Life in an animal shelter for dogs and cats and other creatures that have the misfortune to end up there is never great. They can languish for months, waiting to be adopted out to what animal ...

BARC implemented policy changes meant to increase oversight over dog rescues after reports of abandoned, abused or otherwise mistreated animals, Houston's municipal animal shelter announced recently.

DENVER — Euthanasia at the Denver Animal Shelter (DAS) is the highest it's been in ten years. The shelter said it's a trend happening across the country, as the number of animals arriving to their ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted. Is ...

Some arrive with the love nearly squeezed out of them. Some have had run-ins with family pets. Some have survived natural disasters. Some have been mangled in the washing machine or burned in the ...

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." —Paul McCartney Every now and again, a special book comes along dealing with the ways in which so-called farm animals are mistreated ...

When the total solar eclipse happens on Monday, animals at homes, farms and zoos may act strangely. Researchers can’t wait to see what happens when day quickly turns to night. By Juliet Macur and ...

Washington, DC—Last month, both the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out the use of animals in scientific research. The Animal Welfare ...

There are lions roaming the busy streets of South Africa. Sometimes we even spot elephants casually strolling past our offices… If you believed that, you’re not the only one. But I’m here to tell you ...