Shelby Township vet arraigned on animal cruelty charge after dog abuse video

A veterinarian who works in Shelby Township was arraigned Friday after a video of him allegedly abusing a dog at his Macomb County home was posted on YouTube.

Detroit Dog Rescue says vandals were trying to steal dogs after window smashed, power cut

Vandals who broke into a Detroit Dog Rescue facility smashed windows, cut the power, and left leashes behind that don't belong to the nonprofit. It is believed they were trying to steal dogs.

Bear mauls 10-year-old boy in grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut

“I heard him yell ‘bear’ and when I looked up, I saw his leg in the bear’s mouth and the bear trying to drag him across the lawn,” the boy’s grandfather told a local news outlet.

Helen, world’s second oldest gorilla, dies at 64

The Louisville Zoo said caregivers had to euthanize the gorilla after her health started declining due to age.

Macomb County veterinarian caught on camera choking, slamming down dog

A Macomb County veterinarian is under investigation after a video posted online allegedly showed him attacking a German shepherd while the dog yelped and cried.

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change

New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.