Be Kind to Animals Week, which started yesterday, was created by the Humane Society in 1915, the second year of the Great War, when kindness of any sort was in short supply. I’m all in favor of ...

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Treating animals well can take many forms — from rescuing a lost dog to teaching a child to care for ...

Dallas Animal Services (DAS) is routinely over capacity and is asking the community for help. As of Friday, its shelter was 49% over capacity for dogs and 46% over capacity for cats. Now it will soon ...

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Jennifer Alfonso walked down the hallway at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Columbia Heights, creating a small stir as she went. "It's a dog!" one teacher exclaimed, leaning out the doorway of his ...

GRAND FORKS – A local veterinary clinic is “willing to consider” taking on some veterinary care services for animals held at the city pound, the city’s top official said. Representatives from the city ...

Charleston, SC, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Between Straw and Stars is a heartwarming collection of stories inspired by the real-life animals of Jenna and Friends Animal Sanctuary in Chapel Hill ...

Aristotle famously declared that we are rational animals. Since his time, various other thinkers have pointed out other key qualities that differentiate us from other species and capture our unique ...

A motorcyclist became a guardian angel when he spotted a wandering dog trying to cross a busy street in Bangkok, Thailand. City traffic can be hard to negotiate for people, but it’s a dangerous ...

The Riverdale Animal Shelter can breathe a sigh of relief this holiday season after the kind of year it had.  The facility ...