Pumbaa, an 8-year-old potbelly pig, is looking for a new home. Described as "mature and refined," Pumbaa is neutered and believed to have been a house-trained family pig in the past, making him an ...

Children and their families at the Stollery Children’s Hospital have a new furry friend to help them during their tough treatments. Pumbaa is a two-year-old Labrador retriever. He’s Canada’s first ...

Researchers now say they're closer to making pig kidney transplants work in humans. A New Jersey woman in need of a kidney says this brings hope for the thousands of patients awaiting a donation. Just ...

The owner of two guinea pigs issued an emotional plea for help after one of her pets died and the other appeared to be heavily mourning its loss. Masey, who posts to TikTok under the username ...

U.S. government agencies are cranking up the response to overseas scams that seek to trick people into sending crypto, with the Department of the Treasury announcing a Scam Center Strike Force on ...

At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed themselves the first real optimism in decades. At an international conference, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the planet’s ...

Attending a Tuba Skinny concert should come with a fair warning: Outbreaks of spontaneous dancing may occur. In fact, it’s encouraged. “It's music to groove to,” says Tuba Skinny trombone player ...