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Unidentified Rescuer Frees Dog From Van Set Ablaze on Los Angeles’ Skid Row

The mayor’s office has opened an investigation to address enforcement gaps in protections for people living in vehicles with companion animals.

Man Charged After Two Dogs Found Dead in Hot Car in Northeast Bexar County

Untrained Mustang Captured Near Liberty Reservoir and Transferred to Rescue

Couple Leaves Older Dachshund Tied Under Bench at Kassel Hauptbahnhof

Fort Myers Father Charged After Allegedly Killing Kittens to Punish Teen Daughter

Exclusive Surrey Club Admits It Secretly Culled Resident Canada Geese

Florida Mail Carrier Arrested After More Than 100 Cats and Dogs Found in Hoarding Case

Postal Worker Arrested After 92 Cats and Dogs Rescued From Squalid Stuart Home

Nuremberg Zoo Faces Ongoing Probe After Killing of 12 Guinea Baboons

Royal Mail Worker Suspended After Doorbell Footage Shows Dog Kicked to Death

Two Emaciated King Pythons Abandoned in Munich Cardboard Box

Investigators Recover 117 Dog Remains at Miranda’s Rescue in Northern California

Authorities Find 117 Dead Dogs at 'No‑Kill' Rescue in Northern California

Police Remove Dog From Hot Car At Fosse Park

DA Seeks to Try 16-Year-Old as Adult in South Point Horse Stabbing

Baja California Seeks Maximum Prison Term for Man Accused of Torturing Cats

Escaped Tiger Near Leipzig Shot Dead After Mauling Keeper

Dozens of Ridglan Farms Beagles Reach Twin Cities as 1,500-Dog Transfer Advances

Sloth World Closes in Orlando as 13 Rescued Sloths Begin Recovery

Tijuana Prosecutors Open Animal-Cruelty Case Over Kitten Videos With Suspect Unaccounted For