Hours after a suicidal man unleashed dozens of his exotic animals on Muskingum County, a veterinarian drew close to a 300-pound tiger and shot it in the neck with a tranquilizer dart. The dart’s ...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - It's not shoot to kill, it's shoot to tranquilize. Full-time officers with Columbus County Animal Control are training on how to effectively use tranquilizing darts to ...

BRIDGEPORT -- As a scientist conducting a study on the population of polar bears in north Greenland, part of Kristin Laidre's job involves going up in a helicopter and tranquilizing the animals so ...

A new St. Paul ordinance to reduce the unnecessary killing of stray animals in shelters will take effect early next year. The act, unanimously passed by the city council Wednesday evening, requires ...

Next time you see someone loading up on chicken at the grocery store, look for a tiger trailer in the parking lot. Since Ohio put a new law in place in 2012 restricting exotic animals in the state, it ...

Animal lovers are stunned and saddened by the tragic massacre of dozens of privately owned exotic animals whose owner, Terry Thompson, set them free before he killed himself with a shotgun. On Oct. 19 ...

Every year, thousands of dogs and cats in Lake County spend their final moments inside a metal chamber about the size of a large water heater. Each morning, cages are hauled into a concrete-block room ...

A wild elephant collapsed and died in Chikkamagaluru's Mudigere taluk after being darted with a tranquilizer dose during a late-night rescue operation by the forest department. The cause of death is ...

As a scientist conducting a study on the population of polar bears in north Greenland, part of Kristin Laidre's job involves going up in a helicopter and tranquilizing the animals so they can be ...