pets

Ed, the runaway pet zebra, has been captured in Tennessee

1:52am June 09, 2025

Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

5:00am April 10, 2025

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.

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FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings

6:00am February 19, 2025

The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.

Bone appétit! Dog treats from lab-grown meat are hitting the U.K. market

3:26pm February 06, 2025

Experts say a fifth of U.K. meat consumption is by pets, not people. If Fido eats lab-grown meat, they say, it could cut the country's carbon footprint.

Opinion: The life and work of Seuk Kim, pilot and animal rescuer

8:00am November 30, 2024

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Seuk Kim, a volunteer animal rescue pilot who died in a crash earlier this week, transporting several dogs.

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Cats are lined up at a mobile spay and neuter clinic run by the animal welfare group Poi Dogs and Popoki in Haleiwa, Hawaii on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. Conservationists are concerned about the number of feral cats roaming Hawaii because cat feces washing into the ocean can spread toxoplasmosis, which can be deadly for endangered Hawaiian monk seals. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Health & Safety

Forsyth Animal Shelter partners with nonprofit to spay and neuter local pets

4:08pm July 25, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

The shelter will work with the Humane Solution Spay-Neuter program to up the number of fixed pets in the area. The two organizations will be neighbors now that Humane Solution has moved into the shelter’s unused surgical suite and offices.

Science

A study finds that dogs can smell your stress — and make decisions accordingly

3:24pm July 23, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Researchers made volunteers do public speaking and math on the spot, then showed them a calming video. Then, using sweat samples, glass jars and food bowls, they examined the emotional impact on dogs.

A two-spot octopus, like the type an Oklahoma family brought home as a pet.

Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs

6:51am April 10, 2024

The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.

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A dog tries on eclipse sunglasses in London in 2015. Experts say pets don't need eclipse sunglasses — in fact, quite the opposite.

How to keep pets safe during the solar eclipse, whether at home or on the road

4:27pm April 05, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.

Goats, are you paying attention to our tone of voice? A new study tries to answer that question. It involved 27 goats, a loudspeaker and recordings of the phrase "Hey, look over here!"

Health & Safety

Hey lil' goat, can you tell the difference between a happy voice and an angry voice?

9:14am January 30, 2024

by Marc Silver

Dogs tune into the tone of human voices. Do livestock? To find out, goatologists ran an experiment using a hidden speaker that broadcast two versions of the phrase "Hey, look over here."