Between frightening movies like "Jaws" and tales about deadly animal encounters, some fear the wild animal kingdom because of potential danger. According to a 2015 poll from Ipsos, about half of ...

“This is a perfect spot for horses and livestock.” But it turns out, the home wasn’t fit for animals and definitely not humans, according to Walker County investigators. The five people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

What other animals are prohibited to keep as pets in Alabama? Here's what we know: The state has banned the possession, sale or release of dozens of animals and fish that officials say could harm ...

Park officials in Yosemite are warning visitors about what they say is “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park — and the unlikely culprit has neither fangs nor claws. Mule deer ...

Duluth officers have been searching for a loose farm animal — possibly a goat or sheep — since early last week. The animal has been spotted near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and in ...

As dark smoke drifted her way from the Jones Road Wildfire in the Pine Barrens Tuesday afternoon, Maddie Brummer of Stafford was getting concerned about the animals in peril from the conflagration.

A 28-year-old man was arrested in connection with an animal cruelty case in which a video captured a man slamming a dog against the ground in Long Beach. The disturbing video, which was taken on ...

As part of Mayor Karen Bass' plan to brace the city for a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall, the troubled Los Angeles Animal Services will be among the many departments forced to lay off employees.

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

Andy Serkis has assembled an all-star voice cast for his animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel “Animal Farm.” It includes Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi ...

Two people collectively face more than 70 counts of animal cruelty after authorities found about three dozen animals living in deplorable conditions in a home in Sterling where multiple dead ...