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During a press conference at the Dighton Police department in officials spoke about the death 14-year-old Ryan Hazel who was caring for animals at the property when he was mauled to death.

Rehoboth teen mauled to death by dogs is laid to rest

Grumpy Cat

Grumpy Cat, internet celebrity with a piercing look of contempt, is dead at 7

arlington bear

The Arlington bear has been relocated to western Mass.

Grumpy Cat has died May 17, 2019 | 8:25 AM

Pet owners put on alert after dogs are tortured and killed in Vermont May 16, 2019 | 2:28 PM

Wayward bull causes backups on I-495 in Norton May 13, 2019 | 5:53 PM

Woman escapes with cat from car that plunged into Blackstone River May 12, 2019 | 3:44 PM

FILE - In this May 15, 2017 file photo, ticks are displayed that were collected by South Street Veterinary Services in Pittsfield, Mass.

UMass hosts public forum on ticks, tick-borne disease May 11, 2019 | 11:33 AM

Report: Doors unlocked before tiger attack at Kansas zoo May 10, 2019 | 9:01 PM

A trooper responded to a call for a wounded dog. What he found was this adorable coyote pup. May 9, 2019 | 2:21 PM

NOMANS LAND 05/07/19 Empty rabbit boxes are loaded for transport back to the mainland on Nomans Land Island off the coast of Martha's Vineyard where U.S. Fish and Wildlife researchers released 13 New England cottontail rabbits, five 5 females and 8 males on Tuesday.
(Steve Heaslip/Pool)

The government used to bomb this Massachusetts island. Now, they're filling it with bunnies. May 8, 2019 | 5:36 PM

6 dogs attacked a woman in Taunton last month. Now all 6 have been ordered euthanized. May 8, 2019 | 4:28 PM

Stacy Studebaker via AP

'It was like having a wrecking ball coming through your window — with wings!' May 8, 2019 | 11:52 AM

It began with a traffic violation and ended with a woman pulling a gator from her yoga pants May 8, 2019 | 9:58 AM

A couple in Mongolia recently contracted septicemic plague and died after eating raw marmot meat, officials with the World Health Organization said.

A couple ate raw marmot believed to have health benefits. Then, they died of the plague. May 8, 2019 | 9:40 AM

Vector the whale washed up on a Sandwich, Mass. beach.

40-ton humpback whale washes up on Cape Cod beach May 7, 2019 | 5:14 PM

N.H. man shoots neighbor's dog in self-defense, police say May 6, 2019 | 4:29 PM

Changes in lobster processing rules on Mass. Legislature's plate May 4, 2019 | 11:35 AM

red panda screenshot

Massachusetts zoo's first red panda makes public debut May 3, 2019 | 3:22 PM

Wolfie.

Kitten shot by arrow seriously hurt, police investigating May 2, 2019 | 2:10 PM

A golden retriever in Hanover climbed under a back deck. Firefighters then had to rescue him. April 30, 2019 | 4:09 PM

Deer on the field

Brandeis baseball game interrupted by family of deer April 29, 2019 | 2:44 PM

Red Line squirrel

An 'adorable' four-legged guest took a surprise MBTA ride April 29, 2019 | 12:58 PM

This frog, more commonly known as a spring peeper, lays its eggs in vernal pools.

Mass. wildlife officials urge drivers to keep an eye out for frogs April 28, 2019 | 11:16 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Unraveling the mystery of whether cows fart April 28, 2019 | 7:48 AM

NY Police

New York Police: There’s a new GOAT in town, and it’s not Tom Brady April 27, 2019 | 1:28 PM

This photo released Monday, April 24, 2017, by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department shows one of several bear cubs found the previous Monday starving in Guildhall, Vt., after a shortage of wild food supplies in parts of the state last fall. The cubs were sent to a bear rehabilitator in New Hampshire who will care for the cubs until they can be returned to the wild. (Mark Schichtle/Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department via AP)

Number of abandoned bear cubs rising in New Hampshire April 27, 2019 | 9:32 AM

A Taunton officer spotted a woman running down the street. She was being attacked by 6 dogs, police say. April 26, 2019 | 4:01 PM

Kansas zoo investigates animal handling after tiger attacks worker April 24, 2019 | 9:36 AM

Police dog stuck by 200 porcupine quills during pursuit April 23, 2019 | 3:48 PM

California woman arrested after dumping 7 puppies in the trash, authorities say April 23, 2019 | 8:50 AM

Wild Turkeys Behavior

State wildlife officials offer tips on dealing with wild turkeys April 21, 2019 | 9:08 AM

A bobcat at the Osborne Nature Wildlife Center.

Bobcat that attacked golfer and horse in Connecticut had rabies April 19, 2019 | 9:20 AM