The world's oldest spider web spun when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth has been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber.

The most recent episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives, which aired on Sunday, October 25, featured a young chimpanzee "actor" wearing clothing and exhibiting a fear grimace. This expression, which looks like a human smile, is a sign of the abusive,

Greenland usually brings to mind images of ice, snow, and people living natural lives with their animals. However, the grim reality for 21,000 dogs used for dogsledding in Greenland is that they spend their short lives chained outdoors in all weather

Compassionate members of the armed forces have contacted PETA about reports of cruelty to animals in their own ranks. Complaints have included depictions of livestock who were attacked with grenades, the gunning down of dogs for what appears to be

A Virginia couple recently awoke and were startled to find that their dog had been up to no good. Well, let us clarify: The no-good dog had managed to rack up more than $60 in charges by chewing on a remote control. Bad dog.

A bull is scheduled to be tortured to death this year during an annual ritual held in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The First Fruits Festival, which occurs annually on the first Saturday in December, is a Zulu cultural event intended to celebrate the

Some Halloween enthusiasts will spend our most ghoulish holiday celebrating fictional beasts (werewolves and the like) and famous, fictional freaks (classics like Frankenstein, newfangled ones like Pinhead).

We told you last month that the Pennsylvania-based group Main Line Animal Rescue, best known for using a Chicago billboard to convince Oprah Winfrey to air an exposé about the cruelties dogs endure in puppy mills, is trying a new tactic in its battle on

Timely reminder for pet parents: Most folks know that chocolate poses a big danger to dogs. But fewer know that another common candy ingredient, xylitol (a sugar substitute often found in candy and chewing gum), can be almost, if not equally, dangerous

It's Halloween, the spookiest night of the year! Tonight is the night ghosts and goblins glide past your door looking for treats and handouts. Better give them some or you're likely to be the victim of a prank, or worse