East Texas - Most family pets are fine living in the house and being a part of the household. However, some pets can kill you if not handled properly. Though the number of people killed by exotic pets is small, around five people died last year, it still underscores the problem Read More

Can how we refer to our pets have negative implications? Should our “pets” be called “animal companions” to better clarify just what they are to their owners? Do shifts in our vocabulary have any correlation to the way we treat animals? According the new Journal on Animal Ethics Read More

Northfield, NH – A law that has been on the books since 1998 and never been enforced is now at the heart of a major conflict between bird clubs, parakeet lovers and the State’s Fish and Game Department. Suzanne Burke of Nashua, recently learned of the obscure law that prohibits Read More

Fort Walton Beach, FL - The determined owners of Petland resorted to an unusual and unconventional way of recovering a parrot that was stolen from their pet store on January 21.  The parrot, a male Amazon Nape, worth $1,500, was returned safely to owner, Glen Wentworth, with the Read More

San Diego, CA - So what does a Medium Sulphur-Crested Eleanora Cockatoo do in it's spare time (of which it has plenty?) Dance to the Backstreet Boys, is what. That's right, Snowball, loves to dance to songs with a catchy beat. And this is a scientific breakthrough. Since October Read More

Grantham, Aus - After several days of gruesome finds left by the raging floodwaters of the Lockyer Valley there is good news as many of the area's pets are being found alive, leaving some rescuers scratching their heads and their owner's very thankful. Animal Control Officer Read More