We treat them like accessories and want them to serve our emotional needs. Here they are free to be happy and get mucky ...

Thank you to everyone who interrupted their evening to help me catch my 4-year-old, very black cockapoo earlier this month. I had just hung my new wreath on our front door and stepped out toward ...

DEAR JOAN: This year’s fall reset of our clocks back an hour appears to have permanently changed the morning rising time for our 14-year-old small cockapoo, Coco. In past years, within a few weeks of ...

Trail hunting is expected to be outlawed under new animal welfare measures being brought in by the Government. Ministers have today published the government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, which also ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Puppy farms, trail hunting and snare traps are all set to be banned under animal welfare reforms being introduced by the government. Ministers have today unveiled the government's Animal Welfare ...

The government has announced its animal welfare strategy, and it’s fair to say it’s pretty far-reaching. It covers everything from rearing pigs and chickens to animal rescue centres and shooting hares ...

Campaigners and an MP have welcomed a trail hunting ban announced by the government, but the move has been criticised by a hunt that has operated in Herefordshire for hundreds of years. The government ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A 40-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in what investigators say was a tragic hunting accident while deer hunting with someone on family property near Lexington.

Wisconsin’s Dane County is classic Midwest whitetail habitat. Rolling hills, small farms, hardwoods, and lots of deer – big ones. It’s also where the sprawling college town of Madison is located, and ...

Say goodbye to that messy drop zone with these pretty and practical mudroom ideas. Create a place to corral your shoes, jackets, backpacks, and more.

I was lucky enough to shoot this black duck-mallard hybrid along with a handsome greenhead on the river bottom near my home. We hardly see black ducks here, and I’ve never shot one, so a hybrid is a ...