Amber Higdon left the 3-week-old puppies trapped in a plastic tote on the side or a road on a day when temps reached 95 ...

Many animals appear to display ritualistic behaviours towards their dead. Elephants gather around deceased members of their ...

They said that Moni was probably just playing with some straw. After the keepers saw the baby with their own eyes, they ...

Two penguins died at the El Paso Zoo after contracting avian malaria, most likely spread by a mosquito. Six others were ...

Amber Kay Higdon, 31, pleaded guilty to seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals for leaving seven puppies to die on the side of the road in late July.

An animal cruelty case is being brought against a man who is accused of leaving dogs to die inside an apartment.

Animal sacrifices are surging in Queens ... “There was a big outcry in the press around 2008 … but it seemed to die down, and now it’s coming back in full force.” Councilwoman Joann ...

Super-sized dogs, like Great Danes, rarely live into their second decade of life. Scientists are only just starting to understand why these huge hounds die so young.

With lifespans stretching far beyond human comprehension, creatures like the hydra, Greenland shark and Aldabra tortoise ...

A Connecticut woman accused of promising to train a dog for a family, allowing it to die under her care, lying to the owners, ...

Each year, 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, which is an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in ...