California police recover lizards stolen year ago, worth $75K

Police in Southern California announced two arrests and the return of a pair of rare lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop last year.

Police rescue 'missing' dog that was stuck under owner's reclining chair for 2 days

The 93-year-old woman called police about her missing dog. When officers arrived at her home, they spotted a small face peering out from under the recliner, where the pup had been stuck for two days.

People call 911 about giant sunfish in Massachusetts, officials ask them to stop

An ocean sunfish swimming off the coast of Massachusetts has gotten a lot of unnecessary attention recently -- for simply “doing normal sunfish activities.”

Los Angeles man arrested in theft of lemur from San Francisco Zoo

The endangered and elderly lemur was discovered missing Wednesday morning from the Lipman Family Lemur Forest in the San Francisco Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemur presumed stolen from San Francisco Zoo

An endangered male ring-tailed lemur was discovered missing from the San Francisco Zoo Wednesday morning.

'Trick-or-treating' rescue dogs nail their group Halloween costumes

These rescue dogs aced their group Halloween costumes by donning various themed outfits in anticipation of “trick-or-treating.”

Vallejo police K9 helps seizure of estimated $1M of heroin

Vallejo police announced the seizure of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $1 million and credited the diligent work of one of its K9 units for helping to get the drugs off the street.

Woman finds 2-headed snake in her house

A North Carolina woman who found a two-headed snake in her house decided to find it a home.

'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle charged with animal cruelty

Attorney General Mark Herring said Friday that a months-long investigation found that Bhagavan “Doc” Antle and the owner of a roadside zoo in Virginia trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and South Carolina.

Pet store employee charged with fracturing dog's skull and neck pleads no contest

A 21-year-old employee of a Daly City pet store pleaded no contest Monday to felony animal abuse for slamming a dog on a concrete floor in 2019, fracturing its skull and neck, San Mateo County prosecutors said.

Teens allegedly broke into zoo, let animals loose

Three 17-year-old boys, three 17-year-old girls and one 18-year-old male were charged with criminal mischief, trespassing and "overloading animals," an animal cruelty offense.

Oakland Zoo treating mountain lion cub burned in Zogg Fire

Oakland Zoo's Veterinary hospital has an orphaned mountain lion cub in its care that was rescued from the Zogg Fire by a firefighter.

Researchers look to horseshoe crabs for help with a COVID vaccine

For decades, horseshoe crabs have played a role in vaccine development. Researchers are now looking at how they could help with a COVID vaccine.