Pups in Australia take part in surfing competition

A surfing competition in Australia featured some talented four-legged competitors. The "Dog Spectacular" on Australia's sunshine coast is the only event in the world where the dogs surf with their masters.

Documentary spotlights inmates that form incredible bonds with abused dogs

Castaways is a documentary series chronicling the successful rehabilitation program of inmates training unwanted dogs for re-introduction or adoption, while highlighting the plight that both prisoners and dogs face and how an unlikely union brings out a change in character of both man and beast.

Ghostlike octopod found off Hawaii's coast

Scientists in Hawaii say they may have discovered a new species of octopus while on a deep sea dive.

Wisconsin cat hitches ride to Florida

If only cats could talk, this one might have a pretty good story about how she made it from Sheboygan, Wisconsin all the way down to Naples, Florida.

Rescued baby orangutan improving

A baby orangutan who missed her mom so much that she hugged herself, is finally finding love.

Vets: Animals need blood donations too

Many people know the importance of donating blood, but not many think about that fact that animals need donors too.

Dog gives birth to record 17 puppies

A Maremma sheepdog has broken the record for having the largest litter of puppies in California. Six to eight puppies is normal for the breed. But a 3-year-old pooch named Stella gave birth to 17.

Woman sentenced in federal animal cruelty case

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman serving a 10-year state prison term for videos depicting the torture and killing of animals has been sentenced under a related federal law. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1OzNixr ) reports that 25-year-old Ashley Richards was sentenced Thursday to three years and nine months in prison under the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010. She was given credit...

VIRAL: 'Doggie dentist' shares photos to promote pet dental health

Dr Jim Moore is the owner of Harborfront Hospital for Animals and Veterinary Dental Solutions in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he is known as a “doggie dentist” for attending to canine orthodontia, often in the form of root canals, oral surgery, and administering braces to dogs.

Vet comforts puppy video goes viral

The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter is Maryland's largest companion animal shelter in terms of volume of animals (11,000 dogs and cats and 1,000 exotics each year). The shelter is Baltimore City's only open admission shelter, which means that no matter the situation, condition of the animal, backstory or even species, they welcome all animals 365 days a year. Meesha was surrendered to...

Young brothers rescue Clydesdales from family's burning barn

Macon Martin has always had a special connection to his family's Clydesdale horses, but that bond is now a little tighter after an overnight ordeal that started with a bolt of lightning.

Kitten with mustache found abandoned in donation bin

A little feline, known as "Mustache Kitten," was found abandoned in a donation bin at a Salvation Army in downtown Fresno, California. 

Baby pacifiers discovered in stray dog

A stray dog that once appeared to be starving a few weeks back is happy, healthy, and is awaiting a new home.

Dog rescued from icy lake

Emergency responders received an avalanche of praise after saving a dog that slipped through thin ice into a freezing lake in Fairfax County, Virginia.