A coffee-shop confrontation about a non-service dog in a "no pets" restaurant raises questions about rules enforcement and proper customer intervention.

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is right around the corner, and superstar Joey Chestnut is back! Will he dominate? Let's get into it.

While dogs might wow you with tricks, cats quietly do their own thing, often in surprising ways. So, who’s actually smarter? The answer depends on how you look at it.

Officials have released a report on the death of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's Australian Kelpie mix, Zinna, who was found in a crate near Arakawa.

A fire at a dog daycare in Jefferson County forced firefighters, employees and nearby residents to take action.

The iconic Coney Island hot dog eating contest is back, but is Joey "Jaws" Chestnut returning after his ban? Here's what to know.

WRAL News has learned a deputy who shot and killed a dog after he entered the house in April will remain with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.

Animal control officers and Pittsburgh police stepped in following reports of two dogs tethered outside a Lawrenceville home in extreme conditions for several days.

Gilbert, Representative Melissa Hortman’s dog, is being honored at the State Capitol with Ms. Hortman and her husband, Mark. They were all killed in a shooting at their home this month.

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around 150 million years ago alongside familiar dinosaurs like stegosaurus ...

More than 80 matted, neglected and malnourished dogs were pulled out of a filthy Brooklyn home after their 73-year-old owner died, police and city animal care agencies said Friday. One of the ...

The man, who was traveling on a tourist visa, kicked the dog, a beagle named Freddie who had detected food in his luggage, so hard that he was lifted off the ground, court records say.