animals

I am an animal lover and there is no more helpless feeling than being in a parking lot and noticing that someone has left a dog in a car with the windows up or slightly cracked. There is no question what you want to do but can you legally break a car window to rescue a dog in New York state?

Several animal shelters have come together to help more than 70 animals rescued from a condemned home in Central New York.

Take a look at this massive snowy owl sighting in Lancaster, New York!

There was a bald eagle that somehow made its way to downtown Buffalo and crashed into the Buffalo Police building on Court and Franklin Streets.

Want more than just a dog or a cat as a pet? Need something a little more exotic to match your personality? There are some animals you can legally have as pets in New York.

Tiger selfies, pet ferrets in the city, fur sales, and tattoos are all taboo in New York. Here are 6 wild animal laws in the Empire State.

The coyote was acting really weird. It would take a few steps and then just stand there for minutes at a time. Take a few more steps and then stop for a while again. It looked like it was losing its hair and kind of mangey. Was it just mange? Did it have rabies? Is it weird to see a coyote just chilling in the wide-open yard at 11 in the morning?

There's a new tenant settling in at the Utica Zoo.

Health department officials are urging residents to be alert and aware of the signs of rabies after a domestic cat tested positive for rabies on May 13, 2022.

The cutest of wild animals are competing in this year's stamp contest. And good news, you decide the winner.

New York State Police Trooper LaVonte’ Lee rescued baby squirrel kits in Ithaca on Earth Day, April 22, 2022.

We can do so much better.