The world’s smallest snake and perhaps the smallest possible snake has been discovered on the Caribbean island of Barbados.

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.

We heard about heroism of dogs but never about a hero rabbit.
A pet rabbit has been credited with saving an Australian couple from a fire that started in their house while they slept.

The campaign to save Shambo, a bull in a Hindu temple in Wales that has tested positive for tuberculosis, has reached cyberspace - monks at the temple have set up a webcam called MooTube so that supporters can keep an eye on it.

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

Animal health care company Vet Biotechnology reports that they have launched cutting edge technology in Australia with the collection of equine umbilical cord stem cells from the afterbirth of newborn thoroughbred (foals) young offspring of a horse.

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

Although they look good together, dogs and human meds can be a dangerous combination. Some over-the-counter human drugs can be used to treat pet ailments, but most are dangerous - even lethal - in human doses.

We have heard of a lucky rabbit’s foot, but what about a entirely lucky rabbit (along with it’s lucky foots?