Lesa Baird spends a lot of her day cuddled up with her best friend, her cat Ella. The two were inseparable before the July 4 floods in the Hill Country, but now they are more connected than ever.
After a kitten was strangled and killed at a Southwest Side apartment complex this past fall, neighbors there are now taking action.
City of San Antonio leaders were on hand Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Animal Care Services veterinary hospital.
Twenty puppies found abandoned in San Antonio during the holiday week have since been placed in safer surroundings, according to Animal Care Services.
The City of San Antonio has responded to an increase in abandoned puppy reports, Animal Care Services (ACS) said Monday.
The year is almost over, and we would be remiss if we didn’t highlight some of the top animal stories on KSAT in 2025. From pet Fiesta fashion to new additions to the San Antonio Zoo, this year has had no shortage of animal-related headlines.
Animal Care Services officials think greater awareness has, at least in part, led to a bump in confirmed bite cases and a two-fold increase in the number of dangerous or aggressive dog affidavits.
A new rule has been put in place for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo following the cancellation of an important qualifier event in Uvalde last month.
Two more foxes have tested positive for rabies in Bexar County, bringing the total to at least five reported cases involving the animal this year.
The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved a bid worth nearly $11 million on Wednesday for a new animal care facility, according to a news release.
A major qualifying event for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was canceled this week due to a growing outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1, an illness that veterinarians say has already claimed the lives of several horses.
The Uvalde Rodeo Qualifier, originally scheduled to begin on Wednesday, has been canceled due to a recent equine virus outbreak, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo said.
Video shared with KSAT shows a Helotes resident surprised when he encountered a sounder of wild pigs while taking out the trash. It happened in an area of new construction and is becoming increasingly common.
The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter is at critical capacity and in need of urgent adoptions and fosters, according to a news release from the city.
San Antonio Animal Care Services (SAACS) is urging residents to take precautions with wildlife after a 7-year-old was exposed to a rabid skunk on the North Side.
Even though it is early October, these are “dog days” at the sprawling property in Schertz where Cristina Western and Michael Ricioppo live with their two children.
Chagas Disease, which is typically contracted in tropical climates, is spread with enough frequency to warrant additional research and improved surveillance, researchers argue.
City Council approved a new set of fines for people caught abandoning animals in San Antonio in a 10-1 vote Thursday morning. In a statement emailed to news outlets after the vote, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said, “it lacked the required due diligence and public engagement.”
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones delayed a proposal this week that aimed to punish people who abandon animals in San Antonio, a source told KSAT.
The Texas Game Wardens have filed 1,400 charges across 11 counties across the state in the “Ghost Deer” investigation, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The July 4 floods wiped out plants, animals and insects from the Guadalupe River. Now weeks later, the silence is beginning to fill with sounds of nature as some species return.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will hold a protest outside the San Antonio Aquarium after a mother says an octopus clung onto her 6-year-old, leaving purple marks on his arm.
Maria Maxcimiana Soliz, 61, and Ricardo Antonio Guajardo, 56, returned to Schertz Wednesday to surrender themselves to detectives.
The city of San Marcos is warning residents of a possible rabies exposure after a bat found at Tanger Outlet Mall tested positive for the virus.
Kerrville Pets Alive is warning local families to keep their pets — and themselves — out of the Guadalupe River for the time being.
A 9-year-old girl from Boerne has raised nearly $3,000 in keychain sales to help animals affected by the Hill Country floods.
Britney Taryn, the mother of a 6-year-old who was grabbed by a giant Pacific octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium in a now viral TikTok, is responding to the statement sent out by the aquarium.
More than 160 citations for illegal exotic animals have been issued in last two years, according to Animal Care Services
In the days since the July 4 floods inundated the Kerrville community, volunteers with Kerrville Pets Alive! have been working to help reunite more than 350 animals with their owners, all while providing free food and regular shelter operations.
An apparent animal hoarding case came as a surprise to some residents who live in the Schertz neighborhood where it happened.
A shelter is in need of supplies after 64 animals were found in “distressing conditions” at an apparent abandoned home over the weekend, according to Schertz police.
Several cats and dogs were found living in “distressing conditions” in an apparent abandoned Bexar County home, according to a news release from the Schertz Police Department.
The San Antonio Police Department found a dead dog stuffed inside a suitcase on the East Side over the weekend.
The City of San Antonio awarded Animal Control Services more money than it ever had in it's most recent city budget. The goal was to increase call times, educate pet owners and help reduce the number of stay animals in the community.
Two puppies were rescued Wednesday morning after jumping from an Interstate 35 overpass onto the roof of a downtown dog daycare.
A San Antonio woman said her and her dog nearly escaped serious injuries after a neighbor’s dog charged at them on the city’s West Side.
The City of San Marcos is warning residents of a potential rabies exposure after a fox reportedly attacked multiple people in Purgatory Creek Natural Area.
If you’re looking for plans this Mother’s Day, the San Antonio Zoo will provide discounted admission for Bexar County residents on Sunday as part of Locals Day.
Multiple zoos across Texas, including the San Antonio Zoo, are asking the state for stronger penalties for trespassing and habitat intrusions.
San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) will host its first mega free vaccination event this Sunday and has reached capacity for pre-registration.
City of New Braunfels and Comal County officials are urging residents to be cautious with unfamiliar animals after a rabies case was confirmed in the city.
San Antonio Animal Care Services expects to receive hundreds, if not thousands, of kittens into its shelter in a few weeks until October.
The Mexican free-tailed bat, which roosts under our freeways and in caves, even shows up on radars during their evening mass exodus to find food and eats an untold amount of bugs every spring and summer.
A recent investigation by the Texas Game Wardens has resulted in 22 suspects and approximately 1,200 total pending charges from across the state involved in a deer breeding industry and black-market wildlife trade, according to a news release.
A City of San Antonio Animal Care Services temporary employee was terminated following a recent incident where the employee used “inappropriate handling methods” with a dog, ACS said Sunday.
A San Antonio family is desperately seeking the return of two French bulldogs that were stolen from their backyard earlier this month.
The San Antonio Humane Society is closed on Tuesday due to the winter weather, and the shelter is reminding people of ways they can protect their pets and other animals that are outside as the freezing temperatures are expected to last for the next few mornings.
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales shared his disgust regarding an animal cruelty case on Tuesday.
A woman was arrested Saturday after a neighbor caught her on video allegedly hitting her puppy multiple times, according to the City of San Antonio’s Animal Care Services.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic ducks from Austin.