3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (449+ words) Mingo, my 14-year-old chihuahua, he doesn’t know when it’s a holiday. He just knows a good-smelling box arrived and I’m taking too long to open it. But once us crazy dog people go off the deep end, otherwise sensible adults…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (497+ words) Advancements in AI may soon allow humans to talk with animals, but some groups claim the research could be violating the animals’ right to privacy. Machine learning models are paving the way to catalogue and even mimic the sounds animals…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1326+ words) Ask a pet owner what they’d do if the vet visit estimate came back at $6,000, and most already know the answer. Roughly 76% of pet owners say they would take on debt if it meant saving their animal’s life, according to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (221+ words) Two teenagers have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly videoing themselves forcing vape fumes down the throat of a black swan in Western Australia. The teenagers – one aged 16 and another aged 13, both from Erskine – have been charged with causing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (323+ words) A Nevada man accused of torturing a kitten to death in San Francisco is now on the run after skipping a scheduled court appearance days after he was released from jail under California state law. A San Francisco court issued…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (543+ words) DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I often talked about maybe getting a dog. He really wanted one, but I never fully committed because I knew it would be additional work and responsibility I don’t have time for. I work full…...