I believe companion animals are angels in disguise — sent to guide us in the art of loving deeply, living fully and even facing mortality with grace.

LOS ANGELES — For many children, their first pet is a virtual one. Experts say many children who enter the first grade can play video games but few have a pet to play with. And teachers say that’s a ...

Nita Hemeter remembers the barking and meowing, and being able to look up from the middle of a New Orleans darkened by power outages to see "every star in the sky." It was early September 2005, a ...

Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was not only a human tragedy but an unprecedented crisis for thousands of pets left behind in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The storm’s sudden devastation revealed the ...

"I've loved getting to see him come out of his shell over the years," the country star tells Billboard of her pooch. By Anna Chan Mewow! Billboard is launching Power Pets, a new feature focusing on ...