July 4 pet safety: Helpful tips to protect your pets during fireworks celebrations

The sound of fireworks may scare your pet so much that they run off and potentially go missing, something the American Kennel Club says tends to happen during the holiday break.

July 4th pet safety: What to do if you find a lost pet

Every year, animal shelters are flooded with lost pets that were spooked by fireworks celebrations. Here's how you can help if you see a lost animal.

Two kangaroos tussle at San Antonio Zoo

This footage, filmed by zoo president and CEO Tim Morrow, shows the unnamed kangaroos exchanging blows.

Florida man says alligator attacked, ate his dog 'like it was nothing': report

The owner had been playing fetch with his dog when an alligator suddenly grabbed the 40 lb. Lab mix by his head. "Boom, the water just sort-of exploded," he recalled. "He never barked. He never saw it... It took him down like it was nothing."

Sheriff’s deputy rescues baby skunk: 'It’s so cute!'

"You guys! It's a baby skunk!” Olmsted County Deputy Nate Jacobson documented the entire cute encounter, from rescue to rehab. And nope, he didn't get sprayed.

Excessive heat blamed for thousands of Kansas cattle deaths

The state is aware of at least 2,000 cattle deaths in the southwest region, but that number could be higher.

Lawmakers say this flea collar should be recalled after 2,500 pet deaths

A new report accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of repeatedly ignoring concerns about what "may be the most dangerous flea and tick product on the market."

47 cats rescued from hot car at Minnesota rest stop

Forty-seven cats were rescued from a vehicle parked in sweltering heat at a rest stop along Interstate 35 in Harris, Minnesota on Tuesday.

Electronic-sniffing dog helps make pedophilia arrest in Mexico

Hidu has been specially trained to sniff out a certain electronic -- and his skills led authorities to a high-profile suspected pedophile in Mexico City.

Pet shop facing threats after adding gun control question to adoption form

The Thousand Oaks pet shop is asking how potential adopters feel about gun control and is barring NRA members from adopting. Now the owner is facing thousands of threats.

Court rules Happy the Elephant is not a person, to remain at Bronx Zoo

New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.

Dallas Animal Services unveils plan to manage coyotes

In the month since a coyote attacked and injured a 2-year-old boy on the front porch of his family's Lake Highlands home, wildlife officials identified and killed four aggressive coyotes and set up a hotline for people to report aggressive coyotes. Now DAS has released its 30-page coyote management plan.

Cat faces off with coyote on Texas porch in wild video: ‘He was a fighter’

“He was a fighter and luckily the coyote was a skittish pup,” Surfside, Texas resident Tony Gray told FOX Television Stations after seeing the scene unfold.