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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...
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Pet 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...
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Teach 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...
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Lyme 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...
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Do 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...
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Pet 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...
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5 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...
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Why 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...
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Pet 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...
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Pet 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...
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5 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...
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Want 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...
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I 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...
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"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...
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Top 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...
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Pet 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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