GRAND HAVEN, MI – The 45th annual Grand Haven WinterFest kicks off on Thursday, featuring four days of outdoor activities, family fun, food, booze and a famed cardboard sled race. This year’s event ...

Every human has a place in the astrological universe. So too does every dog, cat, gerbil, building, vacuum cleaner, Fitbit, and anal plug. The concept can be a little hard to swallow, especially for ...

With images still fresh of pets struggling to survive alone in New Orleans' dirty floodwaters, local animal welfare workers — including those in Houston, Galveston and San Leon — made plans early this ...

The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home. The shelter has ...

No matter what you may think (or have heard), dogs and cats can’t talk. Neither can snakes or guinea pigs or any other ...

The ancient city of Babylon had walls so thick, they couldn’t be breached. Ha-ha, the Babylonians could yell down at would-be invaders. No conquest for you! Alas for the Babylonians, their fortified ...

Winston-Salem firefighters were called to a house fire Tuesday night. It happened at a house on the 400 block of Lomond Court. Two adults and one toddler were displaced. Two dogs and a pet gerbil were ...

My mother says my two 1-year-old gerbils have pinkeye, and I should give them eye drops. Is that safe? They have red stuff in their eyes every morning but act normal. Gerbils normally secrete a sticky ...

Forget Shark Week, it’s Bark Week on Mashable. Join us as we celebrate all the good dogs, which we humans do not deserve. Every human has a place in the astrological universe. So too does every dog, ...