PETA filed a state lawsuit on Tuesday against the American Kennel Club, in hopes of forcing the influential group to ditch breeding standards that allegedly lead to "deformed, unhealthy" canines.

(CNN) -- He was destined for euthanasia, but a rescue group saw a work of art. Now Picasso, a 10-month-old pit bull-corgi mix who was rescued from a high-kill animal shelter in Southern California, is ...

Scooter, a 7-year-old Chinese Crested pup was crowned the 2023 Word's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. AP See more of our coverage in your search results. He’s a diamond in the ...

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left her a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog contest. The pit bull-Dutch ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The RSPCA will boycott Crufts next year, accusing it of encouraging the breeding of deformed and disabled dogs. The charity says the premier dog show concentrates too much on ...