4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (458+ words) LONDON — Christina Bluhme was high on the flanks of Britain’s tallest mountain with her dogs and one of the hounds was a lot higher - and not in a good way. Tokyo, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever, had apparently ingested cannabis…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (404+ words) A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and to multiple federal dogfighting charges, the Justice Department announced. Vinol Wilson, 52, admitted to conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act’s…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (524+ words) BOURG-SAINT-PIERRE, Switzerland — At the Great St. Bernard Pass high in the Swiss Alps, the eponymous dogs still walk the same mountain paths their ancestors patrolled for hundreds of years to find travelers buried beneath the snow. Down in the valley,…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (405+ words) MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin beagle breeding farm that’s been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it has reached…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (204+ words) I recently posed a question on social media: “Do you think someone who abuses animals is also likely to abuse a child?” Within three days, my poll had received 34 yes votes and zero no votes. The responses were powerful. One…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (675+ words) Register for free to manage your followed authors and newsletters in one place. You are not following any authors yet. ' + 'Use the follow buttons on stories or staff pages to build your list. MADISON, Wis. — Pop star Debbie Gibson and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (520+ words) MADISON, Wis. — Animal refuge groups said Wednesday that they have agreed to buy nearly 1,500 beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business that was the site of a violent clash earlier this month between activists trying to break in…...