Need a quarantine buddy? Advocates urge animal fostering, adoption

For those without pets or an affinity for creatures great and small, the idea of adding responsibility for another living thing may sound insane, but for many, animals can provide companionship and a welcome relief from the isolation and loneliness of quarantine.

Animal advocates urge people living under quarantine to foster pets
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Living under quarantine can be a stressful, anxiety-inducing, lonely experience, and animal advocates are asking people to consider fostering, or even adopting a pet to help provide companionship and relief from the ongoing crisis.

Organizations ask for help to save rescue dogs amid COVID-19 pandemic

International travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are impairing the efforts of rescue dogs organizations.

Days-old puppy rescued from drainpipe at home in Brisbane, Queensland

A two-day-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier pup got into a tight squeeze when it fell down a bathroom drain at a property in Brisbane, Queensland, during the late hours of Saturday, March 7.

More than 100 cats saved from house filled with feces, urine

More than 110 cats were living in a house filled with feces and the smell of urine. Rescue workers had to wear protective gear as they found cats both alive and dead.

Tennessee ‘hero’ dog dies after saving family from deadly tornado

A family's dog barked incessantly and woke them up just before a tornado ripped apart their home, giving them time to shelter in their laundry room.

Dog leaps off 2,000-foot cliff with owner, parachutes to earth

This is the thrilling moment a man parachutes off a cliff with his dog — from a height of more than 2,000 feet.

Is coronavirus a threat to your pet?
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As coronavirus fears spread across Westchester County and the state, some residents are now fearing for the furry members of their family. But should you be concerned?

How the NYPD is using wild mustangs to supplement its mounted units
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Take a look at how the NYPD is partnering with the Federal Bureau of Land Management to acquire wild mustangs to become the next class of the NYPD?s mounted units.