The Top 10 Things to Know About Chinchillas
Image: Chinchilla Chinchillas are charming, small rodents originating from South America, where they are now nearly extinct from being hunted for their thick coats. They are adapted to live at high...
View ArticlePet Scoop: Goats Go for a Ride-Along With Cop, NBC Pundit Seated Beside Dog...
April 25, 2017: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Image: Pygmy goats with police Lost Goats Picked Up By PoliceTwo...
View ArticleCat Who Lost Both Ears Becomes Instagram Star
When Molly Lichtenwalner started looking for a companion to help her cope with her anxiety, she decided she wanted to find a special needs animal who was considered less adoptable. That’s when she...
View ArticleTeach Your Dog to "Look" on Command
Image: teaching dog to look ThinkstockPhotos-655656070 335 Is your dog easily distracted? Does he spend your entire walk lunging at squirrels and barking at people? Is he unable to to pass a brightly...
View ArticleLyme Disease: What Dog Owners Should Know
Image: deer tick ThinkstockPhotos-498719152 335 In the Northeast and upper midwestern parts of United States — the hotbed for Lyme disease — up to 90 percent of dogs may test positive for the bacteria...
View ArticleDo I Need to Worry About Plague and My Pets?
Image: prairie dogs ThinkstockPhotos-147657422 335 When most people think of plague, they usually conjure up images of rats, fleas and the medieval ages, but what many pet owners don’t realize is that...
View ArticlePet Scoop: Rare Footage Shows Snuggling Snow Leopards, Dog Finds Kitten...
April 26, 2017: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Image: Snuggling snow leopards Snow Leopards Cuddle for...
View ArticleMama Shelter Cat Adopts Stray Kitten
A young kitten got a second chance at life at an animal shelter in Arlington, Virginia. Firefly was very pregnant when she arrived at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, and gave birth to five...
View Article5 Reasons I’d Like to Be My Dog for a Day
Image: Grizzly sleeping As I’m packing the kids’ lunches, trying to meet a deadline and squeezing in a trip to the gym, my dog is cozy in his bed, snoozing away, without a care in the world. If you’re...
View ArticleWhy Don't Cats Come When Called?
Image: indifferent cat ThinkstockPhotos-522126320 335 It is relatively easy to train a dog to come to you when you call his name, but cats, as usual, are a different story. What is the difference?The...
View ArticlePet Misbehaving? It Might Be Your Fault
Image: cat nail trim ThinkstockPhotos-640965972.jpg Fear, stress and anxiety are at the root of many problem behaviors in cats and dogs — and in some cases, human behavior is the direct cause of a...
View ArticlePet Scoop: Dog Survives After Rescue From Fire, Top Names for April the...
April 27, 2017: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Image: Dog rescued from fire survives Dog Barely Survives...
View ArticleGiant Rabbit Dies on United Flight
Simon, a 10-month-old Continental Giant rabbit, who could have grown to record-setting size, somehow died on a United Airlines flight from England to Chicago last week. The rabbit was bred in England...
View Article5 Adoption Stories We Can’t Get Enough Of
We love a sweet story about a pet adoption, and once in a while there are those that stick with you — like the Pit Bull whose 8-year-old owner adored him so much that she wrote instructions for his new...
View ArticleWant to Take Your Cat on a Walk? How I Do It
Image: Trixie in carrier I never expected my cat, Trixie, to buddy up to my dogs. To be honest, I was more focused on teaching her to love my husband. But somewhere over the last few years, she’s...
View ArticleI Escaped an Abusive Relationship — Thanks to My Dogs
Image: BruceWillyAlmostHeavencreek 335 We love our pets — often, they are like family to us. But when a family dynamic is damaged by abuse or neglect, pets can suffer just like their humans. In...
View Article"Eufloria": Catnip Isn’t the Only Plant Scent Cats May Love
Image: Silver vine ThinkstockPhotos-665764360 335 Cats seem to rely on their noses to understand the world more than we humans do. Cats detect smells and sense pheromones (chemicals produced and...
View ArticleTop 10 Fun Facts About Iguanas
Image: iguana ThinkstockPhotos-639512016 335 Commonly kept as house pets, green iguanas are large, tree-climbing lizards native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. They also are found in...
View ArticlePet Scoop: Residents Rescue Blind Dog From Lake, Penguin Chicks Hand-Reared...
April 28, 2017: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Image: Boston rescued from Miami lake Struggling Dog Pulled Aboard...
View ArticleCute Video: Cat Trust Falls Into Owner's Lap
We’ve seen dogs do trust falls, including this one of a Golden Retriever landing in the waiting arms of a giant teddy bear. But we couldn’t imagine most cats being willing to give it a try. Leave it to...
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