There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

After centuries of sustained effort, zebras remain evidence that domestication depends less on human ambition than on ...

As animal abuse cases rose by almost 40% in two years in Connecticut, lawmakers are eyeing stronger penalties and a statewide ...

Successful animal domestication depends on six traits including diet, reproduction, and temperament.

City-dwelling raccoons are physically changing as they adapt to human environments. They are, however, still wild animals.

A new genome study is providing some insight into the matter by determining the timing of a key milestone in feline domestication – the introduction of domestic cats into Europe from North Africa.

Dogs have a very special bond with humans. They were the first mammal to be domesticated, and we have fashioned them into ...

A detailed look at the Bengal cat breed, including origin, appearance, behavior, legal considerations, and what it takes to ...

Lee County Domestic Animal Services is facing technical issues affecting the adoptable and lost pet sections on its website ...

A pet cat has died of avian influenza in Eastern Washington following reports of detection of the disease in wild birds, ...

SB115 promotes communication between the DCFS and animal control in cross-reporting animal and child abuse.

Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las ...