Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames.

Pet sitters Paige Williams and her partner Bradley Archer were caught on camera kicking and hitting dogs they were minding at a Solihull family’s home.

Four decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster, the Chernobyl exclusion zone has transformed into a vast, unintended nature reserve where wildlife is thriving in the absence of humans .

A measure advancing out of the Louisiana House of Representatives could change how shelters statewide handle stray animals.

Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo. But no birthday cake, because sugar isn't healthy for the aging primate.

A Rangitīkei farmer who underfed hundreds of animals and left some sheep unshorn for so long they became unable to move has been sentenced to home detention for the shocking neglect.

John Lennon, The Last Dinner Party, and Glass Animals are headlining the 10th edition of the Secret 7" auction to support children in conflict zones. The initiative will see 700 unique vinyl records auctioned off, with all proceeds going to the charity War Child for protection, education, and mental health services.

A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said, News.az reports citing The Independent.

Uzbekistan will ban using the wild animals for entertainment at the circus from January 1, 2025, News.Az reports, citing nova24.uz.