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University of Florida veterinarians surgically removed a shoe swallowed twice by the same hungry crocodile, the school said.

Some very lucky dogs and cats from storm-battered Texas will have new homes here in the tri-state as soon as the end of this week. Dozens of cats and dogs were flown to New Jersey over the weekend. They were relocated from shelters that had no power or water due to the winter storm and dangerously low temperatures that ravaged…

As the family calls for traffic changes, they are offering a reward to find the driver who left their beloved dog to die after striking her with a car. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

It was an emotional reunion as 6-year-old German shepherd Sadie bounded into the lap of Brian Myers as he exited his rehab facility, weeks after helping save his life during a medical episode in the middle of the night

A 6-year-old dog finally got to reunite with her owne, weeks after saving her life. Sarah Wallace reports.

A man was arrested and charged after a Brooklyn community alleged he let his dogs attack a group of stray cats that had been in the neighborhood for years, killing some of the felines

A few months after being adopted from a New Jersey animal shelter, a German shepherd named Sadie is being called a hero after rescuing the man who rescued her

NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

In 24 hours, the Animal Care Center of NYC in East Harlem has been able to find new temporary homes from 45 pets. Their biggest remaining need is helping large dogs find fosters with access to spaces to stretch their legs and play. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

Animals at a Manhattan shelter are becoming victims of the virus — without ever contracting COVID-19

When the temperature drops, so do they. As South Florida dips into the 40s and 50s, the National Weather Service in Miami is warning residents about the potential for falling iguanas. “Well it’s that time again,” the agency tweeted. “It’s cold enough for us to forecast falling Iguanas here in South Florida.” Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures in South...

The rescued canine reportedly dragged its owner to his phone after he suffered a stroke.

Move over Mandarin duck: there’s a new fowl that has bird-watchers on the prowl. John Chandler reports on a rare snowy owl sighting in Central Park.

A snowy owl was spotted strolling around New York City’s Central Park on Wednesday, delighting witnesses and experts who say there hasn’t been a recorded sighting in over a century. The white owl was seen on the North Meadow ballfield, according to several witnesses. Wildlife experts say it’s unusual for the creature to appear in the city. They’re more...

Central Park got a rare visitor on Wednesday.

One woman said that the owners let the dogs go after the cats, and when one escaped up a tree, they forced it to go back down to be mauled by the canine

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A beached dolphin calf who had been separated from his mother is now receiving around-the-clock care from a veterinary team.

A confused deer broke into a mattress store in Johnson City, Tenn.