You might think of your dog as your fur child, but the law would not agree. “In the eyes of the law, they are really no different than t...

Group files suit in name of animal; experts say ruling would be revolutionary Estacada, Oregon - Justice is an 8-year-old American quart...

During the dog days of summer, the last place your dog should be is in a car alone. In Maryland, it is illegal to leave a cat or dog in ...

An animal rights group is suing to get a chimpanzee named Candy out of an amusement park where, it says, she smokes cigarettes and is given...

Every day, the national nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund works to find justice in the legal system for animals who have been abused. Th...

The Federal Bureau of investigation announced this week that it will start reporting crimes of animal cruelty - intentionally, knowingly, ...

Just a few minutes in a hot vehicle can harm or kill your pet. On hot days, the temperature inside a vehicle heats up to over 160 degrees ...