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(UPI) A seemingly orphaned or abandoned kitten brought to an animal shelter in Germany displayed unusually aggressive behavior that resulted in it being identified as a European wildcat.

The Bergheim Animal Shelter said the small feline was brought in by a member of the public who found it alone on a country road and became concerned by the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Michael Contillo claims he did everything necessary to ensure his two beloved French bulldogs, Ash and Kora, had a safe flight back to San Francisco International Airport from New York City — including flying first class so the dogs would have more room.

But shortly before takeoff, the flight crew made him and his dogs ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

My husband and I have been feeding a feral neighborhood cat for 14 years. She was nursing two newborn kittens when we found her, so she is probably at least 15 years old. We managed to trap her and have her spayed, but she has lived outdoors ever since. She allows us to get close, but not touch her.

During a brutally cold winter in...Read more

Halloween, with its tricks and treats, is a widely celebrated holiday. It also can be a dangerous time for your dog, with increased calls to the pet poison hotline.

Whatever your Halloween plans are, whether you will dress up your pup in costume or greet trick or treaters at home, the American Kennel Club offers the following tips for having...Read more

(UPI) A canine-loving Canadian broke a Guinness World Record by taking 38 dogs on a single walk for over half a mile.

Mitchell Rudy led a pack of 38 leashed pooches on a .6-mile walk to break the Guinness World Record for the most dogs walked simultaneously by an individual.

The previous record of 36 dogs was set in Goesan, South Korea.

The ...Read more

(UPI) A rescue cat who has lived at a London ambulance station for 16 years was spared from an announced eviction after a public outcry that included a petition with more than 62,000 signatures.

Staff at the London Ambulance Service's Walthamstow station rescued Defib the cat as a kitten 16 years ago, and he has lived there ever since.

A ...Read more

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Reports of a monkey loose in North Myrtle Beach last month drew attention on social media and speculation from residents. Police even went looking for the animal twice but were unable to locate a monkey.

Although the prospect of monkeys in the Myrtle Beach area may seem odd, there are private monkey owners in and around ...Read more

(UPI) An exotic caracal cat seen wandering loose in a Chicago suburb for the past few days was safely captured by animal control officers, authorities said.

The Hoffman Estates Police Department said the caracal, a wild cat species native to Africa and parts of Asia, was found hiding under a local resident's deck and was loaded into a cage by ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

We recently rescued a four-year-old lab/pit-bull mix named Vesna, who has bonded strongly with me. The issue is, she refuses to walk with my wife when I’m not there, sitting down in the driveway or sidewalk despite positive reinforcement. How can we train her to walk with my wife?

The second issue is her reluctance to walk on ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A pair of flamingos have become first-time parents at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after hatching an egg together. And they’re both dads.

The male foster parents — both in their 40s — are raising one of six chicks born this year at the North County park, which cares for nearly 100 lesser flamingos with their distinctive ...Read more

I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.

Nineteen people accused of witchcraft were executed by hanging, another was pressed to death and at least 150 were imprisoned in conditions that caused the death of at least...Read more

As the summer season comes to an end, we are all trading in our summer routines with our fall ones. But from cracked paw pads to pollen to sun-bleached fur; your pet might need some post-summer TLC.

The American Kennel Club offers a few simple tips to tend to your pup’s coat and paws after months in the hot summer sun.

Paw Pads. Over ...Read more

DENVER — Kristy Rosenberger swears by cannabidiol – more commonly known as CBD – not for herself, but for her dogs.

Rosenberger was first introduced to CBD more than a decade ago when searching for something to help her dog, Punkie, who was anxious and epileptic. When thunderstorms rolled through, the Yorkie would whimper and shake. ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

We got a Morkie from a breeder when she was 10 weeks old. We've worked hard on potty training, but she doesn't go on a leash and has accidents in her crate at least four times a week. Last night, I spent 30 minutes with her in the yard giving her every chance to go, but this morning, her crate was soiled again. This also means ...Read more

Neakasa, an innovator of intelligent cleaning technology, is on a mission to simplify and elevate people's lives with top-of-the-line smart cleaning solutions. Their latest is the M1 open-top self-cleaning cat litter box, a game changer for maintaining an odor-free, cat-friendly home that is hassle-free.

With the M1, Neakasa states they ...Read more

The American Kennel Club registers more than 200 breeds of dogs and categorizes them into seven groups, based on the function for which most breeds in that group were initially bred to perform: sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, and herding.

The toy group currently contains 22 breeds, some among the most popular of breeds ...Read more