Companion Animals
Offers advice, stories, and news about domestic animals like dogs, cats, and small pets, focusing on care, behavior, health, and the human-animal bond.
Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?
As society becomes more dog friendly, what does it mean for those who don't see them as man's best friend?
‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close
Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviable.
Texas man charged after abandoning dog at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Texas man is facing animal cruelty charges after leaving his puppy at the departures gate at Pittsburgh International Airport.
New campaign encourages families to adopt large dogs in Toronto
Big dogs are loyal canines, affectionate and sweet, but often overlooked when it comes to pet adoption, according to a city agency. Toronto Animal Services says it has joined forces with NutriCanine, a Toronto-based fresh dog food company, to change perceptions about large dogs.
Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals
When you think of a factory farm, the animals that come to mind are probably pigs, cows and chickens. But in the U.S. and elsewhere, a number of these operations also breed dogs for use in animal testing and research .
'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?
In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force a rethink of what shape these mutualisms can take.
‘I just wish they’d let me feed my cats’: how council ban made one woman an animal welfare icon
When Collette Boler was ordered to stop feeding a colony of feral cats in Thurnscoe, other animal lovers stepped in.
Thousands of pets being abandoned in Dubai as owners flee over Iran war
Thousands of pets are being abandoned in Dubai as their owners flee the Middle East because of the Iran war, animal charities have said.
Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?
As society becomes more dog friendly, what does it mean for those who don't see them as man's best friend?
‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close
Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviable.
Texas man charged after abandoning dog at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Texas man is facing animal cruelty charges after leaving his puppy at the departures gate at Pittsburgh International Airport.
New campaign encourages families to adopt large dogs in Toronto
Big dogs are loyal canines, affectionate and sweet, but often overlooked when it comes to pet adoption, according to a city agency. Toronto Animal Services says it has joined forces with NutriCanine, a Toronto-based fresh dog food company, to change perceptions about large dogs.
Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals
When you think of a factory farm, the animals that come to mind are probably pigs, cows and chickens. But in the U.S. and elsewhere, a number of these operations also breed dogs for use in animal testing and research .
'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?
In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force a rethink of what shape these mutualisms can take.
‘I just wish they’d let me feed my cats’: how council ban made one woman an animal welfare icon
When Collette Boler was ordered to stop feeding a colony of feral cats in Thurnscoe, other animal lovers stepped in.
Thousands of pets being abandoned in Dubai as owners flee over Iran war
Thousands of pets are being abandoned in Dubai as their owners flee the Middle East because of the Iran war, animal charities have said.
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