Though it could be more than a month until six hoboes arrested in Grovetown and charged with illegally riding a train are released, their four dogs will remain at the Columbia County shelter until ...

The Peloquins - Dorthe and her husband, Wayne - have been in the show llama business since 2004, when they bought their first pair while visiting a state fair in Fletcher, N.C.

FORT DE SOTO PARK, Fla. - Picture this: You're sitting on a white-sand beach, warm sun on your skin. Coconut-scented sunscreen wafts through the air. A splashing noise comes from the blue Gulf of ...

Author Lauren Slater draws readers into a magical world of forest, a lonely attic room, a suburban home filled with frustrated anger, and a lush pasture ripe with grassy scent.

When 10-year-old Ryan Tripp's beloved cat, Mandy, started to get sick, the boy knew something was wrong. She would not eat and had lost 2 pounds in a little more than a week.

CLAYTON, Ga. - A dog that fell into a sewer hole survived for nearly three weeks on raw sewage, rain water and vegetation before being rescued, authorities said.

A two-story brick house in Evans' Bridlewood subdivision was destroyed by fire Wednesday. No one was at home when the blaze was discovered.

Military families are often world travelers and their pets are no exception, but service members many times are not aware of restrictions that might apply to bringing their animals.

Questions asked of potential pet owners aren't meant to annoy; rescue agencies want to make sure pets and people are a good fit.

Augusta Animal Control is seeking authorization to enter locked vehicles when a trapped animal's life is in danger.

A lawsuit alleges that a $1 million animal shelter in Edgefield County, S.C., has been converted to a for-profit grooming business.

A burglar’s gunshot might have ended an Augusta service dog’s career, but his human family said Thursday he continues to recover and will always be their “godsend.”

A pet's microchip led a 3-year-old to safety after she wandered from her Aiken home Sunday afternoon.

Dog owner Renee Thai summoned Augusta Orthotics and Prosthetics to adapt their techniques to create a special boot for her pitbull with an injured front paw.

Animal lovers presented dogs, cats, birds and ponies for the third annual Blessing of the Animals at First Baptist Church of Augusta on Sunday.

In caring for animals with arthritis, veterinarians say there are several options to make pets comfortable. Many pet owners are also willing to put forth time and money to help.

Across Augusta and beyond, there is a network of animal lovers who communicate by e-mail and phone to organize transport for rescued animals.

These pets are available for adoption through the CSRA Humane Society. Adoptions are from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.