Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states, US report says

The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said.

Pandemic causing pet food shortages

Some pet shops and companies say they are dealing with a shortage in the supply of food for cats and dogs.

Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House after spending time in Delaware amid a biting incident involving Major.

Cops: Long Island dog-sitter abandoned puppy in dumpster

A Long Island man who was supposed to be dog-sitting a puppy was arrested for abandoning the pooch in a dumpster, police said Tuesday.

Purebred cat owner pleads with Highlands County Humane Society to return beloved pet

A cat owner is fighting to stop someone else from taking her pet after the Humane Society put her cat up for adoption. But the organization says they followed their policy after the 5-year-old purebred Cornish Rex cat named Donna went unclaimed for days.

Woman arrested after puppy dies from heroin overdose

A New York woman faces an animal cruelty charge after allegedly allowing her puppy to eat heroin off of a plate.

Senior dogs, some whose owners died of COVID-19, find new home in canine retirement community

Stacey Herrick runs a non-profit elderly dog retirement home out of her house in Philadelphia where some dogs whose owners have died of COVID-19 go to spend the rest of their days.

Sweet dog named Max finds a new home after year and half in shelters

Max, a 5-year-old pit bull mix, is finally living The Good Life with a kind-hearted man named Ed near a lake in central New York.

A good boy again: Biden’s dog will return to the White House

“He was going home,” Biden said. “I didn’t banish him to home. Jill was going to be away for four days. I was going to be away for two, so we took him home.”

‘Astronomically rare’ snake with 3 'emoji' smiley faces sells for $6,000

Justin Kobylka, a snake breeder in Georgia, sold a rare ball python for $6,000 after the reptile ended up with the shape of three smiley faces on its body.

Missing cat traced to China animal meat market via GPS

A livestock market in China was reportedly closed after a pet owner traced a missing cat there using GPS. 

Sarasota sheriff's office mourns the loss of K-9 Bryx

K9 Bryx was laid to rest Saturday after a nearly 9-year battle with Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics and southern Europe that is transmitted by sand flies.

Town comes together to save dog from frozen pond

Police, first responders and neighbors banded together in an Arkansas town to rescue a dog who was trapped in the middle of a frozen pond.