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 ...

Minjay, my 9-year-old yellow lab, is quite possibly the happiest dog in the world. From the moment I met him as a puppy, he changed my life. He has taught me the truth about what real happiness and ...

This was the text I sent to my husband, Richie, after I found a listing for two pigeons on the MSPCA website. Beautiful bright silver and glistening, they were described as “gray rock doves” and ...

During the week of Easter, the Pet Poison Helpline receives a nearly 200 percent increase in calls concerning pet poisoning. Learn how the simplest Easter goodies can be harmful, or even deadly to ...

I can remember growing up, we always had a pet, sometimes even two at a time. I still remember when we were in grade school and my sister brought home two gerbils from her classroom. They were ...