The number of dead pigs found floating in Shanghai's Huangpo River is up to at least 10,000. Health officials say they've fished out most of the corpses and claim that the water is safe to drink. But state-run CCTV News found the town where most o...

A month-old baby was attacked by a fox as the boy lay in his bed in his home in south London. The baby was dragged by the animal, which tore off his finger, later reattached by surgeons, before he was rescued by his mother. The fox had apparently ...

Pay de Limon, a dog whose legs were allegedly amputated by drug traffickers in Mexico City, has been given a new lease of life thanks to prosthetic limbs. Members of a drug gang used Limon's paws to practice cutting fingers off kidnapped people.

Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in Brazil. A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills and other contraband taped to its body.

After being tipped off by a suspect involved a smuggling ring, Thai authorities removed six caged tigers from an apartment rooftop in Pathum Thani province outside of Bangkok. Wildlife officials plan on placing them in quarantine near the Thai-Mya...

Animal welfare groups are angry that more than 20,000 Australian sheep are still stranded on a ship in the Persian Gulf after being rejected by their Middle Eastern buyer.

Performing monkeys have been part of Indonesian street life for generations, providing character to street corners and a livelihood to the monkey masters. But the circus featuring masked monkeys which brings joy to children hides a cruel training...