Before today, Ric O'Barry was best known as the dolphin trainer for the hit TV series flipper. This year, he may be better known for inspiring National Geographic photographer Louis Phihoyos to create the documentary The Cove,...

The Dearborn Animal Shelter has stopped accepting pet adoption applications for the day. The announcement comes in the wake of high interest caused by the large number of requests to help after the discovery of 112 live Chihuahuas in a house

After years of debate, court cases and bureaucratic wrangling, on May 4 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is due to remove gray wolves from the endangered and threatened species list in Idaho, Montana and parts of Utah, Oregon and Washington.

The State of Alaska is stepping up efforts to fight a pair of recent listings under the Endangered Species Act -- and proceeding cautiously with the reintroduction of a third species to the state -- arguing that federal protections are unwarranted and

One of Belfast Zoo's best-loved animals has died Jack the white tiger came to Belfast from Colchester Zoo in April 1998 along with Jill, the zoo's other tiger. The pair shared an enclosure for nine years until Jill died of kidne

Regardless of the circumstances, people who attempt to adopt a wild baby animal actually harm the creature instead of helping it. Once taken under human control, the animals imprint on humans and they can never be safely returned to the wild.

Sixty-nine dogs and puppies were rescued Tuesday from what officials are calling an unlicensed and substandard puppy mill located just south of Rolla.

According to the Hollywood police report, Devon Andrews was cruelly torturing his puppy, named "Scooby-Doo" by repeatedly throwing a football at the dog, which was tied up to a chain link fence with his mouth tied shut with a rope.

Just 10 blocks from a city animal shelter, a Staten Island man allegedly chose to dump two dogs in a city park, instead. The ironic thing is, the accused animal abuser, Tyrone Walker, 41, claims to be a city parks supervisor himself.

Two months after surgery to remove the bullet from his back, the spry little dog gets around just fine, with or without the specially fitted cart that does the work for his paralyzed back legs.