Police chief's animal trade anger
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North Wales' chief constable says the UK is doing too little to fight "obscene" trade in endangered wildlife.
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The Police Federation head says too many government targets have led to a breakdown in public trust.
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A mayor in eastern Germany has filed charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals and selling them as meat.
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A fine and suspended jail term given to the owner of a dog mauled a partially-sighted boy is criticised by his family.
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BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Outraged that his Internet posting about dogs had been banned, Chen Yuhua wrote to the mayor of Beijing. No answer. He wrote to the city council. Still no answer. When all else failed, he consulted a lawyer, studied China's civil code and marched into court with a lawsuit.
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BROOKLYN, Ind. - A cat named Cat has been evicted from the town's police department.  Some people might be allergic to the cat and others might not want to have a cat around when they visit the police department, town Marshal Don Pearson said.
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Science & environment: Universities and medical schools have been criticised for increasing the number of animals used in research.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Police say a man bit an officer and his dog Friday after trying to stiff a cab driver on an early morning fare.  Mark. A McClarty, 28, of Kansas City, Kansas, was charged Friday with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and stealing.  Capt.
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An activist has been jailed for a record four years for his part in a campaign of intimidation against an animal testing firm.
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"Let me just say this, it's gotten out of hand. I want nothing, nothing more than that dog returned to that family. But you don't resort to violence. So anybody out there, please stop that." Â Ellen DeGeneres, on her canine controversy. A pet rescue agency received death threats this week after taking back the dog that DeGeneres adopted and later gave away to her hairdresser.
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Drug dealers have threatened the life of a British sniffer dog working at a jail because it is too good at its job, prison officials said.
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A spray used by the police to stop aggressors in their tracks is more harmful than previously thought.
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A mayor in eastern Germany has filed  charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals  and selling them as meat.
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Hunting a wild hog sounded like a good idea. Then the boss man got angry.
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New York's mayor is "deeply disturbed" by the police killing of an unarmed black man but supports the police chief.
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Northern Ireland's police chief is challenged over reported levels of success in tackling crime.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A man had 27 dogs taken from his home after police said it was unfit for animals...