Fat Bear Week competition semi-finals: 32 Chunk vs 901, 128 Grazer vs 435 Holly

The annual competition among the bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska is a celebration of “success and survival" as the bears get ready for winter hibernation.

Vote in Halloween pet costume contest
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WARNING! Cuteness overload! If you like looking at dogs in Halloween costumes, you can help a local shelter win $1,500. FOX 26's Randy Wallace reports on a Howl-oween costume contest sponsored by Bar Dog Wine and the Pet Finder Foundation.

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
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October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month! We're talking with Best Friends Animal Society and BARC about the need to find pets forever homes.

22 dogs rescued after owner was found dead for two weeks at Harris County home

During the welfare check, officers found the 22 dogs in varying states of distress, with some suffering from flea infestations, old wounds, overgrown nails, and bacterial skin infections.

Undercover Texas jaguar cub sting results in country’s first charges under ‘Big Cat Act’

In December 2022, the Big Cat Act was put into effect, which made it illegal to import, transport, sell or possess any wildlife species that are prohibited. This includes jaguars, which are considered a prohibited species.

South Carolina auto mechanics find 8-foot albino boa constrictor in engine: 'Is someone missing their pet?'

Auto mechanics in South Carolina made a startling discovery when they opened the hood of a vehicle brought in for a check engine light issue. Inside, they found an unexpected passenger—an 8-foot albino boa constrictor.

K-9 dog may lose use of hind legs after spinal cord injury during training

A Wisconsin K-9 named Jaxx is confronting an uncertain future as he may lose the use of his hind legs due to a spinal cord injury sustained during training.

Postal worker rescues beagle after venomous snake bite

The postal worker, identified as Holle Prigmore, creatively used one of the home’s security cameras to alert the family that their dog had been bitten, then proceeded to take the pup to the vet.

'Really remarkable': Missing toddler found in woods asleep on family dog

Troopers used drones and police dogs in the search while local police and citizens from both Michigan and adjacent Wisconsin helped look for the girl in the remote wooded area.

Dozens of exotic cats rescued from Alvin property, Houston SPCA says

The Houston SPCA says 49 exotic cats were rescued Wednesday from a deplorable property in Alvin where more than a dozen other exotic cats were rescued earlier this year.

Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer shorten their tails, company says

Budweiser parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday that its iconic Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists.

Houston pet store racks up more than 30 citations for selling commercially-bred animals

Houston pet store Petland has been the subject of nearly three dozen citations for violating a city ordinance that prohibits the sale of commercially-bred dogs and cats.