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The Aug. 16, 2025 event at Laredo College allowed people to voluntarily hand over captive Texas tortoises without facing ...

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A twisted pet owner who left his starving dog trapped in a debris‑filled bathtub and a tortoise confined to a barren tank has ...

Harbor House of Central Florida’s annual Paws for Peace walk returns Saturday to raise money for domestic violence survivors ...

State wildlife officials are looking for good homes for 15 desert tortoises. Why it matters: The endangered reptiles can't be ...

Katherine Quesenberry, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Avian), is chief medical officer, senior veterinarian, a specialist in avian medicine ...

Although some laws now recognize animals as sentient beings, they’re still treated as property. This contradiction is a ...

Crude oil pumped from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is flowing for the first time in more than a decade through a pipeline that crosses California state park land after the Trump ...

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Border collies Hercules and Ned help protect planes and passengers from bird strikes. We spent a day with the local ...