Spiders claim the crown as the most feared animal, with nearly 19 percent of people reporting extreme terror when exposed to spider images. This fear affects nearly ...

Onlookers were left shocked as a tourist crossed a barrier and climbed into an animal enclosure at a zoo in the Philippines, mistaking the resident crocodile for a plastic fixture. As reported by the ...

What is it like to be a dedicated animal advocate? Mainstream society tends to ignore this issue because it is not comfortable, convenient, or popular. It is easier to call the animal activist names, ...

Eve D'Vincent challenges claims that zoo animals are true ambassadors for their species and argues for a shift in ...

In Melissa Knicely’s nearly 19 years at a North Carolina animal shelter, she’s learned to spot an unofficial and heart-wrenching sign that the economy may be taking a turn for the worse: When there’s ...

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Three people behind a now-defunct animal rescue in Loudoun County will not spend any time behind bars after more than 100 animals were found living in squalor two years ago.

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) -Emotional support or service animals are important for some people’s mental health, or for someone with disabilities. It’s when people falsely claim their pet as one of those ...

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized. By Emily Anthes On April 1, the Trump administration’s ...