Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

Yet another reader is outraged by the light sentence given in a Broward animal cruelty case, in which the defendant is also ...

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A KPBS investigation earlier this year uncovered a crude voice message from a top official in the county's Department of Animal services, calling for more dog euthanasias. KPBS reporter Elaine Alfaro ...

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Bull riding is not rooted in ranch work. Real cowboys have far more important tasks, and no one on a working ranch would waste time forcing an animal into a frantic display that would make life harder ...

As a lifelong pet owner and member of the Mankato community, I’m obligated to recognize the countless acts of animal neglect and abuse I’ve witnessed. From strays roaming in frigid temperatures to ...

For decades, antibiotics have been routinely added to livestock feed to prevent illness, but this practice contributes to resistant bacteria that can move from barns into Indiana’s soil, water and ...

I don’t understand the problem the Department of Agriculture has with fostering. Fostering pregnant cats and dogs and moms with new litters makes so much sense! Not only is this a true medical ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is taking deep dives into city and county government spending along with state university programs (“Florida DOGE seeks information on every course taught at ...

A Wisconsin-based website, Touch ESA, sells emotional support animal letters for as little as $49. A FOX6 Investigators producer obtained an ESA disability-determination letter signed by a licensed ...