A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

From caterpillars disguised as the dead to narwhals that play with their food, here are the animal tales that we loved in ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE: Social media is always buzzing with news, viral claims, and fact checks. Recently, in December, a story about country music legend Dolly Parton began circulating online. A ...

In early December 2025, country singer Dolly Parton opened "Pet Haven," a sanctuary for abandoned animals in her home state of Tennessee. Rating: False (About this rating?) According to a rumor that ...

Scientists from the City University of Hong Kong have found that nanoplastics can enter zebrafish via two pathways: waterborne exposure and dietary exposure. These tiny particles can cross biological ...

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is caring for the young animals at its Nairobi Nursery and plans to return them to the wild once the rhino and zebra are ready Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Foundation for TJO Animals is hosting a fee-waived adoption event at the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center as part of their Giving Tuesday campaign.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Animal Care and Control is trying something it has never been able to do until now—waive adoption fees. It’s the first event approved under the county’s new ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man in San Ysidro was sentenced Monday for animal cruelty charges after 34 animals were rescued from his flooded home in late August, according to the San Diego Humane ...

A Ventura County animal sanctuary will pay more than $50,000 after it was found to possess 15 restricted species, including lions, leopards and a bear. The Born to Be Free animal sanctuary in Frazier ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Animal Foundation will be hosting an event designed to support pet ownership with access to free microchips and vaccines for dogs and cats. The event, called Protect Your Pet ...