Neighbors of a suburban New Castle townhome community had already been in a five-year, bitter legal feud over one resident's backyard oasis-turned-animal sanctuary when animal welfare officers ...

As the last ice age drew to a close about 11,500 years ago, ice sheets retreated across North America. This drove some species into extinction, as did hunting from humans living in the Americas at the ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said this week that its beloved hippos' scheduled transfer to a different state this fall has been postponed. In July, the zoo announced Mahali, its Nile ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) has officially launched its animal cruelty registry, a move advocates have said will help keep convicted offenders from harming animals ...

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) rescued 47 dogs and seized drugs, guns, and money, charging four people with multiple offenses related to animal fighting and drug activities. The ...

Tennessee has updated a law to make it easier to prosecute those who abandon animals. The state ranks in the top five for animal cruelty offenses, with over 2,600 reported cases from 2012-2021. Animal ...

A dog seized in a raid into a suspected dog fighting operation by the State Law Enforcement Division during the week of June 9, 2025, in Richland County. Courtesy of State Law Enforcement Division ...

A horse running loose led deputies to discover several dogs in poor condition behind a barn, after law enforcement received a call about an animal welfare check in Virginia. The Henry County Sheriff’s ...

AXTON, Va. – A man was arrested after a welfare call regarding several dogs revealed multiple abused animals in Axton on Oct. 23, Henry County Sheriff’s Office said. HCSO said deputies responded to ...