Pets and Animals

"Zola has always had a very maternal side and we have often caught her playing with rocks and building nests for her stones, even picking them up and carrying in her leg pocket."

The suspect, 21-year-old Gabriela Barrera, admitted to officers she taped the dogs' snouts shut to keep them from barking and nipping at the other dogs.

A young black bear scared a man as he relaxed outside his Asheville, North Carolina, home on Wednesday.

Earlier this month Vinny, the 11-year-old Maltese-Dachshund mix, heard his brother shrieking in pain after a coyote attack in their backyard. He jumped in to save him.

Goats are used to graze CA vegetation which could dry out during the summer, provide tinder for wildfires

A black bear wandered into a home in upstate New York, and a security camera captured Harper the dog bravely rushing toward the animal, scaring it away.

Video shows the bear dragging a container of cupcakes from the bakery garage into the parking lot. The animal ate 60 cupcakes in total.

Opponents of the bans argue that sometimes declawing is appropriate for cats and their owners

Seven horses died from training or racing injuries at Churchill Downs leading up to the 149th Kentucky Derby on May 6, including two on the undercard.

Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her front leg during Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized following a similar injury just before the finish line in Friday’s seventh race.

Faint chirping inside a carry-on bag at the Miami airport caught the attention of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.

The dog became injured and too exhausted to make the long trek back down the mountain, according to the rescue crew.

So far, eight adorable hatchlings have left the nest and are exploring their habitats.