2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (436+ words) It's the peak of kitten season, and any animal rescue operation will tell you that it can be a costly endeavor to deal with the influx of freshly born felines. Which is why People Helping Paws Cat Rescue, the non-profit…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (768+ words) SAN DIEGO -- It was about 17 years ago that Hannah Shaw found a black kitten stuck in a tree in a Philadelphia park. She didn't know how to care for the little cat, which had one of its eyes sealed shut…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (93+ words) Support is on the way for children facing trauma and stress as two local fundraising events will benefit Therapy Paws. The Jefferson City nonprofit offers comfort and emotional support to youth. .. Therapy Paws to host two fundraising events Support is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (87+ words) Allowing pets in homeless shelters can preserve "a life-saving bond'Jefferson City News Tribune Allowing pets in homeless shelters can preserve "a life-saving bond SAN DIEGO -- Babygirl, a young dachshund and chihuahua mix with long, golden hair, became homeless during the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (106+ words) Q: I have had cats and dogs for years, and all of them have been spayed or neutered. I've noticed that they -- and my friends' sterilized pets -- are almost all overweight, whereas friends' dogs that are not sterilized usually remain slim....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (53+ words) SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- After drubbing El Salvador's gangs during a more than three-year state of emergency, President Nayib Bukele turned his attention this month to another persistent, but softer, problem: his country's many, many stray cats and dogs....

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (421+ words) Q: Can cats and dogs breed with each other? A: No. Their anatomy, physiology and breeding behaviors are too different. However, interspecies breeding does occur in some other animals. Domestic dogs, wolves and coyotes can also breed with each other. Horses and…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (86+ words) In this age of heightened anxiety, many of us turn to our pets for emotional support. But is our behavior increasing our furry friends' fears? The answer isn't simple, says Frankie Jackson, a. .. Causes, cures for pet anxiety In this age…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (599+ words) Q: When my cat was injured outdoors, his veterinarian boosted his rabies vaccination, in case a rabid animal had inflicted the wound, but did not administer a tetanus shot. When I cut myself in the yard, my doctor gave me a…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1689+ words) Inside a long-abandoned 1964 Chevy II Gasser in an industrial lot just north of the Strip, a grey tabby cat named Spice sat in the back seat, looking content on a cold January afternoon. Spice, who received her name because she…...