Animal Rescue

The shelter has flourished under the purview of the Animal Protective Association, but now that the county is taking back control, advocates are concerned that the animals will suffer. The shelter had previously come under fire for improper care.

Several shelters in the St. Louis area are at capacity because of the high number of animals being turned in.

Animal shelters in St. Louis and across the country have long owner surrender waitlists due to people facing evictions or lack of affordable, pet-friendly housing.

St. Louis activist and protest leader Sasha Zemmel talks about the effort to end the abuse of elephants by the Moolah Shrine Circus.

Wildlife Rescue Center in Ballwin bounces back from COVID-19 closures with its first open house since 2019.

St. Louis residents are finding abandoned pet bunnies across the city — and few rescues have the capacity to take them in.

The humane society’s executive director noticed the ceiling sagging in one of the main parts of the shelter, which currently has more than 700 dogs and cats.

Pet owners in the Metro East have a chance to get their pets spayed and neutered free of charge in an effort to address overcrowding in shelters.

The new pilot airing on Animal Planet/Discovery+, "Bare Hands Rescue," follows the exploits of a St. Louis-based wildlife removal company. Star Michael "Bare Hands" Beran discusses the show with Michael D. Francis of St. Louis-based production company Michael D. Francis Presents.

For 20 years, Donna Lochman has driven the streets and alleyways of St. Louis, looking for stray dogs — and sometimes a cat — to rescue from harm's way. On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, we ride along with Lochman to learn more about her work as a rescuer for Stray Rescue of St. Louis.