Rancher gets emotional after losing horses and baby goats in California wildfire

A dog trainer and rancher from Solano County who said she has lived through 14 fires lost dozens of horses and baby goats in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, one of the largest wildfires burning in California.

Beaver rescued from Murphy Park drainage hole in Taylor

The City of Taylor Animal Shelter says that an irrigation company working in Murphy Park called them Wednesday about a beaver they found stuck in a drainage hole. 

Ohio officer rescues puppy trapped in hot vehicle

A police officer in Miami Township, Ohio, smashed a car window to rescue an unresponsive puppy lying on the floor of the vehicle on August 16.

Missing, mistreated tigers, ligers, wolves described in USDA reports on Joe Exotic's former zoo

An Oklahoma zoo once owned by Joe Maldonado-Passage, AKA Joe Exotic, will soon become the property of Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue and Exotic's chief rival in the Netflix show "Tiger King."

"Horrific cruelty": $5K reward for info on killing of 5 horses near Pearland

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for killing and dismembering five horses near Pearland since May.

Harris Co. judge declines to deem dog dangerous after attack

After Annie bit a woman civil papers were filed by the victim asking that Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Lincoln Goodwin deem Annie a dangerous dog.

Florida man arrested for possession of child porn, animal cruelty, and bestiality, deputies say

They said that officers recovered Jobe's phone from a robbery last month and discovered disturbing files on the device, including about 1,400 files of child pornography and a video of the man sexually abusing a dog. 

National Zoo’s panda Mei Xiang showing possible signs of pregnancy

Smithsonian’s National Zoo vets identified tissue consistent with fetal development during giant panda Mei Xiang’s ultrasound.

Tabby cat plays piano to tell owners he's hungry

A musically-inclined tabby cat named Wilson plays a miniature piano next to his food dish to let his owners know it's time for dinner.

North Carolina dog diagnosed with COVID-19 dies

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in June that dogs, cats and a few other animals types are able to contract COVID-19, it is rare for animals to pass it on to their owners or vice versa.