Birmingham Zoo: Lioness killed while meeting male lion

The introduction was done on a day the zoo was closed so no visitors were present, said Jennifer Ogilvie, a spokeswoman.

How to keep rats away from your home without traps or poison

D.C. wrapped up an academy of sorts on Thursday giving residents the ability to learn more about rats and how to keep them away from your property.

Dog saves owner after 70-foot fall off Tahoe cliff

A border collie named Saul helped rescue his owner after he fell off a cliff in a remote area in Tahoe National Forest last week. He led the search team directly to the man who was badly injured in the fall and had to be air-lifted to a hospital.

Fox attacks multiple people in Frederick County

A fox attacked multiple people on a walking path in Monrovia, according to the Frederick County Health Department.

VIDEO: Chicken takes ride on boogie board over West Virginia floodwaters

A chicken was caught on camera taking a brief journey on a boogie board after residential areas of Tornado, West Virginia, were flooded after a storm.

Several dog treats recalled due to possible salmonella contamination

A North Carolina-based company is recalling certain dog treats after samples of the product tested positive for potentially harmful bacteria.

Veterinarians grappling with national pet blood shortage

BluePearl Pet Hospitals in the Charleston, South Carolina, area say they only get about a third of the donations they’d like. When they don’t have enough blood — that leads to tough situations.

Florida Red Lobster finds rare 1-in-30-million orange lobster

The brightly-colored orange lobster – now named "Cheddar" after Red Lobster's famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits – has made her forever home at Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach.

4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility in need of new homes

Roughly 4,000 beagles are being rescued from an Envigo breeding facility in Virginia after the Humane Society and Department of Justice worked out a removal plan.

US Navy sailors reunite with the dogs they rescued from near-certain death in the Middle East

Two helpless dogs in the Middle East faced terrible abuse and almost-certain death until two U.S. Navy sailors not only rescued them — but found a way to get them out of there and on toward a safer, healthier and far happier life. 

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ catch: Tennessee teen reels in rare white catfish

“Most anglers fish their entire lives and never see one. I am 67 years old, have boated literally tens of thousands of catfish over the years and it was the first I'd ever seen in person,” the boat's captain said.

Snake slithers on woman's windshield as she drives on Kansas highway

A woman in Kansas says she got the scare of her life when a snake began slithering on her windshield as she was driving on a highway.

Transfer plans unveiled for beagles housed at facility accused of animal testing

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a plan that calls for transferring about 4,000 dogs currently housed at a troubled Virginia breeding facility to shelters where they can be adopted, according to court records.