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A Stoneham, Massachusetts, police officer was attacked by a dog while responding to 911 call Sunday morning, officials said. A German shepherd launched at Officer Joseph Ponzo when a resident opened the door to their home shortly after 4 a.m., police said. The 24-year police veteran was taken to a hospital for head and face wounds that required 30 stitches….

A person abandoned a dog in Everett, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, police said, asking the public for help finding information on her owner. Someone had called police to report suspicious activity involving the dog, then saw someone tying her up in Florence Street Park, then running away, Everett police said in a Facebook post Wednesday. An officer kept the dog safe…

A moose ran through the busy streets of Worcester, appearing to be OK after hitting a moving vehicle.

A moose wandered through the streets of Worcester on Wednesday, hitting a car and charging at least one person on a porch before being captured. “I look in my rearview, and there’s a moose that just literally ran right behind my car,” said Casey Thomas, who had a close encounter with the animal Wednesday morning after dropping her daughter...

A guinea pig was found abandoned in a cage in a dumpster in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Police and animal control officials with the towns of Billerica and Tewksbury posted on Facebook that they are looking for any information that could help locate the person who left the guinea pig at a dumpster on Archstone Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to...

A dog found with long, matted fur is in police custody in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and officers are trying to find the person who abandoned it. The Haverhill Police Department said Wednesday that its animal control unit was looking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of the dog, which has since been shaved. The dog was found near...

A bear was spotted in Framingham, prompting a search for the animal in a place many might be surprised to find it.

Authorities rescued and recovered five pit bulls while executing a search warrant in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Saturday night, and a man at the home was arrested on multiple charges. Boston police detectives along with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Boston Animal Control were searching 5 Toledo Terrace when they found the endangered animals and…

Coyote sightings in populated areas is on the rise in Boston neighborhoods.

Authorities in Stoneham, Massachusetts, are still searching for an aggressive coyote after at least three people were reportedly attacked in the past week.

Police and animal control officers are searching for an aggressive coyote after reports that a coyote bit multiple people this week.

Security cameras captured a wild chase between animal control and a masked trespasser inside of North Texas high school.

Police and animal control officers continued to search Thursday for what was believed to be a monkey on the loose in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Tewksbury police and animal control were using ATVs and drone units to find the animal. Officials don’t know for sure what kind of animal it is, but Diane Charlton said she saw a monkey when she...

Officials are still looking for a monkey that was spotted in Tewskbury, Massachusetts on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A woman had to fight to keep a bear out of her car on Tuesday according to Animal Control in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

A skunk brewed up some trouble when it got its head stuck in a beer can, according to animal control officers in Billerica, Massachusetts. The skunk was picked up Thursday by animal control officers on Lucille Drive and taken to Tufts Wildlife Center where it had to be sedated in order to have the can removed from its head. A...

Police in Hudson, New Hampshire, are reminding residents not to feed coyotes after a recent autopsy on one of the animals found dog food inside. The coyote, which had to be euthanized, is just one of what police say are many well-fed coyotes in the area. The department shared a photo of one of the animals on their Facebook page.

A hawk that was found shot on its right wing in Auburn, Massachusetts was “humanely euthanized” as a result of its injuries.

One Stoughton resident received quite a surprise while checking underneath the hood of their car on Saturday morning: a boa constrictor.

SMART, which stands for Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team, was founded in 2008 with the goal of providing animal-only services that weren’t offered by the LA Animal Services or other agencies.