Pets News Headlines

Ever since The Hot Zone became a nonfiction bestseller 20 years ago, people have been fretting about the likelihood that an emerging pathogen could cause a global pandemic, killing tens of millions of humans. But they seldom pause to consider that it is already happening in the animal world—or that the pandemic that’s now …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.

The American Heart Association (AHA) has declared that pets, especially dogs, are good for a person's heart. Further proof that dogs are among the best friends a person could have. Dr. Glenn N. Levine, director of Baylor University's cardiac care unit, was quoted in a press release from the AHA saying, "Pet ownership, particularly …

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet. The American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement on Thursday saying owning a pet may help to decrease a person's risk of suffering from heart disease and is linked …

Countless heartbreaking stories related to Superstorm Sandy have made the news. So a story with a happy ending is met with such enthusiasm and excitement that everyone wants to share it. Today's topic is just that, a story with a happy ending. When Sandy devastated the East Coast in late October, the Roberts family, from …

Tortured, shot at, or left to die, these brave pups each got a new lease on life with the help of artificial limbs

With several states deregulating marijuana in the past year, a California veterinarian is sparking debate over whether America’s sick pets could benefit from some bud. Doug Kramer, the pet doctor behind the Vet Guru animal veterinary center, tells a compelling story of how his dog, Nikita,...

Earlier this week, we told you a story about how animals show affection. Most of the time, it's not that hard to get pets to express some sort of love and appreciation for all of the attention, food, water, and exercise you have given them. Sometimes, however, the animals just don't share the same feelings [...]

MADRID, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman whose nose was severely injured by an attacking dog says her husband bit the animal to make it stop assaulting her.

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Pet food isn't cheap. Consumers are expected to spend $21.3 billion on pet food this year, up 3 percent from $20.6 billion in 2012, according to the American Pet Products Association. Walk through any ...

The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that would protect consumers who buy a dog or cat at a pet store and then find out that the animal is seriously ill. Lawmakers voted 31-18 Wednesday to send to ...

The Vermont Senate has gone on record supporting a state board's ruling that pets don't belong in barber shops and beauty parlors. In a 14-13 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment by Democratic Sen. Richard ...

Eager to sell your home? Be careful. Many people anxious to sell feel prepared--to find a buyer, negotiate a deal, pack up their belongings and relocate--only their home isn't quite ready to put on the market.

Her three dogs, though, are another story. "I was afraid the dogs would be aggressive with the baby"