National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is recognized on April 30. This day is set to raise awareness for thousands of pets that are ...

Also known as the Sumatran tiger, this subspecies is critically endangered with only a few hundred individuals remaining in Sumatra. This is the smallest and most endangered of the five remaining ...

The main problem I see with first-time pets is that the new owner decides that the pet is more of a hassle than they expected ...

A huge shout-out to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter! Working at an animal shelter must be both incredibly rewarding and emotionally challenging. Every day, staff and volunteers care for so many ...

According to Human Animal Bond Research Institute, there is a link between human-animal interactions and healthy aging. Human-animal interactions specifically help in several areas including physical ...

A first-generation Illinois farmer says she’s found a unique answer to the “horsepower” needs of her specialty operation.

Jaquavian Devol, 21, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of aggravated animal cruelty, confinement of animals and ...

Naming all the creatures and plants in nature is no small task. Fortunate Phaka is a zoologist who has conducted the first ...

A perentie lizard in Dallas, an African penguin in Boston and an Oberhasli goat in Chicago are just a few recent examples of ...

The sarcastic fringehead might be a small breed, but it is also known to be extremely aggressive—even toward its own kind.

From a tiny snake to Fritz the hippo, zoo babies will be on display during May at the Cincinnati Zoo. (Provided by the ...

We use acupuncture and electroacupuncture to stimulate the goats’ large and accessory spinal nerves and the muscles in the animals’ legs and backs. This gives the goats more muscle function when the ...