Pet adoptions do not only help animals find forever homes, but they can also help make humans happier.
At wildfire base camps in California and beyond, therapy dogs and their handlers are providing firefighters with a much-needed distraction from the taxing work they face on the front lines.
A stray dog rescued from the streets has found a new forever home.
Reality star Lisa Vanderpump shares her advice for those considering adopting a pet: “Make sure you’re equipped to deal with the dog’s needs.”
A special life-saving airlift on Monday transported more than 150 at-risk dogs and cats from overcrowded Louisiana shelters to the northeast and marked the launch of NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation campaign.
Actress Fran Drescher adopted a rescue dog and is encouraging others to Clear the Shelters, too.
A co-sponsor of the bill said similar programs have shown “great results” with veterans and that “we want to give that access to even more people.”
“We are beyond ecstatic for this amazing family to finally be whole again,” the Wisconsin Humane Society wrote on Facebook.
In the eyes of the law, pets are property when it comes to divorce
Americans spent around $99 billion on their pets in 2020, $38.4 billion of which was spent on just pet food and treats. Here’s how much a pet could cost you.
While dogs can eventually learn to listen to their owners, some pups seem to be born with an innate ability to understand humans, research published Thursday in the journal Current Biology suggests.
When human contact was in short supply last year droves of Americans turned to their local shelters and adopted pets. But your office is now making plans to bring its employees back together under one roof. Try explaining that to the new dog or cat that’s been spoiled rotten by your presence.
Barry, a 2-year-old barred owl and celebrity in Manhattan’s ardent bird-watching community, died when a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle struck her early Aug. 6.
There’s a nationwide veterinarian shortage, and it’s causing a backlog of pets at animal shelters as they wait weeks to get spayed or neutered.
Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale found in 2008 is that of a previously unknown species
The most notable catch in Saturday’s game between No. 22 Miami and Appalachian State didn’t even happen on the field
Zebras were spotted roaming around neighborhoods in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in recent days.
Cape Cod is slowly embracing its shark reputation, three summers after the popular vacation destination saw its first great white shark attacks in generations
A man from Walnut felt an instant bond the moment he saw a three-legged German shepherd at an animal shelter.
Clear Skies Ranch in Reseda is helping to Clear the Shelters. They’re all about giving second chances to the dogs they adopt, and for the dogs’ trainers like David Dougall, this is his second chance too.
Deco, an African Penguin, was born at the New England Aquarium on Aug. 26, 1981, making Thursday the day she turns 40, the Boston institution said.
For the next month, NBC4 and Telemundo are sponsoring Clear the Shelters, with the goal of finding loving homes for thousands of pets.
Local authorities have deployed trucks, workers and drones to monitor the elephants, evacuated roads for them to pass safely and used food to steer them away from populated areas.
The backyard for the Cifuni family is usually a calm and relaxing place, but that was interrupted Saturday afternoon when an unexpected visitor showed up at the pool: a baby deer, struggling to swim.
Looking to add a furry friend to your household? Dogs and cats are up for adoption from spcaLA at a discount rate of $25 starting Wednesday as part of a national “Empty the Shelters” event.
Leave it to a bear cub on the Fourth of July to remind us we share this land.
On July 8 and July 9 at 7 p.m., NBC4 Clear the Shelters participant CatCafe Lounge Los Angeles is hosting a free Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR) virtual seminar. The online event is open to the community for those interested in learning about how to humanely trap and care for homeless and feral cats and provide them the care they…
A backyard pool provided a break from the Southern California heat for a bear cub and its mom.
Fourth of July’s enchanting fireworks are quite the crowd-pleasers, but pets don’t usually like them. Here are some things to consider when trying to make your pet feel as safe as possible when booms from fireworks spook your animal companion.
Now that shark season is officially here, researchers on Cape Cod are busy trying to find a way to predict when the animals are swimming close to the shore.
For 16 days, a couple searched through the woods and trudged in the swampy marshland at Barnegat Bay along the Jersey Shore in an effort to find their lost 3-year-old pup named Chunk — and were relieved when state troopers rescued him after finding him swimming in the bay.
Authorities are trying to corral a group of cows loose on the streets in Pico Rivera.
Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study that could help solve health problems that astronauts face.
A Pekingese named Wasabi has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show
They say neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will stop the U.S. Postal Service, but an alligator could get in the way.
A new antenna on the International Space Station and receptors on the Argos satellite are allowing scientists to remotely monitor movements of robins in much greater detail than ever before.
State wildlife officials say the first gray wolf pups since the 1940s have been spotted in Colorado
Elephants in a wandering herd in southwest China have walked down paved roads and poked their trunks through windows as they near a city and authorities have rushed to protect the animals and people
A security camera captured a devoted dog mom’s wild standoff with a protective mama bear in her back yard.
