Service dog saves sleeping boy with type 1 diabetes

A loyal service dog saved his 7-year-old ward when the boy’s blood sugar levels dropped quickly while he was sleeping.

Warming friendship: A man and a penguin forge a bond over thousands of miles

A Chinese proverb says that when you save a life, you’re forever responsible for it. And so it goes with a widowed fisherman, living on a remote beach in Brazil and his small but loyal feathered friend.

Abandoned box of puppies now up for adoption

A box of puppies found in horrible condition have been nursed back to good health, and are officially ready to be put up for adoption.

Ponies run loose near Florida highway

It was an odd sight for South Florida motorists when ponies were running loose near the Florida Turnpike early Wednesday.

WATCH: Tiger breaks loose into traffic in Qatar

Traffic can be a beast in most cities but in one Middle Eastern country, commuters literally saw a beast in the middle of traffic.

WATCH: Mother pup reunited with puppies at shelter

The sweet moment a mother dog realizes she is being reunited with her puppies after she was surrendered to a shelter was captured on video and her reaction is just priceless.

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...