WASHINGTON — A Germantown man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of animal cruelty after his dog was left in a backyard crate and found suffering from maggot-infested wounds. Ronald Vaughan was ...

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...

Most screwworm migration does not come from adult flies making heroic flights northward. Instead, it comes from the movement ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – An animal cruelty investigation is underway after a "severely neglected" dog was found infested with maggots, officials in Riverside, California said Wednesday. The dog's owner ...

A West Babylon woman was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting her dog. Suffolk SPCA detectives say Bunnie Smith was arrested after bringing her dog Diamond to the vet. They say Diamond ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A kitten was found dead and infested with maggots and a dog was found with no food or water following a man's arrest in Carter County, according to an affidavit. Joseph ...

"Let me be clear: with the screwworm this close, our world-class Texas cattle industry is too important to take chances," Ag ...

A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans, could threaten California soon. The New World Screwworm has rapidly spread northward from Panama since 2023 and ...