Pets and Animals

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time ever issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World screwworm (NWS).  Now it’s doing the same approval to treat kittens and cats.

A grizzly bear attacked a group of students and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.

Officials at the Indianapolis Zoo responded to a great ape escape on Friday.

Two Coolidge men have been indicted on 80 counts of cockfighting following a months-long investigation by the Pinal County Attorney's Office.

The woman attempted using a metal trashcan and a cardboard box to get the raccoon out, but neither option worked.

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee research documenting their personalities and use of tools, is being remembered at a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital.

Police in Berks County say a dog accidentally caused a shotgun to go off inside of a home, striking its owner in the back.

Marble, a severely emaciated 5-year-old Cane Corso, was found abandoned on the side of a north Phoenix road by Ethan Milton, who rescued her after finding no available shelters on Halloween night.

Authorities in Mississippi say a second escaped monkey has been shot and killed following a truck crash that released several primates along Interstate 59 near Heidelberg.

A burro was safely rescued after its four legs became stuck in a cattle guard on the I-40 frontage road in Mohave County, thanks to the persistent efforts of several Mohave County Sheriff's Office employees and local civilians.

Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady revealed his dog, Junie, is actually a clone of his former pet thanks to a Texas-based biotech company.

The monkey was captured in previous viral video swinging from the store's rafters after being spooked by a Halloween animatronic.