'New year, new life': After 963 days at PSPCA, Lucy finds forever home

Lucy, the Pennsylvania SPCA's longest-term resident, has finally found her forever home after more than 900 days in the shelter.

Dog at shelter for 900+ days asks Santa for forever home

Lucy, the Pennsylvania SPCA's longest-term resident, asked Santa for a forever home to call her own this Christmas.

Boy finds his cat shot with an arrow

A cat in Ohio was shot with an arrow. Authorities are investigating if it was an accident or intentional.

Tampa doctor saves dog from being strangled by elevator

A Tampa doctor's quick thinking saved the life of a dog that was being strangled when an elevator closed on its leash.

Checkers, Drunkard, Barney, Bo: Presidential pets have inhabited the White House since its beginning

Bo and Sunny, the two Portuguese water dogs adopted by then-President Barack Obama, were some of the most famous four-legged White House inhabitants of all time, but they certainly weren’t the first.

Santa Clarita barn rescues family of pigs who were about to become Christmas dinner

A Santa Clarita rescue group went to great lengths to save a mother and her eight babies…the family of nine is actually a pig and her eight little piglets. 

Malnourished pelicans found on Long Island

A wildlife center on Long Island saved two brown pelicans that got stranded. One bird had frostbite and the other had breathing problems.

Police rescue dog trapped in icy pond on Christmas Eve

Thanks to a Wisconsin police officer, a dog that had fallen into an icy pond was able to return home to her family on Christmas Eve. 

California dog at shelter for over 5 years adopted in time for Christmas

A pit bull mix who has spent more than half his life in a California shelter was adopted over the weekend — just in time for Christmas.

Bus driver helps reunite missing dogs with family

A Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus driver helped reunite a pair of lost dogs with their family just in time for the holidays after they were found wandering the streets on December 18.