A La Mesa couple is angry and confused after their dog died while in the care of a local groomer. Marco Maritano and husband Michael Meadows dropped their dog Sookie off at Andy’s Pet Salon in La Mesa, the same groomer they’ve used for years. But this time Sookie never came home. To add their grief, they say can’t...

Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, nearly 1.5 million cats and dogs are euthanized due to overcrowding in shelters and another 2.3 million are adopted into forever homes. Click on the pets below to read their heartwarming adoption success stories...

Kyle Clark, a news anchor in Denver, made an impassioned apology to a furry member of the Denver community during a recent broadcast. He heard a dog crying loudly in a locked car on a 90-degree day. When Clark confronted the dog’s owner, the person did not seem to care.

Louisiana mom Hallie Mallet caught a young boy on her surveillance camera running into her garage to give her dog, Dutchess, a quick hug before sprinting away. Mallet took to Facebook to ask her neighbors for their help in identifying the drive-by hugger. The boy’s mom recognized him from the post and he has been invited to play with Dutchess...

For the abandoned dogs at Carson Animal Shelter, every day is an agonizing wait for somebody to come and take them home.

Charlie is a blind, 11-year-old golden retriever who has turned his new puppy companion into his own tiny “seeing-eye” dog. Charlie and Maverick are two golden retrievers that are taking social media by storm with their story — a 4-month-old puppy helping a blind dog “see” again.

A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.

A San Diego County animal center is hoping a family will adopt furry friends Ami and Mikaela together.

If you find South Florida’s scorching temperatures unbearable, chances are your pet does, too.

A pit bull named Pirate was out of the shelter Tuesday after the story went viral of a 6-year-old boy with autism reading to him.