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Two dogs greet one another with a friendly sniffing at the Dakota Memorial Dog Park. At peak hours, the dog park can get as many as 100 pet and human visitors, which is why a nonprofit group is planning to develop a 10.8-acre parcel just around the corner.

Planned east county dog park seeks paw-tners

Two dogs greet one another with a friendly sniffing at the Dakota Memorial Dog Park. At peak hours, the dog park can get as many as 100 pet and human visitors, which is why a nonprofit group is planning to develop a 10.8-acre parcel just around the corner.

April 13, 2016, 5:59am Clark County Life

At home, Freckles is a couch potato. Read story

Wild arrest: Viper, cobras, gator seized from suburban home

April 12, 2016, 1:03pm Nation & World

Georgia wildlife authorities say they've arrested a man accused of keeping exotic snakes, an alligator and other critters inside a zoo-like home in suburban Atlanta. Read story

Dr. Laura Niestat, one of three veterinarians with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals forensic unit, holds photo evidence of a dog missing layers of skin from a tight collar Thursday in New York. The New York based ASPCA unit works with the New York Police Department to capture evidence and punish animal abusers.

CSI for animals: Forensic vets battle pet abuse, neglect

Dr. Laura Niestat, one of three veterinarians with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals forensic unit, holds photo evidence of a dog missing layers of skin from a tight collar Thursday in New York. The New York based ASPCA unit works with the New York Police Department to capture evidence and punish animal abusers.

April 12, 2016, 10:27am Nation & World

The cocker spaniel arrives at the animal hospital with a police officer, whimpering and shaking. He has a pus-filled pink socket for a left eye and is so skinny his spine and ribs show through his caramel-colored fur. Read story

A Palestinian man looks at a lioness after her arrival at a zoo in the Atil village near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Monday. The lioness was evacuated from a makeshift zoo in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, to join her mate, right, who was moved earlier to a better zoo in the West Bank. Four adult lions and two cubs were evacuated from cash-strapped, conflict-ridden zoos in Gaza for treatment and better living conditions in the West Bank and Jordan.

Gaza lioness leaves territory for new life in the West Bank

A Palestinian man looks at a lioness after her arrival at a zoo in the Atil village near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Monday. The lioness was evacuated from a makeshift zoo in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, to join her mate, right, who was moved earlier to a better zoo in the West Bank. Four adult lions and two cubs were evacuated from cash-strapped, conflict-ridden zoos in Gaza for treatment and better living conditions in the West Bank and Jordan.

April 11, 2016, 1:30pm Life

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli and Palestinian handlers have transferred a lioness from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank Read story

Complaint filed over death of elephant in Oklahoma City Zoo

April 8, 2016, 10:18am Northwest

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An animal advocacy group in Seattle has filed a complaint with the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiner's over the death of an Asian elephant at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Read story

Indonesian singer performing with king cobra dies after being bitten onstage

April 8, 2016, 9:32am Life

An Indonesian singer known for performing with live snakes has died after being bitten by a king cobra onstage. Read story

This 2011 photo provided by Amanda Tichacek shows Tichacek, of Skokie, Ill., and her sidekick, Roxie, a greyhound mix, on a trail in Signal Mountain, Tenn. Tichacek took up running -- then trail running -- with Roxie eight years ago. &quot;We have grown together as runners,&quot; says Tichacek. (Courtesy of Todd M.

Four-legged friends find fun, fitness on the trail

This 2011 photo provided by Amanda Tichacek shows Tichacek, of Skokie, Ill., and her sidekick, Roxie, a greyhound mix, on a trail in Signal Mountain, Tenn. Tichacek took up running -- then trail running -- with Roxie eight years ago. &quot;We have grown together as runners,&quot; says Tichacek. (Courtesy of Todd M.

April 8, 2016, 5:59am Health

When Amanda Tichacek began running eight years ago, she found a friendly sidekick in Roxie, her 2-year-old greyhound mix. They started out slowly, but soon began running longer distances on the wooded trails near their home in Skokie, Ill. Read story

Monitors are attached to Tucker, an olive ridley sea turtle being rehabbed at the Seattle Aquarium, before he&#039;s subjected to a pressure that&#039;s equivalent to a depth of 60 feet to help dissolve bubbles believed to be trapped in his gastrointestinal system, on March 28, 2016, at the Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine.

Sea turtle gets special treatment in Seattle

Monitors are attached to Tucker, an olive ridley sea turtle being rehabbed at the Seattle Aquarium, before he&#039;s subjected to a pressure that&#039;s equivalent to a depth of 60 feet to help dissolve bubbles believed to be trapped in his gastrointestinal system, on March 28, 2016, at the Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine.

April 8, 2016, 5:59am Life

The patient tag on the board outside the hyperbaric chamber says "T. Turtle," who is having buoyancy problems. Read story

Gray whale spotted in Seattle’s Ballard Locks may be ill

April 7, 2016, 9:48am Life

A gray whale took an unusual swim through the Ballard Locks on Wednesday, exciting onlookers and catching the attention of scientists, who believe the mammal is sick. Read story

War wiping out largest primate

April 5, 2016, 6:46pm Nation & World

The population of the world's largest primate -- a gorilla that lives in a region of Central Africa beset by conflict -- is collapsing. Read story