The annual dog meat festival in Yulin, China is an ancient tradition for local residents to celebrate the summer solstice. An estimated 10,000 dogs were killed for the festival, despite efforts of animal activists to buy as many dogs as they could on the open market. » 6/23/14 2:20pm 6/23/14 2:20pm

Francis has a rep as the Chillest Pope, but he's not lightening up when it comes to the command to go forth and multiply. The CEO of the Catholic Church does not approve of the childfree lifestyle, and he insists you should raise kids, not pets. » 6/03/14 10:40am 6/03/14 10:40am

A Denver man caught on camera trying to ditch his dog at a local shelter was cited for animal cruelty on Wednesday. » 5/28/14 11:30pm 5/28/14 11:30pm

Truly, we live in an age of technological wonders: There is now a Tinder for dogs. For adopting, not dating. (That would be weird.) » 5/27/14 5:20pm 5/27/14 5:20pm

After years of concern over the safety of jerky treats made in China, including thousands of reports of sick dogs, Petco and Petsmart plan to stop selling treats made in China, phasing them out over the next few months.* » 5/21/14 12:40pm 5/21/14 12:40pm

Since saving her owners' four-year-old son from a dog attack earlier this week, Tara the Hero Cat has become America's favorite celebrity virtually overnight. And everyone wants a piece. » 5/16/14 12:00pm 5/16/14 12:00pm

This morning, everyone lost their shit over Tara, the hero cat of Bakersfield who saved her owner's 4-year-old son from an unprovoked dog attack in one of the greatest cat videos of all time. Now, Tara finally speaks. Kind of. » 5/14/14 5:00pm 5/14/14 5:00pm

A Bakersfield, California boy suffered only minor injuries after what could have been a tragic dog attack was thwarted...by the family cat. » 5/14/14 12:00pm 5/14/14 12:00pm

I don't have any pets, because I am allergic (...to having to fucking get up every morning and go outside and stand around waiting for an animal to poop and then touch the poop and then carry the poop around with me), but I do have love for the little buddies. And I understand that, in a lot of people's families,… » 4/30/14 10:40am 4/30/14 10:40am

Sometimes, it's hard finding friends out there in the big, wide world, especially if you're a dog and the buddy you're aiming for is a cat. » 4/25/14 5:50pm 4/25/14 5:50pm

Here's a 3 minute "dogumentary" promoting "American Beagle Outfitters," a division of American Eagle Outfitters that will ostensibly focus on dog fashions. It's pretty clear that this is supposed to be AE's attempt at an April Fools Day joke but oh my stars do I ever wish this were real. » 3/24/14 6:45pm 3/24/14 6:45pm

Rare is the person who enjoys housecleaning duties, but this corgi really despises everyday cleaning products. Which is how this attempt at a super-cute video ended with an explosion and a woman's kitchen in flames. Ta-da! » 3/18/14 10:00am 3/18/14 10:00am

All ye pet owners searching for that offbeat pet to help you prove to strangers that you aren't some cat or dog yuppie piece of human garbage but a unique individual with FEELS and THOUGHTS — the hedgehog is officially mainstream. That's not a terrible thing, considering that hedgehogs are super cute, relatively easy… » 2/23/14 12:00pm 2/23/14 12:00pm

A mixed-breed dog named Emma is competing at the prestigious Westminster dog show today after being rescued from a kill shelter in South Carolina just hours before she was scheduled to be put down and OH MY GOD LOOK AT HER FACE AM I CRYING YES I AM CRYING. » 2/11/14 3:40pm 2/11/14 3:40pm

Theoretically, squirrels are cute and it'd be delightful to have a trained squirrel bustling around one's home, piling up nuts and candybars in a cool, dry little corner. Then again, squirrels seem like busybodies, don't they? They're always bustling and storing, finding new places to stuff what they think is… » 2/09/14 1:00pm 2/09/14 1:00pm

The Westminster Dog Show, a 138-year-old institution dedicated to preserving the once functional deformities produced by humanity's ancient breeding experiments with gray wolves, broke tradition last night and let, for the first time in a century, mixed breed dogs compete next to their purebred counterparts. The… » 2/09/14 12:30pm 2/09/14 12:30pm

There will have been 10 — TEN — puppy bowls on Animal Planet after this year's Puppy Bowl X, a spectacle of unabashed puppy objectification, is in the books. Last year's Puppy Bowl attracted 12.4 million viewers, and proved itself to be a reliable alternative televised event for people who don't want to watch the… » 2/02/14 3:00pm 2/02/14 3:00pm

Here's a Golden Retriever puppy being driven completely mad with excitement over TV footage of the 2014 Australian Open. If you're wondering if watching a dog watch something for two minutes will get boring, the answer is a resounding NO. » 1/31/14 7:10pm 1/31/14 7:10pm

Last night, in honor of this Sunday's Big Game (Puppy Bowl, duh), Conan introduced his audience to this year's cast of Puppy Conan, an all-puppy version of his late night show. Puppy Conan's guests included Puppy Pharrell, Puppy Justin Bieber and crew (complete with puppy-sized luxury rental car), and Puppy Toronto… » 1/31/14 2:20pm 1/31/14 2:20pm

Marijuana poisoning in pets is on the rise, according to the Animal Poison Control Center, which reports that calls regarding pot pet poisonings have increased 30 percent since 2009. » 1/21/14 11:20am 1/21/14 11:20am