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Nearly 60 percent of Labrador retrievers are overweight or obese, according to a survey for the U.S. Association for Pet Obesity in 2012.

Gene associated with fat Labradors

Nearly 60 percent of Labrador retrievers are overweight or obese, according to a survey for the U.S. Association for Pet Obesity in 2012.

June 17, 2016, 5:58am Life

Labrador retrievers could make a pretty good claim for being America’s dog. Last year, according to the American Kennel Club, they were the most popular purebred dog breed in the country for the 25th year in a row. Read story

Gray-headed flying foxes hang from a tree near Batemans Bay, Australia in May. The area&#039;s population of the large bats -- nearly 140,000 -- is three times what it was last year.

Australian town is going batty

Gray-headed flying foxes hang from a tree near Batemans Bay, Australia in May. The area&#039;s population of the large bats -- nearly 140,000 -- is three times what it was last year.

June 17, 2016, 5:44am Nation & World

Batemans Bay is a picturesque coastal town that always leaves the welcome mat out for tourists. But tens of thousands of visitors of another kind have more than outstayed their welcome — large bats. Read story

A Thai Buddhist monk feeds water to a tiger at the &quot;Tiger Temple,&quot; in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Scandals have cast a spotlight on misbehaving monks and given rise to reflection on the state of Buddhism in Thailand, which is the national religion.

Dead tigers, stashed wealth cast spotlight on Thai monks

A Thai Buddhist monk feeds water to a tiger at the &quot;Tiger Temple,&quot; in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Scandals have cast a spotlight on misbehaving monks and given rise to reflection on the state of Buddhism in Thailand, which is the national religion.

June 16, 2016, 12:16pm Churches & Religion

The contents of the freezer at the Tiger Temple were gruesome: 40 dead tiger babies. At another temple, a police raid seeking to arrest a popular abbot accused of accepting $40 million in embezzled money was thwarted live on TV. Day by day, Thailand has followed details of gripping temple… Read story

Yakima city council to revisit ban on pit bulls

June 15, 2016, 10:25am Northwest

The Yakima City Council is reconsidering a 29-year-ban on pit bull breeds within the city. Read story

FILE - In a Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Chesapeake, a 16-year-old dolphin, left, swims with her recently born calf, right, at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The National Aquarium announced Tuesday, June 14, 2016, that Eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks will be retired from the National Aquarium in Baltimore into a seaside sanctuary.

National Aquarium to move 8 dolphins into seaside refuge

FILE - In a Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Chesapeake, a 16-year-old dolphin, left, swims with her recently born calf, right, at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The National Aquarium announced Tuesday, June 14, 2016, that Eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks will be retired from the National Aquarium in Baltimore into a seaside sanctuary.

June 15, 2016, 6:03am Life

Eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks will be retired from the National Aquarium in Baltimore into a seaside sanctuary. Read story

India tries 18 endangered Asiatic lions for murder

June 14, 2016, 6:53pm Nation & World

Police have rounded up 18 male suspects wanted for the murder of three in Gujarat, an arid western Indian state. Read story

Igor Tsvor, left, and Viktor Vakulchik of Legend Custom Woodworking lend a hand to the construction of the dog ramp Wednesday afternoon at Banfield Pet Hospital. Employees will start moving into the new headquarters this week.

Banfield Pet Hospital headquarters a new kind of doghouse

Igor Tsvor, left, and Viktor Vakulchik of Legend Custom Woodworking lend a hand to the construction of the dog ramp Wednesday afternoon at Banfield Pet Hospital. Employees will start moving into the new headquarters this week.

June 12, 2016, 6:07am Business

The new corporate headquarters for Banfield Pet Hospital is twice the size of the event center at the Clark County Fairgrounds, consumes only half the energy of a typical office building, and is immeasurably more dog-friendly than just about any other workplace. Read story

There&#039;s a million things baby camel Alexander Camelton hasn&#039;t done. But just you wait.

Zoo announces camel’s name

There&#039;s a million things baby camel Alexander Camelton hasn&#039;t done. But just you wait.

June 11, 2016, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Officials at the Lincoln Park Zoo have announced the name of a baby Bactrian camel, born at the Chicago facility last month: Alexander Camelton. Read story

Egg producers pledge to stop grinding newborn male chickens to death

June 10, 2016, 11:45am Nation & World

It’s a disturbing practice most Americans probably know nothing about: On the day they’re born, all the fluffy male chicks born to egg-laying hens at hatcheries are gruesomely killed - usually by being run, while conscious, through what is essentially a blender. That’s because they’re useless to the industry: They… Read story

In this undated photo Esther The Wonder Pig is shown with her owners Derek Walter, left, and Steve Jenkins in Campbellville, Ontario. Walter is holding a book titled &quot;Esther The Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time,&quot; which the two wrote about their pet pig.

Pigs make great pets but aren’t for everyone

In this undated photo Esther The Wonder Pig is shown with her owners Derek Walter, left, and Steve Jenkins in Campbellville, Ontario. Walter is holding a book titled &quot;Esther The Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time,&quot; which the two wrote about their pet pig.

June 10, 2016, 6:01am Life

Pigs don’t have the greatest reputation. The word is probably used more as an insult than as a reference to a real animal. Read story