Lowe’s store cat named Francine has been safely reunited with her home after an unexpected 85-mile journey to North Carolina.

Actor and singer Tyrese Gibson was arrested and booked into the Fulton County Jail early Friday on a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals.

A deceased bat found in Georgetown has tested positive for rabies.

Nineteen dogs were rescued from a home in Bastrop County. Some are now available for adoption at the Austin Humane Society.

Actor and singer Tyrese Gibson admitted through his attorney that his dogs killed a neighbor’s dog while he was away.

An arrest warrant has been issued for actor Tyrese Gibson after police say his Cane Corso dogs killed a neighbor’s pet in Buckhead, with officials citing prior warnings and a history of the dogs running loose.

The National Marine Fisheries Service on Monday announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to a balding man with a hunting knife whom they say was observed decapitating a dead sea lion.

Firefighters in Colorado Springs rescued a deer that became stuck in an iron rod fence.