UTV Animals

Dogs Trust is urging people not to give dogs as presents, as new statistics show online searches for puppies skyrocket close to Christmas.

A minke whale that appears to have been caught in fishing net has washed ashore at Tyrella beach in Co Down.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition against plans by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to introduce exclusion zones for dogs.

Police are investigating an attack on a goose in a park in Ballymena which may have left the bird with a broken wing and leg.

A dog has died after being left in a hot car, despite the efforts of an off-duty police officer who smashed a window to rescue the animal.

Belfast Zoo's newest baby giraffe will be named in honour of a little boy from Coleraine, who tragically passed away at just seven months.

An endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has given birth to the newest addition to Belfast Zoo, thrilling keepers at the facility.

A dog stolen from its home has been thrown in a canal in Co Tyrone, chained to a concrete block.

A golden eagle that escaped from its enclosure in Randalstown in Co Antrim has now returned home.

The vet who tried to treat a dog at the centre of a shocking acid attack in Newry has said he will take the horrific images to his grave.