Community outraged after dog left to die on hot patio

Tonight, the community is outraged after someone left a dog out in the hot weather - on an apartment patio in Glendale.

South Texas police dog dies in hot vehicle, officer charged

SAN JUAN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas officer is accused of leaving his police dog to die in a hot vehicle as temperatures outside rose into the 90s. San Juan police Officer Juan Cerrillo Jr. was charged Friday with cruelty to non-livestock animals in the death of Rex, a Belgian Malinois (MAL'-ihn-wah). Cerrillo is free on $4,000 bond. Cerrillo called 911 from his McAllen home Thursday...

This little fish isn't having a good day

When underwater photographer Tim Samuels was free diving in Byron Bay, Australia, he was on the prowl for the perfect shot of sea turtles.

Bow wow beer? British company brews up beer for dogs

So now Woof & Brew is expanding its line, adding a "beer" for dogs it calls – wait for it – Bottom Sniffer.

Pitiful pup wins deputy's heart after rescue

From pitiful to posh: A stranded pup, found in a vacant Fort Pierce lot, now has a new home thanks to a St. Lucie County deputy.

WATCH: SeaWorld orca 'beaches' itself during performance

Video of a captive killer whale beaching herself for more than 10 minutes on a concrete slab has reignited animal activists in the fight to free marine mammals used as entertainment. But the theme park that keeps the mammal said it's "totally natural behavior."

276 dogs found in New Jersey home

276 dogs were rescued from a Howell, New Jersey home in what local authorities were calling one of the worst animal hoarding cases they’ve ever seen.  The SPCA took 15 hours to rescue all of the dogs from the home.

Deer crashes through car's windshield, lands in passenger seat

One person has been treated for minor injuries after a deer crashed through their windshield Friday in Huntersville. 

Homeless man accused of bashing puppy to death

It's an act of unspeakable cruelty - as a homeless man is accused to bashing a puppy to death. 

Florida golf course GM: Gargantuan gator 'is real'

The gargantuan alligator that has been spotted making its way across the greens of the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto, Florida was, ironically, the very first gator to greet the course's general manager when he moved here five years ago from California.

Panda born in Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo

A baby panda was born in Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo on Thursday just three months after Chinese experts artificially inseminated its mother Hao Hao.

Bodies of 40 tiger cubs found in Thai temple freezer

Forty dead tiger cubs were found Wednesday in a freezer at a Buddhist temple that operated as an admission-charging zoo, a national parks official said.

Alligator wrangled from front seat of SUV

A seven foot alligator had to be wrangled from a most unusual place: the front seat of an SUV in a driveway in Texas.

Man finds snakes lowering from his home's ceiling

Imagine getting home from a long day at work and finding two snakes slithering their way down from your ceiling. That's what happened to a Greenwood, South Carolina man this week, and there's still a snake lurking in his home after the ordeal.