Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig's skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. Cook planned to use the pig's ...

If you smoke, vape, or eat marijuana, the “high” you feel from it may wear off in a couple hours. But if your dog is exposed to pot, it’s a different story. Marijuana is a known toxin for dogs. Even a ...

My first experience with lead toxicity as a veterinarian was in a sweet basset hound that developed acute lead poisoning from licking lead paint dust from his paws. Currently, in the wildlife hospital ...

Many household products contain castor beans or castor oil, and if your pets or livestock get a hold of them, the consequences could be devastating. Castor bean poisoning is dangerous for animals of ...

Sick and dead marine mammals have been littering the Southern California coast for months, poisoned by waves of toxic algae blooms, which have rescue groups working overtime and burning through their ...