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Experts say there are steps people can take to keep their pets safe
The sport of polo needs new oversight to protect its prized horses, the nation's largest animal protection organization said after reports that a pharmacy's mistake with medication may have killed 21 animals.
The sound of pounding hooves thunders in the high desert air. A cloud of dust marks the trail of a herd of wild horses as they race across the arid plain. This is Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue, a shelter for wild mustangs and unwanted horses near Lancaster, California.
In the wake of a highly publicized chimpanzee attack, the U.S. House made its first official move to ban humans from owning primates as pets.
Images of chimpanzees on television or in the movies depict cute, cuddly and smart animals. So it's no wonder that some people, perhaps those with exotic tastes, may seek them out as pets.
TIME talks to Humane Society president Wayne Pacelle about eating meat, factory farming and California's Proposition 2
Worried about how Fido will fare while you're away? Do some research to minimize the stress of leaving your pet in someone else's care.
On a ranch nestled in the high plains of northeastern Colorado, thousands of cattle are being fattened up and prepared for slaughter.
For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death
In his first public testimony since his company's product became the subject of the largest meat recall in U.S. history, the president of Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. acknowledged Wednesday that at least two "downer" cows depicted in hidden-camera videos appeared to have entered the U.S. food supply.
Experts say there are steps people can take to keep their pets safe
The sport of polo needs new oversight to protect its prized horses, the nation's largest animal protection organization said after reports that a pharmacy's mistake with medication may have killed 21 animals.
The sound of pounding hooves thunders in the high desert air. A cloud of dust marks the trail of a herd of wild horses as they race across the arid plain. This is Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue, a shelter for wild mustangs and unwanted horses near Lancaster, California.
In the wake of a highly publicized chimpanzee attack, the U.S. House made its first official move to ban humans from owning primates as pets.
Images of chimpanzees on television or in the movies depict cute, cuddly and smart animals. So it's no wonder that some people, perhaps those with exotic tastes, may seek them out as pets.
TIME talks to Humane Society president Wayne Pacelle about eating meat, factory farming and California's Proposition 2
Worried about how Fido will fare while you're away? Do some research to minimize the stress of leaving your pet in someone else's care.
On a ranch nestled in the high plains of northeastern Colorado, thousands of cattle are being fattened up and prepared for slaughter.
For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death
In his first public testimony since his company's product became the subject of the largest meat recall in U.S. history, the president of Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. acknowledged Wednesday that at least two "downer" cows depicted in hidden-camera videos appeared to have entered the U.S. food supply.
American professional Tripp Isenhour is in hot water after killing a hawk during filming for a television show.
Cameras could be placed in about 800 U.S. slaughterhouses to watch for improper procedures and inhumane handling of cattle, a federal official said Thursday.
The Humane Society of the United States released a video Wednesday it says shows mistreatment of "downed" cows at a California slaughterhouse -- and one lawmaker said it raises questions about the safety of the nation's food supply.
A Vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass was sentenced to two and a half years in jail, state media reported Thursday.
Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet
Pets of Bel Air, a high-end store frequented by celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, was closed down Tuesday by Los Angeles officials for operating without a license.
A growing number of hunters are donating a portion of their game to charities like Hunters for the Hungry. Who could complain? Animal rights activists, that's who
In San Diego County, officials are racing, literally, to save pets and livestock left behind by hundreds of thousands of residents fleeing the raging wildfires.
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all that she was not one of the little people.
Many fur or fur-trimmed jackets sold in the United States as having "faux fur" -- or not labeled at all -- are actually made, at least in part, from dog fur, the Humane Society of the United States said at a Capitol Hill news conference Wednesday.
While pets across America cuddle in their owners' laps, sleep at the foot of a bed or fetch a ball in the backyard, countless others have no such comforts.
On the flooded streets of New Orleans you can hear the dogs barking for miles. They are trapped -- in houses, on roofs, tied to porches. They are frightened and hungry.
Ford Motor Company announced that it will provide aid to help save about 2,000 wild mustangs.
The average American consumer is expected to spend more than $700 this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation.
Between massages, yoga classes, daycare, hotels and gourmet meals...pets (yes pets!) are more pampered than ever.
Canada is once again at the center of an environmental row as it begins the largest seal hunt in more than half a century.
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