When it comes to the law, words like “humanely” and “geriatric” are loadedso loaded that North Carolina’s proposed euthanasia rules have become snagged in semantics, languishing for more than a year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The extreme wind on Tuesday morning blew away posters that a group of advocates supporting the Fort Worth Coalition for Animal ...

County-run animal shelters saw a spike in dog euthanasia rates and high staff turnover in recent years. Those numbers have ...

Gassing the Chamber Animal-rights activists have long bemoaned shelters killing animals by carbon-monoxide poisoning as inhumane and have tried to convince shelters to use more humane options, ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The Nacogdoches Animal Shelter is introducing a new full-time position designed to boost adoptions and reduce euthanasia rates. Amanda Sowell has been hired as the ...

GEORGETOWN – Gallop was killed July 31. Bullard died Aug. 8. The hound and mixed-breed dogs were among the 42 euthanized at Saint Frances Animal Center since June. The "no kill" shelter has been ...

Two years after opening, the Killeen Animal Center is closing due to mold. Animal advocates say euthanasia rates will rise as ...

Since I started researching and writing my book The Last Walk, about end-of-life care for animals, I have taken every opportunity to talk to people about their experiences and hear their stories about ...

Barring a reprieve, Peanut's time is running out. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ordered the euthanization of a rescued, ill fawn that was taken to a wildlife education facility to ...

A new proposal aimed at saving more animals at Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter could soon give the public a last ...

Euthanization practices are being condemned at a Southwest Virginia animal shelter. An online petition with more than 2,000 signatures is asking for change. But Scott County Animal Shelter supervisors ...