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SMART, which stands for Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team, was founded in 2008 with the goal of providing animal-only services that weren’t offered by the LA Animal Services or other agencies.

Photographs of a bobcat lurking in the woods near the C&O Canal in Northwest Washington, D.C., have some excited, others worried — and a lot of people talking.

An elusive black bear was finally cornered and safely removed after leading police and wildlife officials on a chase through a quiet Massachusetts neighborhood on Friday morning. Officials received a call Friday morning for a bear sighting in Arlington, and local police joined the Massachusetts Environmental Police in scouring the town for it.

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma.

A skunk brewed up some trouble when it got its head stuck in a beer can, according to animal control officers in Billerica, Massachusetts. The skunk was picked up Thursday by animal control officers on Lucille Drive and taken to Tufts Wildlife Center where it had to be sedated in order to have the can removed from its head. A...

Researchers at University of California, Riverside have been studying the Kangaroo Rat, which they have lovingly dubbed the “Ninja Rat” for the past seven years. The little rodent has such quick reflexes and acrobatic abilities that it can often evade rattlesnake strikes, which can happen in a blink of an eye.

A cat named Kitty and her chihuahua best friend Leila have found their “fur ever” home after being adopted by a couple at the MSPCA-Angell’s animal shelter in Boston over the weekend. The MSPCA tweeted a picture of the new family and thanked everyone for their retweets in helping find a home for the inseparable cat and dog duo. The...

A D.C. man was charged with felony animal fighting after officials found injured dogs and a 5-foot-long alligator at his home in Southeast D.C.

Before the party animals come out for tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebration, some real animals hit the streets of Key West, Florida. 300 dogs took part in the annual “Key West Dachshund Walk” Monday.

A woman lost her cat after a repairman left her house, but the man later found the cat under his truck.

An albino python was found in a Goodwill sorting center donation bin in Fort Worth, Texas.

A two-way tow truck collision on California State Highway 99 on Friday caused a cattle trailer to overturn, letting loose around two dozen cows.

Two penguins were found on the side of the road in Peru by a woman driving by. She rescued them and called the police to come get them.

This D.C. cat may have had some scary-looking fangs, but her foster mom says she’s more into belly rubs than hunting.

A Maryland woman was charged with animal cruelty on Monday after authorities removed 125 cats and three rabbits from her residences in July.

A rhino in a drive-thru safari park in Mexico was caught on camera chasing an SUV.

The 5-foot alligator seized last week from the basement of a Southeast D.C. home is headed towards a happier, healthier life at an animal refuge, the Humane Rescue Alliance says.

Animal rescuers on Wednesday seized a 5-foot caiman being kept in the basement of a Southeast D.C. home where they say they also found a dozen scared and neglected canines that appeared to have been used in dog fights.

The 5-foot alligator seized last week from the basement of a Southeast D.C. home is headed towards a happier, healthier life at an animal refuge, the Humane Rescue Alliance says.

This cute Twitter video that has gone viral shows a little 2-year-old playing catch with a neighbor’s dog over their fence. The dog and child play together every time they’re both outside at the same time.