Scientists have identified racoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential animals that may have spread COVID-19 to ...

Animal protection officers in British Columbia have rescued three pit bulls – including one that gave birth to 10 puppies – ...

The fight against rats is ultimately a matter of a city's social contract with its citizens. Some take this war more seriously than others, patrolling the streets with rodent-killing dogs ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

and each litter can have as many as 12 rat pups. The addition of even one extra litter can have devastating consequences for a city block, making it nearly impossible to tamp down their numbers.

A home in Madison, Florida was discovered to be a house of horrors for over 140 dogs being forced to live there in dismal ...

One of three adult pit bull mixes taken in by the B.C. SPCA from a rat-infested Kelowna home this summer has given birth to a bevy of healthy pups that will be available for adoption after they ...

The Niagara County and Falls officials who stood at the front of the LaSalle Public Library community room Wednesday night ...

and their litters contain between six and 12 rat pups. Animals adopted from the SPCA are desexed to help drive down the nationwide overpopulation crisis of unwanted litters. In the months ...

Madison County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for alleged cruelty to animals Wednesday. More than 140 dogs were rescued from ...

An expert group led by the World Health Organization concluded in 2021 that the virus probably spread to humans from animals ...