The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge.
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Online music giant Spotify on Wednesday launched a podcast for dogs left home alone in Britain, after its polling suggested most owners believe audio recordings help calm their canines.
Read moreAnimal control officers are entitled to qualified immunity individually in a dispute brought by a dog owner who claims the officers violated his due process rights when they put his German shepherd puppy up for adoption and spayed it without scanning it for a microchip, the Eighth Circuit ruled.
Read moreConsumers who claim they were scammed into paying top dollar for two brands of premium dog food may continue their suit against Champion Petfoods, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled. The food was billed as human food grade quality but the consumers provided evidence the food contains high levels of heavy metals and is contaminated with “excessive quantities” of hair, insects, livestock tags, feathers and bones.
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Where strays were once mostly left to scavenge for food, Jordanians in a new trend in the Arab kingdom are increasingly willing to foot steep bills to care for beloved dogs and cats.
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At a stately museum in Mexico City, priceless paintings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera share pride of place with an unruly pack of hairless black dogs: Mexico’s prized xoloitzcuintle.
Read moreDoggyphone claims Tomofun violates parent on an interactive pet camera that is “an enhanced system and method for human-pet communication,” in federal court.
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Attorneys for one of the country’s largest pet store chains asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to reject a class action claiming the company knowingly sells sick dogs and cats to customers at inflated prices.
Read morePrivate sleuth Sun Jinrong brings heat detectors, tiny surveillance cameras, and a blow dart loaded with a tranquilizer to his search for one desperate client’s missing loved one: A cat named Duoduo.
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Can old dogs teach us new tricks? Scientists are looking for 10,000 pets for the largest-ever study of aging in canines. They hope to shed light on human longevity too.
Read moreRussia’s Aeroflot on Tuesday stripped a passenger of his air miles after he boasted online of sneaking his overweight cat on board by switching him for a slimmer cat during check-in.
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More than 60 endangered turtles have disappeared from a zoo in Japan’s southernmost province in a suspected theft, officials said Thursday.
Read moreA Florida woman sued Lee County and her trailer park in federal court for not allowing her to keep four chickens, which are her emotional support animals.
Read moreA federal judge granted final approval to a $1.35 million settlement of an overtime class action against PetSmart; the average class member will receive $9,200.
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A pet cafe in China where dogs are dyed black and white to look like panda cubs has triggered a heated online debate over the treatment of animals.
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An Italian couple survived a landslide that caused their house to collapse after being woken by their cats, giving them time to escape, media reported Wednesday.
Read moreIncreasingly popular raw meat meals for dogs and cats may be full of multidrug-resistant bacteria, posing a serious risk to animals and humans, scientists reported Wednesday.
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A trade ban is looming for two endangered otter species after some 100 countries voted to increase protections following a social-media-fueled craze for acquiring the silky mammals as pets.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit reinstated pet owners’ class action fraud suit against Hill’s Pet Food, ruling Tuesday that the FDA did not authorize the company’s “prescription” label on high-priced pet food found to be no different than regular pet food.
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