Pets and Animals

Police in a Texas town had a run-in with one "baaaad" boy. 

Gramma, the San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident and one of the world’s oldest Galapagos tortoises, has died at the estimated age of 141.

With Thanksgiving just days away, one Austin family is dealing with a holiday headache they never expected, their pet turkey has vanished.

The positive samples were taken from deer at a facility owned by Ken Schlaudt, 64, of San Antonio. Schlaudt is tied to the ongoing “Ghost Deer" investigation, which authorities describe as one of the largest deer smuggling networks in state history.

A months-long investigation by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office ended Saturday night in the dismantling of a large, active dog-fighting ring, leading to the arrest of 45 individuals and the seizure of cash, narcotics, and firearms.

The U.S  Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new website to centralize federal  agencies as they work together to protect livestock, wildlife, and the public’s health against the New World screwworm parasite.

The Austin Police Department says it is reopening the case of an Austin grandmother who was attacked, and her small dog was stolen by three men.

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time ever issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World screwworm (NWS).  Now it’s doing the same approval to treat kittens and cats.

A grizzly bear attacked a group of students and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.

Five horses were rescued after being left alone and without care in the Hill Country. Their elderly owners died and weren't found for two weeks.

A viral outbreak that is hitting horses in Texas has canceled an upcoming rodeo event in Uvalde. The EHV-1 virus is highly contagious and has prompted a statewide alert from Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller.

The spread of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) has been reported by veterinarians after a barrel racing competition in the Waco area earlier this month.

Officials at the Indianapolis Zoo responded to a great ape escape on Friday.

The woman attempted using a metal trashcan and a cardboard box to get the raccoon out, but neither option worked.

A Texas couple came to the rescue of a sea turtle they found trapped between some rocks on the coast of Port Aransas.