Study shows the paw-sitive effects of watching cat videos

According to ReelSEO.com, a website about video marketing, there are more than two million cat videos on YouTube. People have watched these videos more than 25 billion times, which equates to an average of 12,000 views per cat video.

Russian army demonstrates latest weapon: Cuddly puppies

The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year's greetings video: cuddly puppies.

Snowy owl rescued from prison fence on Christmas Day

A Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer helped engineer a daring prison escape on Christmas Day. But the plan wasn't sinister. 

Harbor seal stuck in cedar log rescued

Remember the story of Winnie the Pooh getting his head stuck in the honey jar? That story was the inspiration for the name staff members at Camano Island State Park gave to a helpless harbor seal who got its head stuck in a cedar log.

'Kitty Bitty' the stowaway cat from Georgia found in California 5 months later

A feline stowaway discovered riding aboard a big rig in California's Riverside County turned out to belong to a Georgia family who has been missing him since the Fourth of July.

Stunning visuals as geese take flight above Skagit Valley

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. -- Thousands of snow geese take refuge this time of year in the Skagit Valley, abandoning their Arctic mating grounds.The Puget Sound region's notoriously mild winters might seem like a paradise for the birds, but the area has transformed, once again, into a bird lover's paradise.Roxanne Wilbur, of La Conner, sent Q13 News this video from Fir Island.

Opossum breaks into liquor store and gets drunk as a skunk

An opossum that apparently drank bourbon after breaking into a Florida liquor store sobered up at a wildlife rescue center and was released unharmed.

Texas stray dogs get new life in PNW for Thanksgiving

Volunteers at PAWS in Lynnwood spent their Thanksgiving driving 50 hours from San Antonio, Texas and back to give 18 homeless dogs a new life in the Pacific Northwest. 

Seattle family finds large snake in their toilet

A large snake was removed from a Lake City apartment complex Friday to the amazement of the family who lived there. 

Bear family enjoys Thanksgiving dinner on Woodinville patio (video)

Ron Beuslinch said the bears ate a pumpkin and some plants in their backyard for about 20-25 minutes before heavy rains came and they left.

These turkeys had a Thanksgiving meal that will rival your dinner plans

This isn't the best time of year for turkeys. But rescued turkeys at Pasado's Safe Haven in Snohomish County got to indulge in a dinner made just for them on Saturday.

Cats from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico up for adoption

About seventeen kittens and cats from Puerto Rico are up for adoption at MEOW Cat Rescue in Kirkland.

Texas rescue dog's adorable grin goes viral

A rescue dog in Texas has earned himself several fans since he was brought into an animal shelter to find a new home on Friday.

Seal pups Giseal Bündchen and Sealonardo DiCaprio are now free

Two celebrity-named harbor seal pups rescued in Maine earlier this year have been rehabilitated and set free on a Massachusetts beach.

SPD's first female K9 retires after nearly 8 years of service

After more than 5,000 police calls, 81 felony arrests, and 23 misdemeanor arrests the first female police dog at the Seattle Police Department is retiring.

Woodinville school principal shocked by cougar encounter (VIDEO)

The principle at Northwest Liberty School in Woodinville describes a recent encounter with a cougar as "amazing." Bob Hagin says the school was visited by a cougar three times on Friday. The animal was captured on a surveillance camera once. 

Lab results rule out Leptospirosis in at least two dog deaths in North Tacoma

Dog owners are on alert after at least two dogs died and at least one additional dog is sick after spending time at a popular park in North Tacoma.

Another young Puget Sound orca dies of starvation

A two-and-a-half-year-old male orca born in the so-called Baby Boom of 2015 died last week, researchers say.

Firefighters rescue 2 dogs found unconscious in Thurston County house fire

West Thurston firefighters rescued two dogs from a burning home Wednesday morning. Fire officials say Zip and Faith, an Australian Shepard and Heeler, were found unconscious in a bathtub.