The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute recently announced the birth of six black-footed ferret kits, an important milestone for one of the country's most ambitious wildlife ...

Two chicks hatched this spring at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Zoo's conservation science campus in ...

A handful of pets are up for adoption at Valley shelters. To check the status of a specific animal, please contact the ...

It was two years ago when a pregnant teenager first reached out to a Tennessee couple on Instagram who had desperately been trying to adopt a baby for nearly a decade. Their relationship would ...

From raccoons and monkeys, many wild animals cannot legally be kept in your home. See the list of what you can't keep as a ...

An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers ...

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is celebrated every year on April 30 — a day that highlights the impact adoption has on both the animals and the people who welcome them home. This day is especially ...

Rathlin Island off the north of Northern Ireland is now free from feral ferrets that were harming its native seabirds. Conservationists say this is the first time these nonnative animals, which were ...

When LGBTQ+ people tell me they want to adopt, I always start with the same response: “Tell me what you mean by that.” Not to challenge them, but to make it clear that adoption isn’t one path. There ...

“The truth is, I needed her far more than she ever needed me,” Hannah Whitson tells PEOPLE of her adopted sister. “Everyone deserves love” Courtesy of Hannah Whitson Hannah Whitson was 24 years old ...