Cougar mauls 9-year-old at church camp in Washington state

A cougar attacked a 9-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek at a church camp in Washington state, seriously wounding her and sending her friends running in fear.

Stanley the rooster surfs on a vacuum cleaner in California

Stanley the rooster gets to do a lot of cool things. And because this rooster lives in Morro Bay, Calif., he's also an expert surfer.

'No place for a horse': Animal control rescues horse found abandoned on streets of Philadelphia

Darien, a horse found wandering the streets of Hunting Park on Monday, is now in need of a new home after concerned residents called authorities and animal control took the horse off the streets.

VIDEO: Coyote enters Woodland Hills home through dog door

The coyote was in the house for nearly three minutes. The woman who lives there says neither she nor her dogs noticed the coyote in the house.

2 extremely rare leopard cubs born at Saint Louis Zoo

The Amur leopard is considered one of the rarest and most endangered cats in the world, the zoo said when announcing the female cubs.

California considers banning declawing of cats in most cases

California's lawmakers could soon ban the declawing of cats solely for the convenience of humans, advancing a bill on Thursday to halt what animal rights activists say is a painful procedure used primarily to prevent torn furniture and scratched skin.

California's salamanders have amazing skydiving skills, UC study reveals

A UC Berkeley study has unveiled incredible gliding and parachuting skills that have evolved among the wandering salamander which dwells among towering Northern California coast redwood forests.

6 injured when bull jumps fence, escapes during Northern California rodeo

The bull jumped over a fence then ran through a crowd of spectators and across a parking lot before it was captured near a bridge about a half mile from the arena in Redding, Calif.

Black bear charges into Wisconsin home, attacks couple

A Wisconsin couple is recovering after a black bear charged into their home, attacking both of them.

Ukrainian soldiers feed pets left behind in Kharkiv after neighborhood evacuated

The Ukrainian defense volunteers were seen in Kharkiv feeding several cats, described as pets left behind by their owners who were forced to evacuate amid Russia’s war.

Dog's skull fractured while defending California woman from mountain lion

State wildlife officials are investigating a mountain lion attack that left a woman's dog badly injured in Northern California. Erin Wilson said her Belgian Malinois named Eva is a hero for grappling with the animal.

Foster City considers killing geese over water pollution concerns, residents protest

Members of animal rights groups marched to the steps of City Hall in Foster City on Tuesday. They were protesting a plan to kill potentially hundreds of geese. City officials say the birds are not migrating like they should, their population doubled in just one year, and their droppings pollute waterways.