Pets

This cat escaped death at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. Now he happily purrs in Pinehurst.

Hooch was a proud resident of the U.S. embassy in Kabul and escaped an extermination order in 2011, getting heroically toted across international lines to reside in Pinehurst.

Pets

Need a cat cafe right meow? There’s one in downtown Raleigh tonight.

A cat cafe, hosted the entrepreneurs behind Purr Cup Cat Cafe, takes place tonight at Unleashed at City Market in downtown Raleigh.

Pets

He’s a 31-pound cat, and he’s looking for his forever home. It’ll need a large food budget.

The Chatham County Animal Shelter is looking for a home for a gray tabby brought in as a stray. He weighs 31.4 pounds.

National

Firefighters successfully revive small dog pulled unresponsive from a house fire California

Bakersfield, California firefighters rescued a pet dog from a residential structure fire. The small dog was unresponsive when pulled from the interior, and as its concerned owner looked on, firefighters revived the pet using a specialized animal oxygen mask and high flow oxygen.

Pets

Endangered black rhino born at Cincinnati Zoo

Surveillance cameras inside the rhino barn at the Cincinnati Zoo recorded the birth and mom and baby’s first moments. Fewer than 5,000 black rhinos remain in the world. The birth happened on July 17, 2017.

Local

Squirrel proof? Not likely! Watch as thieving varmints outwit bird feeder technology

Video: A time-lapse sequence shows several squirrels stuffing themselves from a purportedly "squirrel proof" bird feeder. The birds are NOT happy.

Pets

Security camera reveals four-legged 'burglar'

In Louisville, Colorado, an Argonics Inc. employee saw broken glass and assumed they'd been robbed, until they checked the surveillance footage...

National

He killed 21 cats and sexually abused a dead one. Now he'll spend 16 years in jail

Robert Roy Farmer was sentenced to 16 years in jail July 14, for killing 21 cats and sexually abusing a dead one, a bittersweet outcome for those whose pets began disappearing almost two years ago.

National

Maryland Zoo: baby giraffe has died

The Maryland Zoo says a young giraffe calf has died.

Pets

Premature baby hippo Fiona reunited with family

Baby hippo Fiona is swimming with her parents for the first time this week — it's a big milestone for her and the zookeepers who stepped in to raise her after she was born premature.

Pets

Heat stroke, burned paws and limber tail: Dogs and cats face many summer dangers

Many summer activities can be dangerous for our pets, largely due to the intense heat. We talked to experts about the dangers – some unexpected – faced by our dogs and cats.

Pets

Watch: Officer saving fawn from busy highway: ‘It’s OK, baby’

Bodycam video of a Cincinnati, Ohio police officer captured the scene as he and another officer rescued a fawn that ran into traffic on a busy highway earlier this month.

Pets

Police rescue bear cub having a Winnie-the-Pooh moment

Police and wildlife officers in La Verne, Calif., rescued a bear cub with its head stuck in a plastic jug. Once freed, the uninjured cub returned to the wilderness.

Pets

Taking your dog on vacation? Here are the North Carolina beaches where they’re welcome

Which North Carolina beaches allow dogs? We’ve collected the dog-specific regulations at various beaches on the NC coast.

Pets

Pets are more likely to run away in the summer. Here’s how to find your furry friend.

Fourth of July celebrations often trigger many pets to flee their homes, and the summer months in general often see a rise in runaway animals. Here’s how to recover your lost pet — and to make it easier to find if it gets lost.

Pets

Have you seen my human?

These are some of the animals at the Wake County Animal Center who have been found since July 4th. Fourth of July celebrations often trigger many pets to flee their homes.

Pets

Suffering dogs rescued from hot car

In Roswell, GA, a concerned citizen noticed a dog suffering in a hot car and called 911. The first officer arrived in 18 seconds. Watch bodycam footage of the rescue and medical treatment of two dogs suffering from heat stroke.

Wake County

Rabid fox captured in Raleigh after 3 people were bitten

A fox has tested positive for rabies after three people were bitten in East Raleigh on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

Food & Drink

Bear breaks into house, opens fridge as homeowners are asleep

A bear broke into a Colorado home and scavenged for food in the fridge and nearby cabinets while the homeowners were asleep upstairs.

National

Therapy animals are everywhere, but they may not help people in need after all

The popular embrace of pets as furry therapists is causing growing discomfort among some researchers in the field, who say the therapy-animal trend has raced far ahead of scientific evidence.