A pet can become a loyal friend for a child, help develop responsibility and empathy, but only if the choice is made consciously and taking into account the age, health and lifestyle of the whole ...

Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in ...

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Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

From a potential scare at the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning due to a chimpanzee escaping its enclosure to a pet parent receiving an unexpected greeting from her cat, animals have kept people on ...

Rats have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being dirty, garbage-eating carriers of disease. But these ubiquitous rodents are also clever and capable of learning complex tasks, even using ...

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth In the ...

As a responsible reptile owner, you’re always on the lookout for the best snacks for your snake. They can’t just slither down to the Snake Shack – it’s up to you to source the highest quality, most ...

Doctors and scientists from the University Hospitals Leipzig (UKL) and Mannheim (UMM), and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) and the Bernhard ...

Pet Talk is sponsored by Dog Party USA. In this week’s Pet Talk, our friend Chaddie Platt joined us for a thoughtful conversation about the decision to spay or neuter your pets. Spaying and neutering ...