This is the worst part of the year when both you and your pet might have to suffer from allergies.

Your dearest dog or cat, and other pets can transmit certain diseases to you and your family.

A 11-pound toy poodle, Skeetre,has had his best dreams turned into its worst nightmares, was diagnosed this month with narcolepsy.

The European Union has decided to ban on imports of pet birds and feathers from Siberia, Russia.

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Fluffy the cat took up to 10 minutes to die after 34-year-old Holly Thacker put the animal in the washing machine at her home in Hellesdon, Norwich, a court heard.

Pets are also susceptible to accidental poisonings at home. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) cautions that many substances commonly found in and around the house are potentially toxic to pets:

European Union foreign ministers held emergency bird flu talks on Tuesday to balance moves to test for outbreaks of deadly bird flu with keeping people calm and avoiding widespread panic after the disease was found in Turkey and Romania.

Scientists reported on Friday that an avian influenza virus isolated from a Vietnamese girl has been determined to be resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 bird flu strain is mutating into a new subtype which could be transmitted among humans, the Thai News Agency reported Saturday.