Pets and Animals

Howl-oween is just around the corner.

Hurricane Ian causes devastating damage and flooding across Central Florida after making landfall in the state as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday.

A small staff at an animal shelter in Sarasota, Florida, managed to take care of over 100 cats and a four-day-old kitten even amid the wrath of Hurricane Ian. 

As Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday, millions of Floridians either evacuated or hunkered down at home. That included some of St. Petersburg’s most famous feathered friends.

A rare wild horse that was cloned in 2020 recently made his debut to visitors at the San Diego Zoo and is learning from Holly, a young female of his own species.

Video from Bonita Springs, Florida, shows the man carefully approach the cat and gently carry it to safety.

Officials at the Mirage Secret Garden and Habitat said an 11-year-old bottlenose dolphin named K2 died over the weekend.

A horse, a cow, a goat and two dogs are in the running to win the title of America's Favorite Pet.

Responders said some of the dogs had severe scarring, along with festering open wounds, lacerations, and abscesses.

A baby rat snake allegedly fell from ceiling at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky.

Leonard Maltin meets....Leonard Maltin? The film critic met with his furry namesake while attending Fantastic Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar.

"Shoebert" the seal made his way out of a local pond.

Why did the alligator cross the trail? To get to the other side, we think!

There are an estimated 20 quadrillion ants on the planet. That’s more than the number of birds and mammals on Earth combined.

In honor of National Dog Week, Tinder users are able to upload an adoptable shelter dog as one of their dating profile photos.

A Florida woman rescued an abandoned dog while she was walking her own dog on Wednesday. 

Rescue teams in Australia have saved 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week of more than 200 in a remote part of Australia’s island state of Tasmania.

The 1 in a million rare white black bear that was spotted in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula is believed to have been killed by wolves.

A woman who brought a wild raccoon into a North Dakota bar, which prompted state health officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure, is facing criminal charges.