Spay Day is The Humane Society of the United States' and Humane Society International's annual event to inspire people to save animals' lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats.

For the 19th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, but could this be the last year for the Lab’s reign?

An 11-year-old Spotsylvania boy shot his neighbor's dog this week with a gun he stole from another neighbor, police said.

Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Liz Scott said the boy told police that he shot the dog because it was barking too much.
 

Surfing dogs keep sneaking into the news this week. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs was showing off the new iPad today, one of the first moving images he displayed was the dogs riding waves.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted Merial Limited full licensure for a canine melanoma vaccine, a therapeutic DNA vaccine designed to aid in extending survival of dogs with oral melanoma.