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Raccoons are developing pet-like features, with Scientific American citing a peer-reviewed study that found urban raccoons have shorter snouts than rural ones — an early hallmark of domestication. The ...

A research team from the INMA Project (Childhood and Environment) has analyzed how pet ownership during early childhood may ...

The whole “pets are family members” idea isn’t just a sweet sentiment. Data shows that pet owners are increasingly buying food that resembles their own diets. The trend toward refrigerated, “fresh” or ...

You adore your cats and dogs, but how do they feel about you? Celebrate everyone who loves cats and dogs with this collection of episodes that helps us understand how (and why) they behave the way ...

For weeks, Janie Emerson kept a small wooden box of ashes on a special table in her La Jolla home. Next to it sat a framed snapshot of her beloved dog, Liz. The West Highland white terrier, who died ...

The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that a dog traveling in an airplane's cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.

The Great Lakes Aquarium welcomed three giant isopods over the summer as part of its new Lava to Lakes exhibit. They’re named after the three deepest point in the ocean: Challenger, Horizon, and Ebden ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. — This week’s Pet of the Week is referred to as a “plus-size sweetheart,” and is looking for a new home. Meet Chloe: a 5-year-old white and orange kitty looking for a quiet, calm new ...

With consumers pulling back their spending on pet food and adoptions slowing, Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) faces challenges on both a category level, as well as a company level, contributing to a 64% ...