Pets

6-year-old dog fighting Lyme disease

Meteorologist, Cecily Tynan (6ABC) was on vacation when her six-year-old dog, Sandy, became sick.

Pets

Every good dog deserves a good walk

There were no accommodations made for the disabled on Noah's ark. The wheel was relatively new at the time.

Pets

If you had to choose: your dog or your boyfriend?

They're sweet, they're cuddly and they love to give wet, slobbery kisses. Oh, and they take the cutest pictures.

Pets

Scientists tally the environmental impact of feeding meat to our cats and dogs. It's huge

You've heard about the carbon footprint, but what about the carbon paw-print? According to a new study, U.S. cats' and dogs' eating patterns have as big an effect as driving 13.6 million cars for a year.

Pets

What you need to know before adopting these small rodent pets

Guinea pigs, rats, gerbils and mice are all small rodents, but that's about all they have in common. Each of the different species that were seized from South Carolina's Roy's Aquarium thrives in a different environment and requires different things from their human owners.

Pets

Keep your dogs hydrated and cool when hiking on hot days

Dog owners who like to hike in the Boise Foothills are learning the importance of keeping their pets hydrated and cool on hot summer days.

Pets

You've heard of cockatoos but what about cocka-tools?

Cockatoos can make simple tools out of a variety of materials, like bamboo and even cardboard.

Nation & World

Oklahoma animal shelter finds plastic tub full of puppies on its doorstep

Someone dumped a plastic tub full of puppies at an Oklahoma animal shelter a few weeks ago. Video of a vet tech opening the tub has been viewed millions of times and angered many.

Local

Dog chained to cinder block and left to die at Longview Lake gets new home

Deputy the dog received loving care at Great Plains SPCA before going home with her new owner Thursday, May 11.

Pets

Ten lives for cats? Mizzou maps feline genomes, identifies source of illnesses

A research project at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has mapped the entire genome of 50 felines and used the data to identify genetic abnormalities that cause disease.

Pets

As dog numbers surge downtown, Kansas City steps in it — ew!

Some see Kansas City’s growing number of downtown dogs for the messes they make, while others see the influx of pooches as a sign of urban rebirth.

Pets

As dog numbers surge downtown, Kansas City steps in it

The number of downtown Kansas City residents is increasing, but pet amenities like parks, walking trails and green spaces remain limited.

Pets

Canine comfort during your cut and color

In New York City, everyone has a job to do — even dogs.

Pets

Cat fight at the dock ends with one kitty making a splash

Felix, the office cat of London’s Royal Docks Management Authority, had a lucky escape recently when she fell into the Thames after tangling with another feline. The video shows a man named as Scott, an engineering and operations manager, rushing to the cat’s rescue.

Pets

Teen and dog form world-championship winning diving duo

Sydney Gersich and her dock diving whippet, Spitfire, are winning world championships despite just taking up the crowd-pleasing sport.

Living

Westminster dog show features new breeds

This year, three breeds are competing for the first time in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: The American Hairless Terrier, Pumi and the Sloughi. Meet people who are showing two of the breeds.

Pets

Pot-bellied pig on the loose at Texas gas station

Police in Corpus Christi, Texas released a surveillance video of a pot-bellied pig wandering around a Stripes convenience store and gas station on Wednesday around 3 a.m.

For Pete's Sake

Dog relay race is the best halftime entertainment in history of basketball

There was a dog relay race at halftime of the Southern California-Washington basketball game and it was great fun to watch.

National

Here’s proof that this election has gone to the dogs

Clearly, some people are so tired of this divisive election cycle that they’re willing to vote for anything other than a donkey or elephant - which means this year the election has gone to the dogs.

Nation & World

Freedom for Hoover the tiger after a life spent in a circus cage

A video released by Animal Defenders International tells the remarkable story of Hoover the tiger, saved from a circus in Peru, where he was secretly filmed being trained with whips and sticks and living in a small cage. Hoover is now living in natural woodland with his own pool and next to other tigers at Big Cat Rescue in Florida.