animal rescue

Two years of waiting were over.  On a rainy Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a busy gas station parking lot, U.S. Army Platoon Commander Kristen St. Pierre was reunited with someone she hadn't seen since she left…

An animal shelter in England is experiencing a heartbreaking "first": One of its newest canine residents is said to be undergoing canine alcohol withdrawal. Coco, a young dog believed to be a spaniel and chocolate lab mix, arrived…

The deluge of winter storms battering California with exceptional amounts of snow and rain has made traveling difficult, if not impossible. The poor conditions have also left cattle "starving" and "snowed in," and with ranchers…

A serval rescued from a tree in Cincinnati earlier this year tested positive for cocaine, an animal rescue group said Thursday.Fresh off the theatrical release of "Cocaine Bear," news of the serval's drug…

Flamingo, the bright pink pigeon that went viral last week after it was found malnourished in a New York City park, has died, likely because of the dye that was used to coat it, said the Wild Bird Fund.The Fund, which took in the…

This Lunar New Year, rabbit rescue groups in Canada are hoping that the Year of the Rabbit would turn out to be more about awareness — a year that not only educates people to carefully consider before adopting bunnies, but also draws…

Fishtopher the cat was said to be "sad and depressed" as he waited for the day he would be adopted. But then, a photo of the feline exhibiting what is perhaps the world's most pitiful look went viral, and now, the tabby cat has…

A plane transporting dozens of dogs from the South to a Wisconsin humane society had its wings ripped off as it crashed onto a golf course on Tuesday morning. Miraculously, everyone on board, including the dogs, survived. Assistant…

Van Wert, Ohio — Vandalism freed thousands of mink at a rural northwest Ohio farm, leaving an estimated 10,000 of the small carnivorous mammals unaccounted for Tuesday evening, the local sheriff said.So many minks were killed…