I believe companion animals are angels in disguise — sent to guide us in the art of loving deeply, living fully and even ...

Minjay, my 9-year-old yellow lab, is quite possibly the happiest dog in the world. From the moment I met him as a puppy, he changed my life. He has taught me the truth about what real happiness and ...

No one will ever know exactly how many dogs and cats became sick or died from the melamine-laced pet foods that caused a scandal last year. The best guess comes from Portland-based Banfield, The Pet ...

TIANJIN, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The soft click of the door closing behind the pet hospice carer signals the start of a sacred vigil. In the cocoon of shared silence, a trembling hand meets the coarse ...

I’ve been lucky to have had a lot of good teachers in my life, and not all of them were employed by a school district or university. My parents taught me about hard work, loyalty and to never buy ...

Dear Readers: The school year is well underway, and everyone has settled into a routine. How about adding to the learning environment? Experts agree: a pet in the calssroom can elevate children's ...

Statistics tell us that about 60 percent of American households have at least one pet. That's the majority. Still, that leaves 40 percent of people who don't have a Fido or Fifi living in their home.

A two-time cancer survivor loses her wonderful dog to, of course, cancer and offers advice to avoid some pet cancer pitfalls. After almost twelve years together, our healthy, perfect-weight, exercised ...

The first rule of show business is don’t work with kids or animals. The new rule of retail, based on the success of the Chewy IPO Friday, should be don’t bet against businesses based on dogs and cats.

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, students in Lynn Hartley's fourth-grade class were given a special assignment: Describe Flapjack. The students gathered in a circle with their iPads.

A $4.8 million default judgment awarded to former customers of a now-closed Bel Air pet store should help deter similar businesses from selling sick animals from puppy mills, a lawyer for the ...