It was a close race, but in the end the Poodle beat out the Wheaten Terrier in a survey for the most suitable breed for the family of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Wanted Cat in Elmira

Villagers blame policies by Western environmentalists for the creatures' increasingly frequent attacks on humans, but there may be more to the story.

A Washington state man funds his own chimpanzee sanctuary, joining scores of animal rights activists who feel that chimps deserve human rights, despite studies questioning whether chimps understand fairness.

Sea Life Returning to Monterey Bay

FIREFIGHTERS rescued seven pets from a burning building in Essex in the early hours of this morning.

Joyce Block of Mill Valley is hoping her keepsake diamond-encrusted wand will provide the magic to find her lost pet Chihuahua, Coconut.

Video provided by the Humane Society of the United States shows rescue teams removing 1,000 dogs after a Parkersburg, W.Va., breeder surrendered them.

Every morning, Deborah Leask's potbellied pig emerges from a shack in her back yard, rolls around in a small mud patch, gets a brush and belly rub and munches on a bowl of exotic pet food.

The Baltimore City Health Department confirmed Friday the first case of rabies in a cat or dog in the city in more than 20 years.