People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organization, is calling on Dictionary.com to change its definition of the word "animal," claiming that the current definition ...

Dorchester County Council is considering strengthening the county's definitions of animal abuse and making it easier to punish people who mistreat animals. Additionally, council members want to create ...

A state senator is seeking to expand the legal definition of “wild" animals and limit their sale, proposed legislation prompted by the sale of animals including sloths at a Hauppauge-based business.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- State representatives are looking to revise a Kentucky law to broaden the definition of animal torture. House Bill 57 would allow animal control officers to press charges for ...