English bulldog from Minnesota wins World's Ugliest Dog title

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) - A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sheriff posts creative video to prevent animal deaths

The Sheriff's Office in Brevard County, Florida has released a creative Facebook video to alert people to the dangers of leaving your pets inside a hot car.   

Free adoptions at Harris County Animal Shelter through July 3

The Harris County Animal Shelter has partnered with Best Friends Animal Society to offer free adoptions for all cats and select dogs through July 3.

Man finds rattlesnake under hood while trying to start car

An upstate New York man trying to jump-start his car was greeted by an unusual sound coming from his engine - the rattle of a venomous timber rattlesnake.

‘Beagle Brigade' patrols customs to keep America's livestock safe

Frodo the beagle is doing what most dogs do: looking for food. But Frodo isn’t hungry - he’s on the job. Frodo is a member of O’Hare International Airport’s “Beagle Brigade,” an elite unit of luggage-sniffing beagles that work at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Baby giraffe, Beau, makes debut at Philadelphia Zoo

The Philadelphia Zoo introduced their newest addition the world on Tuesday as animal lovers laid their eyes on Beau, a baby giraffe, for the first time.

Asian elephant born at Houston Zoo on Father's Day

There's a new addition at the Houston Zoo, and she arrived just in time for Father's Day. 

7-year-old with heart condition and new puppy get red carpet treatment at vet

Gigi is 7-years-old and suffers from a life-threatening heart condition. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Gigi has a brand new labradoodle puppy named Miko.

Bear plays game of copycat with boy at Nashville Zoo

A day at the Nashville Zoo turned into an adorable game of copycat when a bear came over to the exhibit glass and joined a little boy jumping up and down.

After internet fame, early morning capture, high-climbing raccoon finally released into wild

The more than 12-hour long saga of a high-climbing raccoon in St. Paul, Minn., that captivated the internet for most of Tuesday afternoon and evening came to a dramatic end around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning when the animal finally scaled the last few feet of wall and was ultimately captured in a live trap on the roof of UBS Tower. 

Small raccoon makes big climb up skyscraper in downtown St. Paul

A raccoon who caused a stir on social media Tuesday afternoon after it started scaled an office building in St. Paul—reaching up to 23 stories before stopping to groom herself and, apparently, take a nap on a ledge—made it to the roof and was captured by wildlife officials.