4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (243+ words) A woman is facing charges after police say she neglected a dog so severely that it died. According to a criminal complaint, an anonymous caller reported a case of animal neglect at a house on the 300 block of Emerson Street…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (501+ words) A man is facing charges after police say they found nearly 40 cats, many of which were dead, at a Washington County home. According to court documents filed on Wednesday, Joseph B. McKenna Jr. was charged with 18 felony counts of aggravated cruelty…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) PENN HILLS, Pa. — First responders rescued a kitten caught in a tight spot in an Allegheny County community on Tuesday. Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department 225 shared information saying firefighters were asked to assist Penn Hills police officers who found the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) Epic, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever from Pittsburgh International Airport, is in the final four in the Transportation Security Administration’s 2026 Cutest Canine Contest. The sniffing dog is a teammate of last year’s winner, Steeler. Epic is competing against another 4-year-old lab,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) LUJAN, Argentina — Thirty lions and tigers that were kept alive — barely — for years in cramped concrete cages at a shuttered Argentine zoo began entering jumbo-size transport crates Friday as they embarked on ambitious journeys to wildlife sanctuaries halfway across the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Pet ownership has increased significantly in the U.S. over the past 30 years, with data from the American Veterinary Medical Association showing a 45% rise. The combined population of domestic cats and dogs now tops 163 million. Royal and aristocratic titles, calling a pet…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (105+ words) PITTSBURGH — A dog was badly hurt in a stabbing incident Tuesday in Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh Public Safety Department spokesperson says police and animal control officers were called to the 1100 block of Sheffield Street around 10:45 p.m. Preliminary information shows a man…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) WHITE OAK, Pa. — A local animal shelter says a group of kittens was dumped outside a Giant Eagle, and they’re asking for the community’s help in finding them. In a post to social media, a spokesperson for White Oak Animal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (199+ words) There has been another incident where a bison got too close to a parkgoer. This time, though, no one was injured. A bison was caught on video as it charged a child in Yellowstone National Park. As USA Today reported,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) SAN DIEGO — Federal wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a protected sea lion at a beach in California. A spokesperson for the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed an ongoing investigation into…...