It’s easy to ignore statistics. They’re cold and dry and lack soulful eyes. And when the numbers are overwhelming — like the 5,500 unwanted dogs who are put to death daily in U.S. shelters — we tend, as a rule, to...

A law requiring dog breeders to provide fresh food and water, daily exercise, veterinary care and sanitary shelter was passed by the North Carolina House Thursday, with help from the governor’s wife. Ann McCrory, who normally leave...

A former Marine sniper’s support dog was shot by police in Dacono, Colo., after escaping from his yard and acting in what police say was an aggressive manner. Mongo, a 3-year-old pit bull, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the ...

Two chocolate Labs and a springer spaniel are being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer at the University of Pennsylvania. In a collaboration between Penn and the Monell Chemical Sciences Centers, Ohlin and McBain (above) and Thunder (le...

An Oregon City man pleaded guilty to shooting a dog that belonged to his father’s neighbor. Police say the father paid for the hit. For his involvement in what authorities described as a murder-for-hire, Derek James Walkoski, 31, w...

We’re not big on dogs being tethered to anything — posts, parking meters, even, except when necessary, humans. And, entanglements sometimes being easy to get into and hard to get out of, it’s definitely not a good idea,...

The dog warden’s office in Allen County, Ohio, is living up to its antiquated name and conducting a sweep to ensure all dogs are licensed. Almost 100 pets have been seized since the sweep began a few days ago, Examiner.com reports....

In the old days, when a newspaper columnist started writing about his dog, it meant — at least in the eyes of your more crusty and jaundiced types — he or she had run out of things to write about. Of course, it (usually) wasn...

Sorry, this dog wasn’t asleep on the job, we were. Blame the sheep. We now know, thanks to a helpful commenter, this is Lamo, a 13-month-old sheep who was hit by a car and taken in by Jennifer Jones, who runs Rockfield Animal Rescu...

Mention the idea of food stamps for dogs and you’re likely to get one of two reactions: Those touchy-feely animal lovers (such as me) will say it’s a great idea that could help keep dogs from being surrendered to shelters, ab...