Move over coyotes. Some northwest Florida residents are worried because they believe hawks are swooping down from the sky and attacking their small dogs.
Gulf Breeze residents have seen their pets fall victim to coyotes before, and the city even sets traps to control their population.
Martha Powers said she began yelling after seeing a large bird […]

The obesity epidemic continues to grow at an alarming rate with 30 percent of adults and 15.5 percent of children in the U.S. effected by the disease(1). Now, obesity is trickling down to our pets. An astounding 35 percent of the total pet population, 48 million cats and dogs in the U.S., are considered overweight. […]

Summertime brings on a whole range of animal issues and problems. One of these concerns pets in vehicles.
In warm weather, the temperature in a parked vehicle can rise to a dangerous or even fatal level for pets left inside — even when the windows are partly open.
Every year, reports come in from all over the […]

The annual Pet and Doll Parade is set to march through Roosevelt Park on Saturday. A red, white and blue theme will mark the parade’s 77th anniversary, a celebration fit to commemorate Longmont as an All-America City.
From 10 a.m. to noon, participants dressed in patriotic costumes will walk around the park with their treasured pets […]

Imagine wearing a fur coat you can’t take off and being forced to sit in a hot car as the mercury climbs.
To get a more accurate picture of what that would be like you’d have to instantly add 20 degrees to the air temperature and deprive yourself of water or any other way to keep […]

The good news for those struck with puppy love - or any other pet connection - is that regular interaction with an animal will improve your health and reduce your medical bills.
Any type of pet can offer health benefits according to a joint Australian and German study that tracked thousands of people for five years.
The […]

Low-income residents can apply for services.
For more than three decades, Bob Barker has preached the importance of spaying and neutering your pets. At the end of every episode of “The Price Is Right,” the game show host has given his spiel:
“Help control the pet population, have your pet spayed or neutered.”
But what Barker hasn’t done […]

The story of the nearly 4-and-a-half-foot pet alligator that escaped from a home in Bay County is all too familiar to the staff at Saginaw’s Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square.
The zoo’s four alligators are former pets, donated when their owners couldn’t handle the animals anymore.
“A lot of people see a baby alligator and they say, […]

WEST BOUNTIFUL A woman accused of failing to give proper care to a variety of animals recovered some of them while still facing misdemeanor charges.
Sheryl Berger can keep two dogs and must find adoptive families for 15 others. She also can keep more than 20 chickens, including a chicken breed that resembles a turkey.
Authorities confiscated […]

The Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society has been providing shelter for lost, abused and unwanted animals since 1887. Its animal care facility is the largest in the Capital Region, receiving an average of more than 9,000 animals per year.
The society hosts adoption centers at PetSmart stores in East Greenbush and Glenmont, with hours from […]