SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer shot a dog to death while responding to a call for help from the pet owner, who was severely mauled by the animal.

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man was charged with felony vandalism this week after witnesses said he rammed his daughter’s car in a dispute over custody of a chihuahua, the Kingsport...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for killing an ex-boyfriend's pit bull puppy by hanging it from a tree with an extension cord.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah senator made clear he has little patience for complaints about police dogs during a meeting of the state Legislature's law enforcement and criminal justice...

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer shot a pit bull to death Tuesday afternoon as it was attacking a woman, authorities said.

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — A western South Dakota man arrested Tuesday faces over two dozen charges for allegedly neglecting and starving more than 30 dogs, prosecutors said.

NAUVOO, Ala. (AP) — A pack of dogs attacked and killed a woman in rural Walker County northwest of Birmingham, authorities said.

Ruthie Mae Brown, 36, of Boldo was pronounced dead at the...

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Shelter officials say 35 dogs rescued near Whitewood last week were starving and inbred.

“They’re skinny, they’re bloated with worms, they have diarrhea, they were...

PORTER, Okla. (AP) — A northeastern Oklahoma man has been charged with 42 counts of animal cruelty after authorities found 36 malnourished dogs inside maggot infested cages and farm animals that...

WHITEWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say they rescued 24 dogs after responding to a complaint at a home near Whitewood, in far western South Dakota.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A suspect died and a police officer and a police dog were shot during a shootout that ensued from serving an arrest warrant, authorities said.

SALEM, Va. (AP) — A van carrying 80 dogs overturned on an interstate in Virginia, causing some of the animals to be injured and others to escape the vehicle, police say.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A family dog attacked an 8-year-old Omaha girl this weekend, leading her brother to fatally shoot the 100-pound Rottweiler, police and Nebraska Humane Society officials...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Animal shelters and rescue groups around Michigan’s state capital have seen a big spike in adoptions since March as people have increasingly turned to the companionship of...

Officials removed a half-dozen red foxes, three coyotes and other animals from an unlicensed rehabilitation center in western Michigan where the owner’s 2-year-old granddaughter lost an arm after...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A meter reader who was attacked by a dog while on duty and collected years of workers’ compensation is now accused of stealing the money, the Washington State Department of...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A man was killed and his wife seriously injured when they were attacked by their dog in their Moses Lake home.

Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kyle Foreman...

GRAY COURT, S.C. (AP) — A nurse visiting a woman at her South Carolina home found her mauled to death by dogs, authorities said.

An autopsy confirmed Jacqueline Nicole Robinson, 32, died in...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana police officer has been placed on leave after the police dog she oversees escaped from her twice in the past week, leading to extensive searches for...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man has been sentenced to probation and ordered not to possess any animals one year after officials seized more than 80 dogs living in deplorable conditions...

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Owners of sled dogs in Alaska's Yukon River region have had difficulty feeding the animals since the state halted subsistence fishing because of paltry salmon runs.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Authorities have charged a Delaware woman with several counts of animal cruelty and seized more than 180 animals from her home.

CHICAGO (AP) — Veterinarians caring for 15 bulldog puppies rescued from a warehouse at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday refused to send the dogs back to the Middle East country...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Animal control officials in central Indiana are seeking a new home for an abandoned dog whose owner says he lost his job and was about to lose his home due to COVID-19....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police officers in Rhode Island shot a dog that later had to be euthanized because it would not stop attacking another dog and two people, including a 14-year-old girl,...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman has been charged in the death of a dog that was locked inside a bathroom with no food or water.

Alicia Cai Swanson, 22, was arrested Friday and charged of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home early Tuesday...

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A man faces charges of animal cruelty and other offenses after police say he fatally shot a dog at a Connecticut condominium complex as its owners tried to catch it and two...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Officials in a Wyoming city have decided not to prohibit feeding feral cats and dogs.

The Casper City Council voted instead Tuesday to approve an amended ordinance...

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — About four dozen dogs and cats have been rescued from a Pittsfield Township home.

A tip led investigators Friday to the home where they found 31 dogs and 14...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Hartford man accused of driving drunk and killing a woman walking her dog has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

MARGATE, Fla. (AP) — Officials in Florida say an 84-year-old woman was mauled to death by her dog while a man was hospitalized with serious injuries.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man is dead after being attacked by his stepson’s pet dogs, authorities said Wednesday.

Stephen F. Pemberton Sr., 61, was killed after two pit...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman is recovering after being bitten by a javelina, authorities said.

Arizona Game and Fish Department officials said the 29-year-old woman was walking her...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a dog was shot inside a portable toilet in a St. Paul city park early Friday.

Police say a man who called 911 about 3:20 a.m. reported hearing gunshots...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Tacoma, Washington, police dog was killed and a murder suspect was wounded as police exchanged gunfire with the fleeing man.

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (AP) — Four people have been charged after two goats were fatally attacked by dogs and someone wielding a spiked bat and what appeared to be a machete, authorities in Virginia...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three relatives have been charged in a dog attack that resulted in the death of a Tennessee woman.

The Shelby County district attorney's office said Wednesday that...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 120 cats and dogs were seized from a Portland animal rescue and boarding facility Tuesday, officials say.

Authorities served a search warrant at Woofin Palooza’s...

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — The federal government has admitted negligence and agreed to pay an Idaho family nearly $40,000 to resolve a lawsuit after an M-44 “cyanide bomb” placed near the family's...