Minneapolis activist indicted for animal lab 'terrorism'

A man from Minneapolis has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit vandalism during a five-year-old animal-rights incident at the University of Iowa.

San Diego Great Dane named world's tallest dog

Titan

A dog named Titan lived up to his name Thursday when he earned the title world's tallest dog.

St. Paul man sentenced for throwing puppy off apartment balcony

"I'm sorry for what I did," Quincy Lee Morrow, 23, told Ramsey County District Judge Rosanne Nathanson at his sentencing hearing this morning.

Skepticism greets dog breeder's retirement

When a Little Falls man opened a 600-dog kennel, animal-welfare activists were outraged. Now he says he's getting out of the business, but not everyone's buying it.

Dog saves family from fire after detectors fail

An eastern Indiana woman says her family's dog deserves a special treat after his barking saved her family from an early morning house fire. Laura Sizemore said Dash, a 2-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd mix, began growling and barking about 3 a.m. Wednesday, awakening her and her husband, Stacy.

H1N1 confirmed in Iowa cat; family had been ill

Other influenza strains have been known to cross species, but the veterinarian who treated the cat cautioned against drawing too many conclusions about whether other pets could get the swine flu.