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A young woman rests her head on a golden retriever lying on a floor while a gray cat sits beside them.

Millions of Pet Owners Are Paying for Insurance That Doesn't Cover What They Think

Pet insurance is booming, but most states have no rules requiring insurers to clearly disclose what they will not cover — leaving pet owners to find out only after a...

Millions of Pet Owners Are Paying for Insurance That Doesn't Cover What They Think

Pet insurance is booming, but most states have no rules requiring insurers to clearly disclose what they will not cover — leaving pet owners to find out only after a...

A gray tabby cat with green eyes rests on a pink floral quilt, gazing drowsily at the camera.

A Tiny Kitten Rescued From Suffocating Heat Filled Her Family’s Lives With 21 Years of Love

A family heard screams coming from a sealed box abandoned outside their church in 98-degree heat. Their decision to open it saved four newborn kittens and began an unforgettable 21-year...

A Tiny Kitten Rescued From Suffocating Heat Filled Her Family’s Lives With 21 Years of Love

A family heard screams coming from a sealed box abandoned outside their church in 98-degree heat. Their decision to open it saved four newborn kittens and began an unforgettable 21-year...

On the left, a bald man with glasses and a goatee stands outdoors; on the right, a person stands in a gravel driveway through an open wooden gate.

A Family Hired A Dog Trainer And Their Camera Allegedly Recorded Him Strangling Their Pet Unconscious

Florida dog trainer arrested after video allegedly shows him lifting a dog by its leash until unconscious.

A Family Hired A Dog Trainer And Their Camera Allegedly Recorded Him Strangling Their Pet Unconscious

Florida dog trainer arrested after video allegedly shows him lifting a dog by its leash until unconscious.

On the left, a spotted wild cat sits alert on a white surface; on the right, a similar spotted cat walks along a log in a leafy enclosure.

Scientists Stumble Upon the World's First New Wild Cat Species Discovered in More Than a Century

Hidden in Bolivia's misty cloud forests, a wild cat smaller than a house cat had been living, hunting, and eluding science for more than a million years. Its discovery —...

Scientists Stumble Upon the World's First New Wild Cat Species Discovered in More Than a Century

Hidden in Bolivia's misty cloud forests, a wild cat smaller than a house cat had been living, hunting, and eluding science for more than a million years. Its discovery —...

On the left, a white rhinoceros stands in a dry, dusty landscape; on the right, a herd of African elephants, including a calf, stampedes through billowing dust clouds.

Elephants Trampled a Poacher to Death as He Raised His Rifle at a White Rhino Deep in Kruger

A man crept six kilometers into Kruger National Park armed with a rifle and an axe, his sights set on a white rhino worth tens of thousands of dollars. He...

Elephants Trampled a Poacher to Death as He Raised His Rifle at a White Rhino Deep in Kruger

A man crept six kilometers into Kruger National Park armed with a rifle and an axe, his sights set on a white rhino worth tens of thousands of dollars. He...

On the left, a tiny gray kitten curls up on a cream blanket; on the right, a uniformed animal services officer holds a small, disheveled dark kitten outdoors.

Tiny Kitten Ends Up 20 Feet Underground Surrounded by Rainwater and Trash

Uplifting kitten rescue in Texas: a passerby saved a trapped kitten from a 20-foot utility pipe, now foster-to-adopt.

Tiny Kitten Ends Up 20 Feet Underground Surrounded by Rainwater and Trash

Uplifting kitten rescue in Texas: a passerby saved a trapped kitten from a 20-foot utility pipe, now foster-to-adopt.