Los Angeles animal shelters are so overcrowded that healthy, adoptable dogs are at risk of euthanasia for lack of space. Dog Coalition Los Angeles helps place shelter dogs in foster homes and improves ...

Robert Hammaker is locked up in the Preble County jail and facing 15 counts of cruelty to animals, according to the Preble ...

Friends are not just a human phenomenon. The benefits of social connections — friendships — are plentiful in many different types of animals. Members of many animal species participate in friendships, ...

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the ...

How can humans and animals be friends? This is what writer Maren Damman concerns herself with. As a biologist, wildlife ...

Pets have evolved from practical helpers to our emotional companions, but are we truly fulfilling their needs?

PITTSBURGH — The Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh and Animal Friends are working together to take care of animals impacted by power outages. HARP has been without power since an unprecedented storm ...

Baby Horse Won’t Let Anyone Touch Him Until Canine Bestie Saves the Day originally appeared on PetHelpful. Never underestimate the power of animal friendship and companionship to be a transformative ...

Almost two decades of research shows strong evidence of long-term friendship among African starlings, a discovery that sheds fresh light on helping behaviour in the animal kingdom. Animals often help ...

Wee soccer players squeal past a cluster of seniors practicing tai chi. The Metro rumbles by. Joggers crunch along gravel paths. A man on a bench eats a burrito. “We chose this place for the ...