ZooTampa vets double as detectives as they treat the Bay Area's most exotic patients
ZooTampa vets are the exclusive doctors to thousands of animals at one of the most exotic locations in the Bay Area and have the added challenge of treating patients who cannot speak.
Cat 'graduates' from UT Austin after attending every Zoom lecture with owner
A UT Austin graduate got her cat its very own cap and gown to graduate alongside her after the two attended every Zoom lecture together.
Meet Pebbles, the 22-year-old Toy Fox Terrier who’s the world’s oldest living dog
Pebbles lives in South Carolina, where she loves to play under the palm trees and listen to country music in her cowboy hat.
'No place for a horse': Animal control rescues horse found abandoned on streets of Philadelphia
Darien, a horse found wandering the streets of Hunting Park on Monday, is now in need of a new home after concerned residents called authorities and animal control took the horse off the streets.
What's killing the ducks in Citrus Park neighborhood?
Florida wildlife officials are investigating whether something in the water poisoned more than 20 ducks at a residential pond in Citrus Park.
2 extremely rare leopard cubs born at Saint Louis Zoo
The Amur leopard is considered one of the rarest and most endangered cats in the world, the zoo said when announcing the female cubs.
South Florida rescue opens shelter in Poland to help save dogs displaced in Ukraine
A South Florida rescue group has saved more than 100 dogs displaced in war-torn Ukraine. Earlier this month, Big Dog Ranch Rescue opened a shelter in Poland near the Ukrainian border to care for the dogs and are providing jobs to Ukrainians to help run the shelter.
'I keep having flashbacks': Woman recovering after saving 17 foster cats from inside burning home
After spending five days in Tampa General Hospital's ICU burn unit, Laura Kile has been released and is recovering with her family. As an animal advocate, she helped save over a dozen foster cats and kittens after a fire broke out at her home.
Kitten improving after being saved from dumpster fire in Nevada
The six-week-old kitten was brought into Pet Health Hospital in Las Vegas several weeks ago after surviving the fire. The animal suffered severe burns on her ears and paws.
Dog survives deadly Colorado plane crash: 'She's a fighter'
Aside from a laceration and some soreness, Chata is fine.
Florida's hurricane sales tax holiday includes pet supplies for first time
With a sales-tax "holiday" starting this weekend, Floridians can save a few dollars on pet supplies as they stockpile other needs for the upcoming hurricane season.
Crazy sight! Raccoon gets stuck face-first in Santa Cruz roof
Animal rescuers in Santa Cruz helped rescue a raccoon stuck face-first in a roof.
2 grizzly bears euthanized in small town after getting used to eating human food
Wildlife officials said the bears in a small Idaho town became used to looking for human food sources.
Largo cat rescuer injured while trying to save foster animals
More than a dozen cats were rescued thanks to the efforts of a prominent Pinellas County pet rescuer, but she had to be hospitalized after suffering burns and smoke inhalation during the early morning fire Saturday.
Bradenton animal rescue: 'Shelters are full' due to alarming rate of owners surrendering pets
Skyrocketing rent prices and pet care costs are driving pet owners to surrender their animals at alarming rates, particularly older pets with chronic health conditions their owners can no longer afford to treat.
Betty White Challenge leads to more than 1,000 adoptions at Hillsborough Pet Resource Center
With the combination of Betty White's legacy, waiving adoption fees, and, of course, those adorable faces, over 1,000 cats and dogs found their forever home.
Bracing for her future: Newborn giraffe in California fitted with leg prosthetic
Msituni, a newborn giraffe in San Diego, was born with her front limb bending the wrong way. But, thanks to a new leg brace, she is living her best life and able to run around in comfort.
'His demeanor is perfect': PSO therapy dogs help deputies with mental health-related calls
More law enforcement agencies are changing how they handle people in crisis, including the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Within the department’s behavioral health intervention team, there are four trained therapy dogs, and K-9 Mango is one of them.
Pugs are so unhealthy they can’t ‘be considered a typical dog,’ study says
The breed's “flat face, bulging eyes, wrinkled skin and tendency towards obesity" make it twice as likely than other dogs to have health problems.
Ukrainian soldiers feed pets left behind in Kharkiv after neighborhood evacuated
The Ukrainian defense volunteers were seen in Kharkiv feeding several cats, described as pets left behind by their owners who were forced to evacuate amid Russia’s war.