People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.

The LSU Vet School's acts of heroism after Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago made short and long-term impacts to save animals after the disaster.

For counties like Riverside struggling with overpopulated pet shelters, the time to take advantage of this public desire to help is now.

Wings of Rescue, Austin Pets Alive!, and Best Friends Animal Society started saving animals moments after news of the flooding in Central Texas broke Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

A Kansas law that went into effect in 2018 legally protects good Samaritans who break into vehicles to save overheating pets and people. The bill signed into law earlier in the year states it ...

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga SKENDERBEGAS, Albania (Reuters) -As wildfires raged across Albania last week, people were ...