Reports from Mexico and the southwestern United States described el chupacabras as a hairless, gaunt animal walking on four legs—a vast departure from the original Puerto Rican monster.

Though she cares for up to 800 animals every year—including around 300 baby raccoons—she is haunted by the memory of those three gaunt cubs. These weren’t just any raccoons.

A Long Island livestock sanctuary faces 112 counts of animal neglect for allegedly depriving dozens of animals of food, water, ... One gaunt, malnourished mule was swaying from side to side, ...