1.Companion animals: National Animal Safety Protection Month reminds us of our responsibilities as pet owners. While our beloved pets can’t speak to us, they communicate through their behavior.

A Florida man threw a 3-year-old pit bull off a second-story roof after the dog jumped in to protect a 15-year-old girl from the man, authorities allege; The dog is expected to su ...

AVON, Ohio -- The city and the Friendship Animal Protective League (APL) have rescued 37 animals owned by Avon homeowner Haydar Bektas on Kinzel Road. The animals, which were at the center of a ...

Lacharite faces 10 counts of felony cruelty to animals and 304 counts of misdemeanor confining an animal without sufficient food or water. “It's important to point out that Lisa is not an evil person.

GLENVILLE — The Animal Protective Foundation (APF) on Thursday unveiled new housing accommodations for dogs passing through the nonprofit animal shelter, which officials there say will provide a safer ...

Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services is overwhelmed with dogs. As of Monday night, the city shelter said it had 377 dogs in its care. At most, it can hold 264 dogs comfortably. The ...

Staffing concerns, an over-capacity shelter, and questions about animal control officer response times are all issues Animal Care & Protective Services has dealt with in the past. Now the department’s ...