A care home in North Lincolnshire has enjoyed an "unusual but enjoyable" animal therapy visit. Residents at The Birches in Brigg got to meet an owl, rabbits, guinea pigs, a tortoise and a bearded ...

The Tamworth breed is listed as threatened in the United States and vulnerable in the United Kingdom, according to the Rare ...

The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone.

The founder and chief surgeon of the Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation says she started off just wanting to do weird things with stuffed animals. Then it became a mission.

Visitors to Christmas at the Pound House Farmstead & Museum last Saturday got a chance to step back in time with a classic ...

What to know about the outbreak at the Arizona State Fair, how it unfolded and the reasons officials gave for keeping quiet ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville said its Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, Kevin Bacon, passed away Tuesday at the age of 16. Kevin came to Zoo Knoxville in 2010 and became a favorite ambassador and was ...

Game hunters have found startlingly 'neon blue' flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on potential contamination. "I'm not talking about a little blue," Dan Burton, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Zoo announced that its Keiki Zoo Barn has reopened after making upgrades to its snail and guinea pig exhibits. The barn reopened on Wednesday, and the zoo ...

Guinea pigs don’t wag tails or lick faces the way dogs might, but they still show affection in surprisingly personal ways. Once they feel safe, their behavior shifts from cautious to curious, and ...