Animals

From the thundering cavalry of Alexander the Great to the streets of New York during the Great Manure Crisis of 1894, horses have shaped the grand arc of history and our everyday lives.

Congregations across the state gathered with their furry — and even scaly — companions for an annual tradition.

Birdwatching is a fun hobby for all ages and it is a great way to connect with nature and increase self-efficacy, so let’s discuss the benefits and the importance of a safe environment for feeding our backyard birds.

Gov. Spencer Cox, legislators, and Utah State University leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the university’s first Veterinary Medical Education Building, marking a significant milestone for the state's first four-year veterinary program.

In other news: A historic chapel was illegally demolished on Easter Sunday, and an animal shelter in Ogden is quarantining after confirming three cases of a highly contagious and deadly disease.

Best friends David Simmons and Jason Kimber get together in the StoryCorps trailer to share a particularly pungent story of growing up in Grouse Creek, Utah.

Biologists with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are building a fence to protect boreal toads on East Mountain. While boreal toads are not federally listed as endangered, their populations are declining due to climate change.

Your canine friend is more likely to be bitten by a rattlesnake, says an expert.

Animal shelters are reaching and even going over capacity this holiday season. While you may be on the hunt for gifts for your loved ones, shelters aren’t the place to look.

Cache Kids of Millville, a family-owned farm that concentrates on breeding and raising miniature silky fainting goats, is now home to the nation’s Silky of the Year.