Claims that poinsettias can cause serious health problems or death in pets greatly exaggerate their risk, experts say.

Dogs are great and all that, but some of us recognize an intrinsic feline nature that just can’t be found among canines.

Dogs and cats don’t just communicate with their tails; they have other ways that allow humans to understand the emotions they ...

When it comes to animal-assisted services (AAS), dogs have long dominated this field. However, a new study has found that with their naturally calm and sociable personalities, some cats may thrive in ...

Pet owners have long joked that their dogs and cats are starting to look alike, but new research suggests that convergence is not just in our imaginations. Across living rooms and Instagram feeds, ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...

Queen's University Belfast provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care ...

In a major undertaking, Humane Colorado and the National Mill Dog Rescue (NMDR) have taken custody of 165 dogs and nearly 100 cats, after responding to an animal cruelty case on Colorado’s Western ...