LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Monday, July 15, the Little Rock Zoo (LRZ) announced Sophie the Elephant will be placed on hospice care. A pyometra infection has caused a progressive decline in her health and ...

A 56-year-old elephant diagnosed with an “incurable” disease was euthanized at an Arkansas zoo. Photo by Kristin Grove, Little Rock Zoo Seven years ago, an elephant at the Arkansas zoo received a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo's beloved 56-year-old elephant Sophie passed away on October 28. Earlier this year, she was placed in hospice care after suffering complications from a chronic ...

University of Illinois veterinary student Hannah Vander Ploeg (left) examining a female dog with Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin. University of Illinois veterinary student Hannah Vander Ploeg (left) ...

A serious and potentially life-threatening disease has struck a lioness at Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Phelan. The big cat dubbed “Nakita” was diagnosed with pyometra, and will undergo ...