Pets and Animals

First responders leaped into action on Wednesday after a dog wandered onto a frozen lake in New Jersey.

When it comes to our furry friends, there are endless choices when it comes to cat and dog names.  The team at Rover.com has released their annual report of top cat and dog names.

Firefighters rescued a cat suffering from smoke inhalation after finding the home half engulfed in flames.

A shed on the property held a large amount of dog fighting equipment such as veterinary drugs and devices; anabolic horse steroids; a “breeding stand" used to forcibly breed dogs; training and execution items; and paper pedigrees documenting the fighting history of the dogs.

Firefighters used a 70-foot ladder truck and rope gear to rescue a deer trapped for a month in a retention pond.

Nearly 1,000 dogs across Fulton and DeKalb shelters urgently need adopters or fosters.

A dog food company recalled 300 cases of frozen food this week over possible plastic contamination.

The dog - who was microchipped - was recently found tied to the fence of a small shelter in Lincoln Park four years and seven months later - and 2,289 miles away.

A beloved black lab mix named Sadie had luck, lifeguards and an AirTag on her side when she escaped from the San Diego home she was visiting and got swept out to sea by a rip current.

A 73-year-old Morrow couple faces charges after authorities say they abandoned their dog Blu before a trip to Maui.

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.

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.

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.