Last summer, like millions of Americans, I brought home a 7-pound ball of fluff. Over the past year, my mini-goldendoodle has turned into 23 pounds of pure joy. Close to 1 in 5 households have […]
NEW YORK — Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco’s San Diego offices so much he has his own title. “We call him the chief dog officer,” says CEO Ron Coughlin, the real top […]
CONCORD, N.H. — Politically active pets are out of luck in New Hampshire, where some lawmakers have been told to keep their cats and dogs out of the room when they log on for remote […]
RALEIGH — Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic pets have proven to be rare and reliable sources of enjoyment throughout otherwise dark and troubling times. In fact, in the very early months of the […]
NEW YORK — Petco, the pet store chain, went public again Thursday, hoping to cash in on people’s obsessions with their furry pets. Petco’s stock, which opened at $18 Thursday, soared 63% to close at […]
DALLAS — American Airlines is banning emotional-support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them. The airline said Tuesday that it will […]
The days of pets flying with their owners in airplane cabins for free are coming to an end. The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday covering animals on airlines. It decided that only dogs […]
LOS ANGELES — In a new docuseries, a child who uses a walker meets a dog with its own version of wheels. Inmates find solace in training canines for adoption, and pigs strut their stuff […]
It’s only natural that one of the calls to the hotline would be concerning the threat of a highly-contagious viral outbreak. “My dog gave birth to a litter last weekend,” the caller said, “and I […]
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