Quick Take Dog breeding genetics explain how dominant, additive, and recessive genes shape traits and disease risk in litters. Outcrossing expands the gene pool and lowers recessive disease risk, ...

Every year, more than 40,000 dogs, mostly beagles, are used in research in the United States. They are often used in painful and deadly tests, and laws to protect them are minimal. While some ...

The animals, some dead, others starving, were stacked in crates with dog waste seeping through them in a Genesee County home earlier this fall when authorities found them. In Macomb County, six dead ...

A Dane County judge found probable cause that Ridglan Farms committed animal cruelty, but the facility continues to house thousands of beagles. Animal activists and rescue groups say the dogs endure ...

Missouri leads the nation in "problem" dog breeders for the 13th consecutive year, according to Humane World for Animals. Twenty-six Missouri breeders are included in the "Horrible Hundred" list, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — We are learning more about the conditions inside a dog breeding facility in Delta, Colorado where more than 160 dogs were rescued in June. Earlier this month, we ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Australian Cattle Dog, often called the Blue Heeler, is a compact herding dog developed for endurance, ...