Last week, eight puppies were found in a dumpster at a park in Sparta. Now, police tell Ozarks First two people have been ...

Missouri’s native ecosystems offer a breathtaking display of biodiversity — but some of the state’s natural habitats are under attack. The damage caused by a handful of invasive species can be ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff City Council voted Monday to begin shutting down and dismantling Missouri's last known gas chamber used to kill shelter animals, according to the Humane Society of ...

Boone County dog breeder Melissa Sanders appeared in court Monday after investigators rescued 17 dogs and found eight dead on ...

Missouri’s animal shelters are reaching a critical point as a surge in pet intake strains already tight budgets. Earlier this month, the Central Missouri Humane Society extended its adoption hours due ...

Raytown cut the ribbon Thursday on its first-ever city-run animal services department, officially opening a new facility on ...

BE EXTENDING INTO THE FALL. ONE SHELTER IN INDEPENDENCE IS ASKING FOR A LITTLE MORE HELP. IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL. KMBC NINE ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS. THEY ARE BOTH GREAT DOGS. LOKI IS A REALLY CUTE PUPPY.

ST. LOUIS – About 51 animals were rescued by the Humane Society of Missouri’s (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) in Cedar County, Missouri. HSMO made the announcement on April 3, saying that 42 ...

The first rabies case in a dog in nearly 7 years in Missouri was confirmed in McDonald County in mid-November, and the dog ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers have moved to reduce state licensing fees for animal shelters and commercial breeders as nerves remain raw following recent battles over the dog-breeding ...

TROY, Ohio — More than five years ago, someone left a kitten with twisted back legs at a Missouri animal shelter. The cat was transferred to specialists in Iowa who amputated her left hind leg. She ...

CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. — A former animal breeder, charged with animal abuse, is now in custody. Authorities arrested Sarah Walborn, 36, of Stockton, over the weekend. She’s being held in the Cedar County ...