Animals

A group of surfers in rubber suits went into the chilly ocean water off Belmar and tried to rescue the deer about 25 yards from shore.

One of the sickest dogs died after being taken from the Shamong Township home, police said. Marissa Corbett faces 60 counts of animal cruelty.

A growing number of Garden State residents are raising chickens in their backyards.

Animal abuse tendencies in teens can lead to worse adult behavior, according to state Senator Vin Gopal.

You have to see tiger siblings Eli and Jess from South Jersey's Popcorn Park Zoo play in the snow.

A new bill that's cleared an Assembly committee would clarify what classifies as a vicious dog.

Federal authorities at a New Jersey port seized a million pounds of pork that was being smuggled into the country from China.

A bipartisan bill that has already passed in the state Senate would allow research animals to be put up for adoption once their services are completed.

State officials recently announced arrests of illegal hunters and poachers who were baited by so-called "robodeer."

River's Law is named after a dog left to drown in a cage along the Jersey Shore.

Lacey police promised a thorough investigation of the Dec. 8 incident.

David Sommers smuggled more than 3,500 protected turtles from the Shore to his home, over a 3-year span, say federal authorities.