‘Well-fed’ squirrel freed by rescuers after getting stuck in bird feeder

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England, a squirrel who may have had a few too many nuts found itself trapped in a bird feeder and had to be freed by an RSPCA rescue officer.

COVID-19 infected deer could act as ‘reservoirs’ for virus, study suggests

Penn State veterinarians found an explosive number of COVID-19 cases in deer, leaving them to wonder if humans can contract the virus from the animals.

3 race horses die in a week at Golden Gate Fields

There have been 26 racehorse death over the last 11 months at Golden Gate Fields, and the 67th statewide, statistics from the horse racing board show.

Thanksgiving 2021: Tips for a safe holiday for your pet

From holiday food to traveling the country, the American Veterinary Medical Association has some tips to keep your furry friends happy and safe during Thanksgiving and the holiday season.

President Biden to pardon turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly in annual Thanksgiving event

Meet two lucky turkeys! Peanut Butter and Jelly will be spared from becoming Thanksgiving's main course when they receive a presidential pardon Friday from President Joe Biden.

Reese's pie-size peanut butter cup for Thanksgiving sells out within hours

Reese’s this week debuted a 9-inch “Thanksgiving pie,” which is the largest Reese Peanut Butter Cup ever sold. And it sold out within a matter of hours.

Bird flu cases reported in Europe and Asia, raising alert for global poultry industry

Health experts are concerned about the pandemic potential of avian flu and the global poultry industry has been put on high alert following recent reported cases of the virus among birds in Europe and Asia.

After 4 weeks, Florida wildlife agents get container off bear's head

A Collier County bear is finally free weeks after it was spotted on home surveillance with a plastic container stuck on its head.

Bear nearly gets squirted with hand sanitizer at 7-Eleven

A bear opened the door of a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe and seemed to take no notice of a store employee yelling at it to leave immediately. 

That's one way to open hunting season - deer filmed running through Michigan church

When faith leaders arrived at their Sturgis church Monday morning, they found signs of breaking and entering. It soon became clear it wasn't a human that had broken in.

Bear in Petaluma tree comes down, wanders off

Authorities gave a large bear time and space to climb down a tree and eventually, after 15 hours, the animal left a Petaluma neighborhood on its own.   

Bay Area home to California's deadliest stretch of road involving wildlife

Researchers at UC Davis have named a 31 mile section of I-280 in the Bay Area, California's deadliest stretch of highway for wildlife encounters.

Orphaned, malnourished baby pumas find new home at Memphis Zoo

Memphis zoo officials said a female puma gave birth to four kittens in Washington but abandoned her young shortly after.

3 snow leopards die from COVID-19 complications at Nebraska zoo

The zoo made the announcement in a Facebook post Friday, describing the deaths of the three leopards — named Ranney, Everest, and Makalu— as “truly heartbreaking.

VIDEO: Momma bear, cubs visit Wyoming police station

The Jackson Police Department posted the video to Facebook, joking the visitors "swung by to say hi."