A massive shark seen on video lurking around a tall ship off the coast of Massachusetts has social media in an uproar.
The North Carolina Zoo has announced the birth of three litters of American red wolves, which are critically endangered and number less than two dozen in the wild.
In a move that’s been years in the making, five beluga whales are now calling New England home.
A Chicago cat may now have only eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire.
Veterinarians nationwide are dealing with a COVID-19 pet boom.
A beachgoer came across a rare find on his morning stroll when he saw a weird looking fish washed ashore at Newport Beach.
It appears mothers of all species have the same loving instincts for their children.
Former President Barack Obama’s dog, Bo, has died after a battle with cancer
About 15 to 20 of the endangered birds recently showed up at the house and made themselves at home in the Kern County community of Tehachapi.
The Bidens’ cat will be the first to live in the White House since George W. Bush’s family cat, India
Birds of a feather flock together, but this flock took things too far and ended up in need of help from Southern California firefighters and animal services.
Bart loves toys, giving head-butts, playing with other cats and eating too much chicken.
Prancer has adjusted to both his new life and his viral celebrity status quite well.
The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dog Major will get professional help adjusting to his new home after a pair of biting incidents
The non-profit Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford is home to about 400 rescue bats. One of them, an Indian Flying Fox bat named Statler, is getting a lot of attention for his “flying” videos.
Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf they roam in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections, They have also concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals
An off-duty firefighter in New Mexico responded to a “bee-zare” incident on Sunday: a massive swarm of bees had overtaken someone’s car.
Police officers in a Florida panhandle city found a slithery subject during a recent DUI stop: an “emotional support snake.”
A dog named Clover is being hailed by Canadian media as a hero for helping her human, Haley Moore, survive a seizure that struck her suddenly during a walk.
About 40 false killer whales were spotted along a California coastline, an uncommon sighting for the tropical species.
Around the world, scientists and veterinarians are racing to protect animals from the coronavirus — often using the same playbook for minimizing disease spread among people.
Could the French bulldog become America’s favorite purebred pooch?
It’s a reunion that came together with a lot of help and a little luck, but before that, it was a race to find Harley.
It’s cute, cuddled, red-haired and critically endangered — and the second Sumatran orangutan born in two years at the zoo in New Orleans
A farm in Middle Grove, New York has seen business skyrocket thanks to a new option on their snowshoe trail: Goats!
She’s tiny, adorable and just happens to have two extra limbs.
University of Florida veterinarians surgically removed a shoe swallowed twice by the same hungry crocodile, the school said.
Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago.
People have taken thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles to a convention center in South Texas in hopes of saving them during the unusually chilly weather
A chimpanzee, several monkeys, some lemurs and an uncounted number of birds have died after a nonprofit San Antonio-area wildlife sanctuary lost power amid record-low temperatures
Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday
The western lowland gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have made a full recovery after testing positive for COVID-19 in January, the zoo reported Saturday.
It was an emotional reunion as 6-year-old German shepherd Sadie bounded into the lap of Brian Myers as he exited his rehab facility, weeks after helping save his life during a medical episode in the middle of the night
A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia.
Cadbury, one of the largest chocolate brands, is inviting pet owners to enter the third annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts.
Ten panda cubs made their debut in China’s leading panda reserve Wednesday morning to mark the coming Lunar New Year.
A family of giant pandas frolicked in the D.C. snowfall this Sunday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, one of them for the very first time.
On Monday, the White House shared new photos of President Joe Biden’s two German shepherds, Major and Champ, whom the president and first lady Jill Biden have brought to their new residence.
The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.
Ten months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household pets’ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed, and not always for the better.
Sometime in 2021, for many in the United States more than a year after pandemic restrictions began, most American workers and students will return to campuses, offices and other workplaces. Left behind will be pets who have become accustomed to humans staying home with them.
The “Queer Eye” star reveals what he’s learned after adopting a dog amid the pandemic.
Video captured by a South Florida man shows the moment he was able to save a dolphin while jet skiing in Biscayne Bay. The footage shows the man, identified as Nick Tuduri by Florida Highway Patrol, jet skiing with a friend in the open water when he notices a flailing dolphin. Immediately, Tuduri leaps into action. He notices the...
Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has been readied for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of other elephants
Some of the thousands of mink culled in Denmark to minimize the risk of them re-transmitting the coronavirus to humans, have risen from their shallow graves because gases have built up in the decaying bodies
A tiny owl that was found in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has returned home for the holidays.
Meet Xiao Qi Ji!
A tiny owl that lost its home last week when the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down in upstate New York, then trucked to Midtown Manhattan, is recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility.
Golfers in Naples, Florida, were doing a double-take after a monster gator wandered onto the green, WBBH reports.
