Fire helmet? Check. Gloves? Check. Axe? Check. Pet oxygen masks? Check. Increasingly, little oxygen masks for pets are becoming standard equipment for firefighters. Hoping to save cats, dogs and other pets caught in house fires, animal advocacy groups

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WINDSOR, Vermont (AP) -- At the Southeast State Correctional Facility, inmates are subjected to head counts several times a day. But not Ziggy, Marmalade, Smokey and Shane -- they come and go as they please. They're prison cats -- but only for now.

IMPORTANT STORY - HELP SUPPORT BUDDY'S lAW The state of Mississippi is cracking down on animal abuse. This past summer a man found a black lab puppy barely alive in a box. Someone had used PVC glue on the dog's eyes, ears and mouth and broken its legs.->

Three rare white tiger cubs delighted visitors at the Buenos Aires zoo on Thursday, tumbling in the grass of their enclosure in their first public appearance since being born late last year. Zookeepers said the birth of the blue-eyed Bengal tiger

A woman from Pittsburgh was surprised to find a package left on her doorstep by her ex-boyfriend. On the plus side, it was nicely wrapped in red bows and pink tissue paper, and came with a note saying 'I love you, Your Ben'. On the down side, it...

AN attempt to prosecute a man accused of putting down thousands of unwanted greyhounds was delayed again yesterday. Builders' merchant David Smith faces a charge brought by the Environment Agency relating to the disposal of the carcasses of up to 10,000

The shooting was described as "vile and disgusting" by District Judge Kristina Harrison as they narrowly escaped a jail term. Instead they were handed community sentences which the court requested should include some teaching about causing suffering...

Of all the protected and endangered species in the United States, none has provoked stronger feelings than the wolf, whether reviled or revered, says the New York Times. Many -- particularly in the northern Rockies -- would like to see large numbers of...

Palm Beach, Florida - Visitors to Palm Beach are being advised not to go in the water because of shark sightings. Warnings posted say hundreds of bull sharks and lemon sharks have been seen swimming along the surf, the sand bar and farther out in the