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Lolita, once deemed the 'world's loneliest' orca whale had been performing at the Miami Seaquarium for over 50 years. She died Friday, August 18, just as she was about to be released

The excited pet owner bought what she thought was a Japanese Spitz but when it turned three months old its eating habits completely changed and she became suspicious

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says samples of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat and dog food have tested positive for salmonella, a dangerous bacterial infection

Guests in a Maryland hotel were horrified to discover snakes slithering amok through different parts of the building. One reptile even slipped unnoticed into a man's room

Holly the Labrador mix is 150 years old in canine years - but she is still going strong, according to the dog rescue workers who took her in after her owner decided to no longer look after her.

An elderly dog named Holly has finally found her forever home after the family pet was handed over to a dog warden, who was told to put the animal to sleep - thankfully this didn't happen

The frightened boaters aboard the damaged Santa Barbara were seen phoning authorities asking for help while stranded a mile off the coast of Sesimbra, Portugal

A cat owner is concerned their neighbours will call the RSPCA due to their cat wanting to sleep outside - and they'll be accused of neglect despite the cat being happy

Amy Salter was jailed for three years after the seven-stone dog fatally attacked 10-year-old Jack in 2021 - but Jack’s mum was shocked to discover that Salter has been on days out

Before Randy Fry's head was ripped apart from his body by a shark while diving off Fort Bragg in California, he had said that if he had to go, he "wanted it to be in the water"

Joannes Matshe, 30, went walking through the Dinokeng Game Reserve in Gauteng, South Africa when a wild lion pounced on him, tearing the skin from his skull and the flesh from his bones in a merciless attack

A woman and her dog are confronted by a huge black bear outside her home, forcing them back inside - all captured on doorbell camera footage in Daytona Beach, Florida

Residents in several places in Germany are being hit with bills of up to €10,000 (£8,540) after the raccoons - which have also been spotted swigging beer - broke into their homes, trashed the place, and even killed bunnies and fishes

Sandy Ali was holding a bible study group in her Morada, California, home when a guest commented on her two dogs playing in the garden not realising one of them was actually a mountain lion

A Florida woman was arrested after leaving three dogs in a hot car to die. Police say she took two of the carcasses to a canal where they were likely eaten by alligators

Brave Luna-Ann Forsyth needed surgery and 40 stitches after the American bulldog-cross ripped a chunk out of her cheek, and will need several more operations to repair the damage

Mum-of-five Rachael Howan was helping feed the horses on a friend's horse farm when half-a-tonne of hay bales toppled over, landing on top of her and ripping off her nose and jaw in Kansas City, Missouri

With the UK weather forecast anticipating more wind - after a rainy July - experts say seeds of fruits are being taken in the breeze across Europe to the UK and are fermenting here

Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja was found living in a cave with wolves in Spain when he was 19 but he finds life amongst humans harder than life in the wild

The invasice species of hammerhead worms are extremely hard to get rid of with experts advising you either smother them with salt or alcohol or even freeze them before binning them

Breezy the Bengal show cat was left with a oil stained chin after spending over 24hours cowering in the corner of an Denver International Airport warehouse where they store oil

Magic, a 10-month-old German Shepherd dog, was most likely looking up to his shooter when they shot him in the head. Miraculously, the puppy survived and has now found a family

Flooding caused by storms hit Rhode Island Avenue where dogs and employees at District Dogs rescue centre were trapped while desperately awaiting rescue - however many succumbed to the rising water

Tim and Olga Shaw were told by management that their dog Daisy had killed two of their other pets - but they ended up taking the kennel to court and won a payout

A TikTok user named Rachel Lyn, with the username @msrachellyn uploaded a video showing what looks like a worm wriggling about inside a $32 box of packaged salmon