Saudi Arabia’s religious police have announced a ban on walking (and also selling) pet cat and dogs in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making passes at women, an official said on Wednesday.

A woman has said the killing of her family’s pet boxer dog has been “absolutely heartbreaking”.

Whimpers a man heard while doing yard work turned out to be a dog buried alive in a neighbor’s backyard. Robbie Wilson said he peeked over his fence and saw the dog’s nose poking out of the ground Sunday, a day after he first heard the cries for help. It was not known how long [...]

In promising new research, stem cells worked remarkably well at easing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs, an experiment that experts call a significant step toward treating people.

Ray Truche Jr. and Lisa Largrassa fished for hours in Key Largo and didn’t catch anything — except a drowning dog.

Determining when a sick pet needs to visit a vet is difficult. If your pet vomits more than once or acts depressed and is not quite herself, a vet should see her as soon as possible, Adviced Sara Thompson an associate veterinarian at City Veterinary Center Uptown in Dallas

She can find the comfortable spot on a couch in seconds. And her furry stub of a tail wags at the site of, well, anybody.

The research is clear: owning a pet can lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress, and ease depression and loneliness. In one study, seniors who owned pets visited the doctor less frequently than their non pet owning counterparts.

1. Give yourself enough time

At least six dogs have died or become sick in the Long Pond neighborhood during the past several weeks, perhaps from poisoning, according to the animal control officer and some of the owners.