Man's best friend is increasingly being abandoned on the street, often by people facing financial hardships who can no longer afford to feed or house them. "Animal shelters generally reflect what is ...

Animal shelters say pet adoptions increase around the holidays. Parents or loved ones believe it’s the perfect surprise gift. One shelter supervisor does not recommend gifting animals during this time ...

Nita Hemeter remembers the barking and meowing, and being able to look up from the middle of a New Orleans darkened by power outages to see "every star in the sky." It was early September 2005, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. When a dog or cat becomes a part of the family, most people ...

New York City’s largest animal shelter hit a sad milestone. Rocky, an 11-year-old senior dog surrendered by his owner, became the 1,000th animal at the Animal Care Centers of New York City, which ...

Local shelters and rescues are feeling the impacts of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, with an increasing number of surrendered pets overwhelming their kennels. Heather Michaels runs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. Denver resident Aribela Arrieta felt her heart breaking as a ...

Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that isn’t good for pets, or for us, many experts argue. By Linda Baker This article is part of our Pets special section on ...

Around 10 million animals die from animal abuse, neglect or cruelty every year in the U.S. Cruelty and abuse to animals is correlated to domestic violence and other abuse toward humans. Animal cruelty ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — In preparation for the busy holiday season ahead, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reminding pet owners the proper way to get through security when traveling with ...

Animal X is an Australian made documentary television series that aired in more than 120 countries. It began in 1997 with its first series of thirteen half-hour episodes. In 2002, Discovery Channel in ...