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After a roadside accident, rescuers expected to treat an injured animal. What they discovered could change how we understand hybrids in the wild.
The furReal Newborn Kitty interactive toy is a great cuddle companion and teaches children how to care for a newborn pet.
It's a reminder that progress doesn't always mean a complete break from the past. Lawmakers advance historic ban on controversial hunting practice: 'If a domestic animal were treated in this way ...
The Abilene City Council amended an animal ordinance to better reflect state laws and local policies. The updated ordinance addresses aggressive dogs, selling animals in public and commercial ...
Animal control found a six-month-old kitten covered in oil and took him to a local shelter. He was nursed back to health and went viral on TikTok for his transformation.
Lost animals will have a greater chance of being reunited by their humans with the new expansion of the Check the Chip program. The program — run by the Lee County Domestic Animal Services ...
Fetch is a game inextricably tied to dogs. But new research shows that cats play fetch, too — maybe more than you thought. Approximately 40% of cats will bring back a thrown toy at least some of ...
And peacocks are far from the only exotic or novel animal species legal to own in Colorado. Here’s what to know about owning exotic and domestic animals as pets in the Centennial State.
Animal control officers in Milwaukee experienced a unique situation when they were called to round up a nearly 200-pound sheep wandering loose in the city.
A recent ruling by New York's high court laid the groundwork for the elimination of common law negligence actions concerning injuries by domestic animals, former judge George Heymann writes.
With 194 dogs under its care but only 149 kennels, the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission is at critical capacity and urgently seeking help. The publicly funded shelter, at 3839 W ...