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Chewy surprises customer with heartfelt gift after her dog passed away

Pets

Chewy surprises customer with heartfelt gift after her dog passed away

Pets

Animal Rescue League urges pet owners to keep animals safe during heat wave

"Just like the temperature is difficult on people, it is more difficult on animals. They're wearing a fur coat," said the director of animal services at ARL Iowa.
Pets

How to protect your dog from fireworks

Fireworks can be fun for you but painful for your pets. Here's how to keep your dog safe and happy during the Fourth of July season.
Nation World

Many popular dog breed stereotypes aren't supported by science

Researchers found that at the end of the day, every dog really is an individual.
Ukraine

Polish veterinarians help treat pets of Ukraine refugees

A veterinary clinic in a Polish border city is treating wounded animals and pets from Ukraine.
Nation World

PHOTOS: Puppy Bowl 2022 lineup

For 2022 Puppy Bowl, the athletes come from 67 different shelters across 33 states.
Nation World

Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets

Cats and dogs, horses and cows, opossums and a raccoon. Here are some of the pets of administrations past.
Nation World

Man lives in forest to feed, care for hundreds of stray dogs

Tugay Abukan is known as the 'forest angel' for his work caring for dogs in a Turkish forest that is a popular place for owners to abandon their pets.
Local News

Three Great Danes become 11, and are home for the holidays

Foster families worked with the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland to care for the dogs for nearly two years
National

There is not a national spike in animals surrendered to shelters in 2021

Adopting an animal during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was very popular as stay-at-home orders left people feeling isolated.
Animals

Around 10 dogs rescued from Iowa breeder heading to Louisville

The Kentucky Humane Society is taking in dogs and puppies from a breeding facility in Iowa and a failed animal shelter in Arkansas.
Nation World

Why do dogs tilt their heads? Study aims to find out

The researchers who are studying why dogs move their heads in this way say the findings, so far, are the first steps at learning secrets of this adorable behavior.

Iowans protest Supreme Court’s decision to overturn landmark abortion case

Iowa abortion law | What's next after Roe v. Wade?

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Chewy surprises customer with heartfelt gift after her dog passed away

Animal Rescue League urges pet owners to keep animals safe during heat wave

How to protect your dog from fireworks

Many popular dog breed stereotypes aren't supported by science

Polish veterinarians help treat pets of Ukraine refugees

PHOTOS: Puppy Bowl 2022 lineup

Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets

Man lives in forest to feed, care for hundreds of stray dogs

Three Great Danes become 11, and are home for the holidays

There is not a national spike in animals surrendered to shelters in 2021

Around 10 dogs rescued from Iowa breeder heading to Louisville

Why do dogs tilt their heads? Study aims to find out

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