Dogs
Read MoreChiefland, Florida – A dog who fell in a 10-foot-deep sinkhole in Levy County was recently saved by rescuers with Chiefland Fire Rescue. According to the agency, the border collie was discovered in the area…
Beaumont, Texas – And elderly dog, 17 years of age, is grappling with fear and confusion after finding herself locked away in an unfamiliar kennel run at the Beaumont Animal Care facility in Texas. The…
Belcamp, Maryland – A family’s three pets died in a housefire started by a counter-surfing dog who accidentally turned on a toaster. The blaze consumed a portion of a house at 4319 Foxglove Court in…
Brevard County, Florida – Two men who adopted a dog in September 2025 were arrested last week after the Brevard County Sheriff’s Department found their small dog suffering in pain with a vest that was…
Salem, New Jersey – A sergeant with the Salem County Sheriff’s Office is facing criminal charges after two K9s died of heat stroke after being left in a parked vehicle for seven hours. On Wednesday,…
Walton County, Florida – A Florida man has been arrested and is facing charges after he was caught having sex with the family dog. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, 75-year-old Gary Lee Denisonis facing…
Junction City, Kansas – On Monday, July 6, the Junction City Police announced the death of a K9 Service Dog who died in the line of service on July 6. According to the agency’s July…
Cats
Read MoreMonroe, Louisiana – Eight kittens have a new lease on life after being abandoned in a crate left on a dumped trailer left on someone’s property. According to River Cities Humane Society for Cats, the…
Manhattan, NY – Over a month ago, a senior cat’s life was turned upside down when her owner passed away and she was taken from her home and put into a kennel at the New…
California – Cats in California will no longer be subjected to painful, sometimes debilitating, claw removal surgery. Governor Newsome has signed Assembly Bill 867, from Assemblymember Alex Lee, into law and veterinarians will no longer…
Richmond, VA – A beloved cat, who became the unofficial mascot of a Richmond, Virginia, Lowe’s store, has been found and captured after weeks on the run. The cat, Francine, vanished in September and employees…
Dallas, TX – In early September, a Texas high school teacher fed an ailing, newborn kitten to a classroom snake, causing some students distress. The troubling incident happened at Alvord High School, and it created…
Manhattan, New York – A 14-year-old cat at the New York Animal Care and Control facility in Manhattan clings to the hope that someone visiting the shelter might look past her advanced age and see…
Portland, OR – An Oregon veterinarian recently shared an amazing rescue story about a cat named Misty who was facing a death sentence after ingesting a piece of string that had entangled her intestines and…
WILDLIFE
Read MoreChalfont, Pennsylvania – An adult male snapping turtle has died from injuries allegedly inflicted by children who beat him with a baseball bat. The senior turtle was taken to the Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center…
Lakeville, Minnesota – When officers with the Lakeville Police Department responded to a call about a potentially rabid raccoon, they didn’t expect to find an animal that was anything but frightening. According to the department,…
Olympic National Park, WA – A cougar was found and killed after attacking a four-year-old child on a popular hiking trail in the Olympic National Park. According to sources, the big cat, who was collared,…
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Earlier this month, a female bear was killed by Yellowstone National Park staff. According to a July 17 press release, the black bear had become overly interested in human food…
Sebastian, FL – On Sunday afternoon, an elderly man was killed while trying to save a turtle from being struck by cars on Interstate 95 in Indian River County, Florida. According to sources, the 77-year-old…
BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA – A humpback whale was recently injured in an apparent “whale-vessel” collision in Glacier Bay. According to a news release from the National Park Service (NPS), the whale’s injury was first observed…
Queens, NY – A group of thieves were arrested after being caught on video stealing a federally protected swan from a park in New York City. The strange crime involved four young men who snatched…
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Read MoreLas Vegas, Nevada – A Canadian tourist who stole a 27-year-old flamingo named Peachy from his habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and took the bird to his hotel room has been convicted…
LATEST NEWS
