As animal cruelty and neglect cases rise in Connecticut, advocates are seeking tougher punishment for people who abuse dogs, cats and other pets. Desmond's Army Animal Law Advocates is calling on ...

Winter offers a different view of the animals at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, according to the zoo’s curator of education.

Officials said during the recent three-year study, 28% of the fishers DEEP has tracked have already died, a high mortality ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gator, one of the dogs at the Connecticut Humane Society, Wilton, Conn. Monday, March 23, 2026. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst ...

A troubling trend is sweeping across Connecticut, as reports of abandoned dogs and other pets are becoming alarmingly frequent, according to animal advocacy groups. Last weekend, a heart-wrenching ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sacred Heart University Community Theatre in Fairfield, Conn., in March 2021. After the Sacred Heart University Community ...

If a Connecticut legislative committee were to get its way, breeders and facilities that do animal testing would be required to offer animals they no longer want for adoption instead of immediately ...

Dozens of animals both alive and dead were found in a Connecticut home last week — sending shockwaves through the normally quiet “small town.” Mystery has been swirling in quaint Beacon Falls over the ...

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has issued new requirements for animals as New World screwworm cases continue to rise. The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly that lays its eggs in open ...