The case of the San Diego police dog that died of heat stroke while left in a squad car on a hot day has now become a (minor) political issue.Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith, on leave to challenge City Atty. Michael Aguirre, on Friday accused Aguirre

It's the spiritual home of Spanish bullfighting in the middle of the biggest date in the matador's calendar, the festival of San Isidro. That did not daunt a group of anti-bullfighting campaigners, who staged a protest inside a bullring for the first

While other nations have enacted bans and limitations on the use of chimpanzees and other great apes in research, the U.S. remains the single largest user of chimpanzees in the world.

Good news for the whales!

Forget man's best friend, it seems today's females seem to have the softest spot when it comes to looking after our pets. When asked who they would insure first, almost two thirds more women than men said they would choose to insure their

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Eight endangered sea turtles have arrived in Maine as part of their rehabilitation after washing up on shore in Massachusetts.

With the thermometer dipping lower and lower, the ASPCA wants to remind you that your four-legged companions may also be feeling the chill. Here are some tips to keep them safe and sound until springtime:

17-year-old Robert Tull, a resident of the area, struck the 4 1/2-month-old male kitten with a garbage pail lid on the night of the kitten's death. An examination of the kitten's remains proved that he had suffered head trauma and that he had been drowned

Last week, Fish, Wildlife & Parks crews, Safari Club International and FNAWS, the Federation of North American Wild Sheep, moved mountain goats and bighorn sheep to new homes in Montana.

Veterinarians from Woodland Park Zoo teamed with pediatric surgeons from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center on Thursday in what they believe was a first -- removing a cyst from near the spine of a baby gorilla.