Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025, DCF received 99 written reports from DOAG. Of those, 44 of the families had histories with DCF, which include 14 cases that were currently active, officials said in a ...

Connecticut animal shelters are hoping that Santa will not only be good to little girls and boys this holiday season, but cats, dogs and other critters as well. Animal shelters and other animal ...

Many animal lovers have pet dogs or cats. Some have snakes or gerbils or rabbits. But you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in Connecticut with a pet fox – and for good reason: keeping a fox as a pet ...

Animal rights advocates in Connecticut are calling on state lawmakers to toughen animal abuse laws in this year's legislative session. "In 2025, approximately 80% of the animal cruelty cases ended ...

BRIDGEPORT – With temperatures dipping into the single digits and cold weather advisories to keep people and pets inside, it’s been a bitter winter, but Mother Nature and Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo ...