A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby ...

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Police arrested two people on animal cruelty charges after they abandoned nine puppies and two adult dogs in a park in Largo, ...

The U.S. military will no longer shoot live goats and pigs to help combat medics learn to treat battlefield injuries. Pexels The United States military is no longer shooting live animals as part of ...

A dog’s sleeping posture is one of the easiest ways to gauge how safe a dog feels, no matter how comical or odd it may appear to our human eyes. However, it isn’t always clear what these sleeping ...

We’re pretty sure all dogs love going to the park, and most of them go into instant excitement mode the moment they hear the word. At our house, we can’t even say it; we have to spell it to avoid pure ...

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Avery Russell (center) smiles at applause from family and lawmakers gathered to watch Gov. Mike DeWine sign the law that bears her name. Avery's Law cracks down on dangerous and vicious dogs and their ...

A malnourished Chihuahua was found chained outside in the cold in a rural North Carolina trailer park, with nothing but a concrete block to curl up on—but then, People for the Ethical Treatment of ...