Why do people keep pets? Well, in the absence of specialized needs, such as service animals such as seeing-eye dogs, or working animals such as herders, or pest-control cats, most people have pets for ...

I call them sometimes guard dogs,” said Kenneth Hoagland, principal of Kellenberg Memorial High School. “They guard against ...

New York City parrot shop owner Queron Romain gets over a dozen requests per month to re-home birds whose elderly owners have become sick. Other times, the birds outlive their owners altogether.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) -- Animal rescue after Hurricane Charley hasn't just been a matter of helping storm victims with their dogs and cats. Far from it. Since teams of animal disaster specialists ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — What happens when a single homeowner dies, orphaning dozens of cats, dogs and exotic birds? In this case, Animal Rescue Corps moved in to save abandoned animals that ...