Trending: Photos of Japanese toddler and giant Poodles winning hearts on the internet

Her photos are warming hearts around the globe. Instagram user Tamanegi has posted dozens of images showing precious moments between her one-year-old granddaughter and her beloved dogs.

Raw pet food comes with health benefits, risks

Breakfast is big deal to 12-year old "Big Daddy." "He loves it, he slays it," his owner Lauren Janis says. "He wakes me up and he sits by the bowl." And for the last couple of years, Janis, who owns the organic pet biscuit company Big Daddy Biscuits, has been feeding her dog raw pet food, a combination of raw meat, raw bones and raw vegetables and fruit. She's part of a national trend, in which...

Teen student's service dog featured in high school yearbook

At Stafford High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a 4-year-old made it into the yearbook. Or 28 if you count dog years. “Alpha” is Andrew “A.J.” Schalk’s service dog, and was allowed to have his school photo directly next to his human owner. 

Large cat spotted in Wesley Chapel

Tony and Shirley Alvarado have seen a lot of animals while in Florida, but they’ve never seen a cat this big before.

$8.5 million in ivory art crushed in New York

Environmental activists joined with New York state officials to crush more than one ton of ivory items in Central Park on Thursday, August 3, including ivory tusks, trinkets, statues, jewelry, and other decorative items.

Business owner awards 'employee of the week' to dogs he meets on job site

A son’s viral tweet of his dad’s business awarding dogs “employee of the week” has the internet screaming, ‘they’re all good dogs.’

Chihuahuas rescued by teenagers in Clear Lake

Five young Chihuahuas were found on Saturday night, abandoned next to a dumpster at the Ivy at Clear Creek apartments.

Ruff day: 12-year-old dog rescued after falling into bay

Junior, a nearly 12-year-old Shar-Pei and Rottweiler mix got lost from his Miami Beach home, fell into Biscayne Bay, was rescued by a firefighter and later reunited with his owner, thanks to social media magic.

Shark jumps onto fishing boat, gets stuck

Passengers aboard a charter fishing boat were surprised when a mako shark jumped aboard their vessel during an offshore trip earlier this month.

111 dogs & cats seized from Keller home

Keller police seized 111 animals from a home that police say had no air conditioning or water. They were found on Tuesday when temperatures were in the mid-90s.

Spunky Ringtail takes ride of his life

Little ringtail survives 5 hours underneath an RV barreling down Interstate 10 from Bandera to Beaumont. 

Prosecutors say man wrapped dog's face in duct tape, beat him

A man is charged with cruelty to animals, a felony offense, after prosecutors say he allegedly wrapped duct tape around the eyes and mouth of a dog and beat him with a crow bar, according to a statement from Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

Galveston firefighters shoot calendar to raise money for Humane Society

Galveston firefighters are turning up the heat while teaming up with some four-legged friends for a spacial photo shoot. They're putting together a calendar to benefit the Galveston Humane Society. FOX 26 Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires takes a closer look.

Photobombing deer makes new friends in photo shoots

A photobombing deer in Fort Worth’s Eagle Mountain Park is making for some unforgettable pictures for a couple of North Texas families.