After pressure from PETA and our supporters, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has announced that it will no longer use homeless cats obtained from Odessa Animal Control in deadly medical training exercises. E-mails from concerned

Retailers around the world are finding alternatives to mulesed wool, and we're thrilled to announce that Gap Inc. is the latest mega-vendor to take a stand against the mutilation.

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction or, depending on where you stand on the tastiness of meat, nightmares. But, according to the Times of London, it's true: A group of scientists in the Netherlands has successfully grown a product vaguely

Troy Jackson with Northwest Animal Companions is the man who took the dog and a few of her puppies to Boise. He says the owner even helped him load the dogs into his vehicle. Now, Jackson says the Jefferson County Sheriff is issuing a warrant for his

At a speaking engagement at a Boys and Girls Club in Newark, N.J., NFL star and convicted dogfighter Michael Vick said he wished he could have a dog again "more than anything in the world."

After weeks of careful planning, Richard Costin, a wildlife photographer, finally captured his elusive subject as it clawed aside logs and stones to reach its favourite prey -- peanut butter.

We love submitter Lauren's capture of her dachshund clearly enjoying the chance to run at full tilt. Lauren jokes that the little dog is reinventing the Greyhound Bus company's logo, and we must say we see the resemblance!

The patterns that schooling fish form to save energy while swimming have inspired a new wind farm design that researchers say will increase the amount of power produced per acre by at least tenfold.

A team of wildlife experts has been stranded on a remote island for more than two weeks because of extreme weather conditions, it was revealed today

They have a bit of a reputation for a vicious streak, but this dog certainly got more than it bargained for after pouncing on a baby squirrel it found on the ground. Moments before the hapless baby would have been torn apart, these images show its