Palestinians in Gaza are increasingly turning to domestic pets for emotional comfort from the harsh realities of the economically-depressed enclave but the growing animal population is stretching ill-equipped veterinarian facilities.
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A rampaging cow prompted German police to deploy a helicopter with thermal imaging abilities after the animal ripped through a Bavarian town. The cow attacked its owner, smashed a greenhouse, and damaged a patrol car.
As a horse and owner recover from a hellish escape from a California wildfire, and infernos of this kind worsen, the question remains: Should Canada and the U.S. require sprinklers in barns?
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology indicates that invasive lionfish eat more in warmer temperatures, foreshadowing another impact of climate change on the Florida coast.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday, Oct. 12, signed into law A.B. 128, a measure intended to further protect wild and domestic horses from slaughter.
According to the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, that annually it could be as many as 4000 "nags" in Australia bred to be racehorses end their lives in the most appalling conditions.
After being hunted nearly to extinction in the early 20th century, a population of humpback whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean has almost entirely recovered, according to a new study.
Tonight the “world’s richest dog race” — the TAB Million Dollar Chase — will be run in Sydney but for some, the focus will be on the greyhounds who didn’t make it to the track.
An hour-long show reported "widespread slaughter of racehorses for pet food" at abattoirs, indicating almost 300 horses had been killed in just over three weeks at one operation in Queensland.
The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue took in more than 300 birds on Tuesday night — about a third were already dead — and were able to release some that had been "stunned" on Wednesday.
Pounce, like most cat cafés, offers people the opportunity to sip coffee, enjoy a pastry and hang out with some friendly felines, all of whom are adoptable.
Genetic tests for dogs allow pet owners to trade a sample of their pooch's saliva for information on the pet's breed, ancestry, health risks, and more.
Barbara Kavars, who is on trial for animal neglect after 150 dogs were seized from her Samoyed breeding operation, testified that it was never her intent to have underweight dogs at the facility.