Read MoreSt. Cloud, Florida – Police in St. Cloud, Florida, are seeking information about the theft of a disabled dog’s wheelchair. On Monday, the St. Cloud Police Department issued a request on social media, stating: Please…
Dothan, Alabama – Police in Dothan, Alabama, are searching for Brandi Leann Tyrrell, 41, who is believed to be responsible for abandoning multiple animals in a business in the 3700 block of Ross Clark Circle.…
Bourne, Massachusetts – A team of dedicated rescuers saved a raccoon who got stuck in a storm drain earlier this month. According to the Cape Wildlife Center, the young raccoon somehow got his head stuck…
Newport Beach, California – Officers in Newport Beach were forced to break out a car window to save several dogs were trapped inside. On Friday, the Newport Beach Police Department shared dramatic video of the…
Tyler County, Texas – A Texas woman has been sentenced to five years behind bars following an investigation which led to the discovery of over 130 dead dogs at property in Tyler County. According to the…
Colorado Springs, Colorado – A 250-lb bear died after getting stuck inside of a car it had climbed into, presumably seeking food. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the bear took advantage of an unlocked…
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Pend Oreille County, Washington – An investigation has been opened following the discovery of a black bear who was decapitated in Pend Oreille County. According to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Police, the…
Greenville, South Carolina – A handsome Dalmatian dubbed Domino is alive despite someone’s apparent efforts to end his life with a close-range gunshot to his shoulder. According to the Greenville Humane Society, Domino was found…
Brookhaven, Georgia – A 25-year-old Georgia woman is accused of throwing kittens from a moving car in Brookhaven, Georgia. A horrified woman witnessed kittens being hurled from the passenger side window of a minivan in…
Clark County, Washington – A 66-year-old Washington man has been charged for killing a protected Bald Eagle. Benjamin G. Allen is accused of killing the eagle on February 5, 2026, with a shotgun. According to…
NATIONAL ANIMAL NEWS
Read MoreMitchell, South Dakota – A video, uploaded to social media by a man named Jonathon Wilson, has sparked an animal cruelty investigation. The Facebook video, showing a caged squirrel allegedly being drowned, was shared with…
Escambia County, FL – A Florida man has been arrested and is facing felony animal cruelty charges after being caught on video beating a dog. According to sources, Charles David Thornton II, 49, told Escambia…
Baxley, GA – A lone puppy survived being abandoned in Southeast Georgia. According to Renegade Paws Rescue, four of her siblings were found dead in a cooler and the sole survivor stayed near them until…
Chilton County, AL – An Alabama dog trainer has been sentenced for starving a woman’s four-month-old puppy to death. Cupid Seymour, 49, was sentenced to one year in the county jail for a cruelty to…
Eatonville, WA – An orphaned cougar cub, rescued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in early March, has found a new home with Northwest Trek in Eatonville. When the five-month-old cub was first discovered,…
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Clark County, Washington – A 66-year-old Washington man has been charged for killing a protected Bald Eagle. Benjamin G. Allen is accused of killing the eagle on February 5, 2026,…
Tokyo, Japan – A brutally hot summer in Japan is being blamed for the deaths of three lions at the Tama Zoological Zoo in Tokyo. Three female lions have perished…
Seattle, Washington – Pasado’s Safe Haven has announced the offering of a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and prosecution of the person responsible for torturing and killing…
Oakdale, Pennsylvania – On Saturday, the North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department said their first rescue of the month involved an observant off-duty firefighter who noticed something amiss with a family…
Boise, Idaho – Police in Boise, Idaho, broke into the back of a parked U-Haul truck to save an overheated cat and dog who were crated in the sweltering interior.…
Dickson County, Tennessee – Four people are facing animal cruelty charges following the discovery and rescue of two badly neglected puppies. According to sources, Patricia Story and Michael Story Jr.,…
Nassau County, New York – This week, 66 badly neglected chickens, including 60 juveniles, were rescued from a home where first responders went to fight a kitchen fire. According to Humane…
Kenya – Over the course of the past four weeks, 15 elephants have died in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. According to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the elephants died in the park…
