It’s not every day that a police officer is asked to rescue a cute little pig from the side of the road, but that happened to these officers.

Vote once per hour from 5/31 - 6/6 in Local 4's 2023 Vote 4 the Best Pets Edition.

Enjoy a rare night at The Creature Conservancy on Jan. 20.

A boxer pitbull mix had been left out in the middle of the deep freeze around Christmas Day. She was curled up in a ball, struggling to stay warm, when rescuers found her in Ecorse near West Jefferson Avenue and West Outer Drive.

The U.S. Coast Guard Belle Isle station rescued a dog who had fallen through the ice on the Detroit River on Saturday.

In bodycam footage, Officer Dattolo can be seen freeing, and reassuring, the panicked buck.

A Warren animal rescue is taking donations to help save a dog that was found struggling to stay alive after being shot several times.

This Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m., our Kim DeGiulio takes you to Ruff Life Photography to meet one of the winners of our Vote 4 the Best Pets contest.

The Detroit Dog Rescue, a no-kill shelter in the City of Detroit, needs your help.

This Washtenaw County farm has fans from all over the world.

For years, a Southeast Michigan farm has been taking in abused and neglected animals, and giving them a happier and healthier life.

The Ann Arbor animal shelter, at 3100 Cherry Hill Rd., reported that almost 6,000 animals passed through its doors.

When most kids are little, and they want to try their hand at owning a business, they start a lemonade stand, or maybe sell some cookies... not John Blackwell. This 9-year-old autistic boy wanted to create a business to help others, specifically our four-legged best friends.

One hundred animals -- including 16 dead cats, dozens of sick cats, dogs, rabbits and ferrets, and a bearded dragon, were removed from “unsanitary conditions” inside an Oakland County home, officials said.

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. About four dozen dogs and cats have been rescued from a Pittsfield Township home. A tip led investigators Friday to the home where they found 31 dogs and 14 cats, the Humane Society of Huron Valley said Tuesday. Many thanks to the community members who saw animals in dire need and spoke out on their behalf, says Tanya Hilgendorf, HSHVs CEO. Its also important to remember when animals are in danger, there are often vulnerable humans in danger as well. Community members can report suspected animal abuse to HSHV at 734-661-3512 or hshv.org/report.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit (FAMD) is offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of a person that abandoned a dog on the side of the road. FAMD says a 60-pound dog was abandoned and crammed into a small cage on the side of the road on around 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The dog was taken to FAMD in Dearborn after someone who noticed the dog pulled over and called the police. Officials say the dog is friendly and in otherwise good condition. Officials say abandonment of a pet is a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to a $500 fine and 30 days in jail.