Chicago-area parents thought their pit bull was to blame when they heard their 18-month-old daughter crying and discovered one of her fingertips had been severed.

UKIAH, Calif. (AP) — A Medocino County sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a pit bull that was one of two responsible for a fatal attack on a pair of llamas.

A Bakersfield child was seriously hurt when the family dog mauled him, and two adults were also injured trying to save the toddler from the pet. Efren Flores Molina, 3, was reported in critical condition Wednesday at Children's Hospital Central...

Summer television used to mean reruns. This year it's gone to the dogs.

President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the country, helping dispel...

A Mississippi manhunt for a fugitive accused of kidnaping and a double slaying had small town residents on lockdown Thursday and shattered the feeling of safety in a place where everyone knows their neighbors.

A Kern County deputy shot a dog overnight in Oildale. The dog became aggressive with the deputies, so one of them shot the dog, according to the sheriff's office.

The life of a mutt that's been on doggy death row for more than a year has been spared by a judge following an outcry from animal lovers and the acceptance of a last-ditch proposal to keep the dog alive.

She created Downtown Dog Rescue in the back of the factory and, with the help of co-workers, started trapping strays. She talked to the homeless, one man at a time, convincing them their dogs would be better off spayed or neutered.