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A Ridgefield couple believes the grain-free food they fed their three-year-old dog Kilo contributed to his death.

A team at a veterinary school in France is training dogs to identify the scent of people infected with COVID-19. Researchers hope this could provide an effective and cost-effective mitigation tactic in the near future.

Authorities say about 50 animals living in overcrowded, filthy conditions have been rescued in New Hampshire and have been relocated to the Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals in Stratham following an animal cruelty complaint.

A Pompano Beach firefighter found herself dealing with a different kind of emergency when she found a puppy abandoned in a crate at her station.

A kitten that was found encased in hardened spray foam is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from a garbage can by an Oregon sanitation worker, authorities said Thursday. The sanitation worker was using a hydraulic arm to empty a trash can near Hillsboro, Oregon, but the can wouldn’t empty, said Washington County sheriff’s Deputy Brian van...

A small dog was on the brink of death after it was covered in 100,000 fleas. With the help from a team of veterinarians at Nanaimo SPCA on Vancouver Island, the 14-year-old terrier named Rascal was given another lease on life.

The second that dog shelter owner Rochelle Steffen first laid eyes on a tiny “unicorn” puppy that has a tail growing out of his face, she had two thoughts. “I looked at him, and I was like, ‘This is the most ridiculously adorable puppy I’ve ever seen,” Steffen told TODAY. “Then my million-dollar question was, ‘Did the tail wag?”’ Steffen,...

Vino Rosso won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 4 1/4 lengths, drawing away from 5-2 favorite McKinzie down the stretch of a race marred by a fatal injury to a 15-1 long shot on Saturday night.

A herd of wild elephants was swept away by raging waters in a national park in Thailand, drowning six, while rangers helped steer two of the animals out of a deep ravine. Staff at Khao Yai National Park discovered the two struggling elephants and the carcasses after dawn Saturday near the Haew Narok waterfall, also known as the Ravine of...

The owners of a 10 1/2-year-old French bulldog are suing a West Hollywood-based dog walking company after their pet was run over by an SUV in March and later died of its injuries, allegedly due to the inattentiveness of its walker.

Seemingly sick foxes have been seen all over Quincy, Massachusetts, but a likely explanation has been found.

Los Angeles resident Constance Melkonian was seeking an explanation from the dog sitting company Rover after her 9-month old pug Shrimp died while being cared for by a Rover app sitter.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information about a severely emaciated dog that was found in Canton, Massachusetts in a condition that shocked shelter staff and veterinarians. The dog, who has since been named “Glitch,” was found near Massasoit Community College’s campus in Canton. Glitch was brought to MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston’s Jamaica Plain last month by...

Consumer Reports recommends talking to your veterinarian before giving your pet CBD.

Animal rights groups are asking lawmakers in Massachusetts to prohibit the sale of pets from breeders who mistreat them. Advocates are pushing for a ban on animals from out-of-state commercial breeding facilities known as “puppy mills” being sold in the Bay State. They have the support of some lawmakers, but they are also facing opposition from the pet industry.

A Massachusetts man is facing charges after police say he struck a crying puppy with a guitar before assaulting his girlfriend last month, an incident that she said left her bruised. Thomas L. Mitchell Jr., 45, of Auburn, was arraigned June 24 in Worcester District Court on charges of assault and battery on a family or household member, animal cruelty...

Animal shelters across the country cite higher lost pet intakes on July 5th than on any other day of the year. For too many dogs and cats, fireworks displays cause them to bolt from their homes in a blind panic.

A Long Island woman is standing trial after her dog died in her vehicle while she toured downtown Salem, Mass. in October 2017, the Salem News reports.

A Long Island woman is standing trial after her dog died in her vehicle while she toured downtown Salem, Mass. in October 2017, the Salem News reports.

Seven dogs that were among nearly 200 rescued from deplorable conditions at a property in New Jersey last week have been transferred to adoption centers in Massachusetts.