Halloween can be fun for your family pet, but can also be scary, dangerous

"Your pets are part of your family, and you want to make sure they're safe," said. Kat Gibson, Assistant Manager at Pets Supplies Plus Braes Heights.

Bear mauls 10-year-old boy in grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut

“I heard him yell ‘bear’ and when I looked up, I saw his leg in the bear’s mouth and the bear trying to drag him across the lawn,” the boy’s grandfather told a local news outlet.

Helen, world’s second oldest gorilla, dies at 64

The Louisville Zoo said caregivers had to euthanize the gorilla after her health started declining due to age.

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change

New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, dies at 22

Pebbles, a toy fox terrier from Taylors, South Carolina, died on Oct. 3 — five months shy of her 23rd birthday.

How petting dogs could improve your attention span and motivation

Researchers concluded that the brain stimulation felt by regularly petting a dog could translate to improved cognitive function down the road.