Pets and Animals

The Leesburg Police Department has made an arrest in the case of a man who attempted to shoot a dog, but instead shot the dog's owner, killing him. 

Dozens of hippos who descended from the ones brought to Colombia by onetime drug kingpin Pablo Escobar will be killed as the South American nation looks to control its population.

For NASA astronaut Christina Koch, the journey of nearly 700,000 miles around the moon ended with a welcome that was decidedly down to earth.

One of the Antarctic’s most well-known and beloved animals is at the brink of extinction, and environmentalists are calling it a "stark warning" of the threat of climate change.

Neighbors in Killarney, Ireland got a rude awakening when a dog started honking a car horn while waiting for its owner to come back.

A man and woman are facing child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a "filthy" home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel.

Maricopa County deputies arrested eight people after raiding an active cockfighting ring in the West Valley over the weekend.

Sugar, a beloved surfing dog from California and the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, has died at age 16 after battling cancer.

A 52-year-old Asian elephant named Alice briefly escaped her enclosure at Albuquerque’s ABQ BioPark on Sunday morning and wandered the zoo.

A family in Kasson-Mantorville is searching for answers and support after their dog, Rival, was shot multiple times while in his own backyard.

A Kansas cat’s attempt to avoid a trip to the vet led to an unexpected rescue after it became trapped inside a reclining chair.

A Florida homeowner captured a tense and unusual moment when his house cat came face-to-face with a young alligator just outside his home.