There’s a quiet truth playing out in homes everywhere—pets aren’t just lovable companions; they subtly influence how people treat each other. The gentle way someone reaches down to scratch behind ...

In the wake of natural disasters like wildfires that have destroyed whole communities with alarming speed, some folks are focused on the beloved pets left behind—and how to save others in the future.

Nita Hemeter remembers the barking and meowing, and being able to look up from the middle of a New Orleans darkened by power outages to see "every star in the sky." It was early September 2005, a ...

I can remember growing up, we always had a pet, sometimes even two at a time. I still remember when we were in grade school and my sister brought home two gerbils from her classroom. They were ...