All news on the topic: Animals

Yasmin Smith had been out looking for her beloved pet cat named Gin when she came across a troubling Facebook post - then she made a heartbreaking discovery by the local doctors surgery

In the most recent report of a sighting, a terrified walker was convinced he saw the huge animal roaming on Dartmoor moments before stumbling on a half-eaten deer carcass

Orangutan Clyde mysteriously went missing from furniture store Cotswold Grey in Gloucestershire - his neighbours include Bake Off judge Prue Leith and the Beckhams

According to the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), six-year-old Kona has spent nearly all her life at the shelter due to little interest from owners

The actress has been invited to be guest editor on the BBC One show, and she opens up about her enduring love of wildlife and the countryside, calling on people not to destroy it

Local authorities near the trails of Mount Timpanogos in Utah have offered key safety tips for those venturing up the mountain with their dogs. The tips come after several pups were gored by goats

Lee Meyer of Neligh, Nebraska, was seen on a highway near Norfolk driving with a massive bull in his car. He was pulled over by police and given a warning about having the Ankole-Watusi beast in his vehicle

A woman managed to film a rare moment that shows a spider egg sac hatched

'I should be allowed to name him whatever I want'

Cruel Steve Bouquet, dubbed the Brighton Cat Killer, died in prison in January after he was found guilty of sadistically killing nine animals and injuring seven more

Emmeline Saunders went behind the scenes at Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent, home to more than 900 rare and endangered animals including tigers, red pandas and Barbary lions

An 11-year-old boy living at his aunts house was playing with her 'therapy' dog, when the pup became overwhelmed and attacked him - sending him to the hospital with his injuries

Lake Lanier has built quite the reputation as one of the most haunted bodies of water in America and the world. On Saturday, a 23-year-old man became the seventh person to die on the lake this year

Are big cats really roaming the British countryside? DNA evidence found in Gloucestershire 'conclusively proves' that leopards are living amongst us, tracker Rhoda Watkins says

Nicola Bradley, 35, and Tracy Dixon, 47, doused Paul Crooks's beloved pet Sparky in cleaning products and put her in a tumble drier before breaking her neck

Dog owners have been warned to be wary of dangerous grass seeds, which may look harmless, but can have devastating consequences especially if they enter the airways of a pooch

Seven of Katie Price's pets have died since 2017, including her protection pooch Blade – one dog was even crushed when the famous family's nanny 'sat on it' in 2020

The poor pooch didn't understand what was happening

Vets initially thought poor Terry, bundled in a blanket, had already died because he was in a collapsed state and unresponsive but spotted him shallow breathing

A family in Turkey was found to walk on all fours, a trait never before reported in modern humans, and scientists are exploring the link between it and the theory of human evolution

Homeowners were shocked to discover one man refuses to hoover up hairs he finds inside his home, as he doesn't think he should be responsible for looking after his girlfriend's dog

Allison Gaiser is accused of leaving her French bulldog near a parking lot at Pittsburgh International Airport after being told it couldn't fly with them to Mexico, resulting in charges of animal cruelty

A man who dreamed of becoming an animal and fulfilled his goal after purchasing a human-sized dog costume for £12,480 has given his first interview as Toco, a collie

She refuses to take no for an answer

If you suspect your dog has a crush on one of their canine companions at your local park, it is possible there's more than friendship between the playful pooches