Owning a dog could help you live longer, study suggests

A University of Toronto study published Tuesday found that dog ownership is associated with a lower risk of death over the long term.

'I was suspicious, but it was tasty': Guinea pig ice cream for sale in Ecuador

In Ecuador, people typically cook guinea pigs with salt and serve them with potatoes and peanut sauce. But one vendor is taking things to another gastronomic level.

6 elephants fall to their death trying to save fallen calf at Thai waterfall

BANGKOK - A herd of wild elephants was swept away by raging waters in a national park in Thailand, drowning six, while rangers helped steer two of the animals out of a deep ravine.

Emaciated dog found alive under debris 3 weeks after Hurricane Dorian

A search and rescue team found a dog buried under debris in the Bahamas, over three weeks after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the islands.

Disabled dog missing after car stolen with pet inside in South Florida

Florida animal rescue groups are helping a woman find her beloved disabled dog after her car was stolen with the husky mix inside.

$8K reward offered for information in ‘heinous' case of beagle found skinned alive

An $8,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest in what the Humane Society of the U.S. called a “heinous” case involving a female beagle being skinned alive in southwest Missouri. 

3 arrested after dog found with back legs amputated, possibly having been sawed off

A Louisiana mother and daughter along with another teen were arrested for cruelty to animals after a 2-year-old dog was found in the pouring rain with its back legs amputated, possibly having been sawed off, according to police.