The city of Ojai banned torture breeding, the practice of purposefully breeding animals like French Bulldogs, English bulldogs, pugs, and other animals to have deformed bodies and extreme features, ...

For some animals, reproduction comes at the ultimate cost—their own lives. While this may seem extreme, it's a natural strategy to maximize reproductive success. These species invest everything into ...

The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species pierce, clone, chew, or even fake their way through the mating process. To make survival ...

Seaside's Animal Control officer and community members drafted an ordinance requiring people to get a breeding permit or spay and neuter their dogs and cats by the time they are 6 months old to ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...