Animals

Nationally, only about 3 percent of all veterinarians are Black, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg are working to change those statistics.

Virginia Tech’s agricultural program is about to get a boost— $31 million went into constructing five new buildings that will be used for teaching students how to raise chickens, pigs, cattle and horses.

Across Virginia fewer dogs and cats are being killed at shelters than ever before. In fact, 88% of dogs and cats in shelters now avoid euthanization. But…

Rolling into the weekend you may have plans to relax at one of Virginia’s many breweries or wineries. In the future, thanks to a new law, you may be able…

Virginia is home to the world’s largest pork producer – a Chinese owned company called Smithfield, and this region produces nearly nine million hogs a…

A World Health Organization report recently warned that eating meat puts people at a greater risk for cancer, but that hasn’t hurt the market for bacon,…

For many families, ham is part of a holiday tradition. The nation’s largest producer – Smithfield – is based in Virginia, and this state is home to more…

Most owls are nocturnal and we're lucky to see them. We usually hear them.That's the great horned owl with a "Who! Who!" we associate with owls. But these…

In 1967, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created the first endangered species list, the Eastern Shore's Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel was there…

Dominion Power is starting a new project… one that will make its power lines safer to large birds. Crews have begun an effort across the state to slowly…