Last week, my family had a significant loss when we unexpectedly had to put our cat down. He had lovingly roamed our house for 12 years and was the kids’ unlikely protector. Boo was a loyal feline, ...

We’re always on the lookout for great animal books. Whether your leisure reading leans toward mystery, feel-good stories or nonfiction, we’ve found some books that are perfect for curling up with your ...

With millions of pets entering U.S. animal shelters each year, local children’s book author and animal advocate Kathleen Kastner is on a mission to promote pet microchipping through her latest ...

'The Book of Pet Love and Loss' is a collection of personal musings on the joy and grief of pet ownership taken from some of the world's most famous pet parents Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Would you name your dog after the brooding, vengeance-seeking Heathcliff from “Wuthering Heights”? How about christening your beagle Smeagol? Or what about a kitty called “Katniss Meowerdeen”?

It’s the old chew toys that really get you. Lying on its side, encircled in stone, there’s Peaches’ green rubber porcupine, collecting desert dust for decades. Beneath a cast-iron cactus, oxidized by ...

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center ...

A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion Rachel Nuwer In the late 19th century, bereaved and yard-less pet owners began ...