If you have young children, chances are you get weekly, if not daily, requests for a pet. While a family cat or dog is a right of passage for many, it can be a lot of responsibility for children who ...

Hamsters are small, cuddly balls of fur enjoyed by many families and experts say they're perfect pets for inexperienced owners. "They are really a pet, just like any other," said Tony Adler, ...

Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. Pet ownership can be rewarding and therapeutic for older adults. Caring for an ...

Pets come in all shapes and sizes, and while you'll have to do some legwork to find a pet insurance policy for exotic pets, read on to see why it's worth it.

Iowa’s largest non-profit animal shelter has taken in an average of more than four dozen animals every day this month, and it’s putting out a plea for help to the community across central Iowa. K.C.

Keeping your pet hamster in their cage can be a challenge. They seem to have a magical way of escaping, no matter how secure you think their enclosure is. And then ensues the heart stopping moments ...

Carrie King starts and ends her day the same way — providing daily care for her in-house small-pet rescue and sanctuary’s 36 hamsters, pet mice and guinea pigs. The downstairs area of King’s Tucson ...

Pets provide companionship, love and joy and can brighten our lives. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households, or about 85 million families, own a pet, according to the 2019-2020 National Pet Owners ...