MINNEAPOLIS — Addiction and recovery is a subject that's quite personal to many Minnesotans. The Department of Health says more people are in need of recovery, suggesting 290,000 people need treatment ...

Felicity is one of four dogs who will represent Arizona shelters and rescues in the Puppy Bowl. Delulu and Jake, both Shih ...

Two abandoned dogs were found “clinging to survival” — and now, a shelter hopes they aren’t separated.

The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

according to the motion acquired by USA TODAY. The investigation started after police responded to a complaint from a concerned Amazon driver who saw "numerous dogs tied up to fence posts on heavy ...

So said USA TODAY’s Tyler Dragon when he and the dog met this week in Southern California. They’re battling down to the wire – the Super Bowl – in USA TODAY’s NFL pick ‘em contest ...

A woman who owned a Schipperke (a small black and usually tailless dog) asked me, "My dog doesn't have a tail to wag to tell me whether he is happy or not. I have looked at his face a lot and he ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dogs lined up on a San Francisco street Monday for free vaccines to combat an outbreak of a highly contagious illness that can be fatal for some canines if not treated.

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – The 2d Military Working Dog (MWD) Detachment at Fort Meade, recognized as the top kennel in the Department of Defense, recently hosted senior DoD officials for a tour ...

La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke will serve as special prosecutor and investigate allegations of animal cruelty levied against a Blue Mounds dog breeder, attorneys involved in the ...

The pet food company Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 5,700 pounds of its two-pound bags of Natural Mix dog food sold in eight states due to a salmonella contamination. Samples of the dog food ...