2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (398+ words) If you've ever had a pet who's a little on the needy side, same. I'm not talking about cats who politely ask for pets a few times a day or laid-back pups who understand they'll get attention if they just…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (331+ words) A longtime executive in animal welfare services was named by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday to oversee the city's animal shelters, which have been criticized for overcrowding and inhumane treatment of animals. Gabrielle Amster was director of the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (427+ words) Owners of large dogs know an uncomfortable truth long before it arrives. A Great Dane might give them eight good years, maybe a bit more, while a chihuahua could still be trotting along two decades later. That gap shapes the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (640+ words) A bird known for its funny walk and dazzling sky show during mating, the woodcock, is also known for something else: its propensity to be injured or killed by striking windows during its annual spring and fall migrations. In multiple…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago  (299+ words) There is nothing more wholesome than knowing that your rescue pup now feels at home and loved by their new members. Even this video is about one such rescue dog who found love for the first time and couldn't stop…...

29+ min ago  (224+ words) EAST TEXAS (KTAL/KMSS) " An American black bear that Texas Parks and Wildlife has been tracking since July of last year has reemerged in East Texas. According to a social media post, the bear is currently making its rounds in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (292+ words) NEW YORK - A new push in the City Council aims to protect so-called "bodega cats," with lawmakers seeking to overturn an old city rule that can technically penalize small businesses for keeping the animals inside neighborhood shops. City Council Member…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (637+ words) For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need lessons or direct instruction. They listen, watch, and slowly connect sounds to meaning as the world unfolds around them. New…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (526+ words) A budding brouhaha in the Ohio outdoors could blossom into quite a catfight. To trap or not to trap bobcats is the question, and what's at stake is something wild because if the Ohio Division of Wildlife decides to make…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (520+ words) Dogs have been drafted in to help in the search for leaks in the water pipe network, with a utility company praising their "phenomenal" noses. Since December, Southern Water has been working with canine-led detection company CAPE SFC. Dogs Milo,…...