Cats have a way of turning the ordinary into the uncanny. One minute they’re quietly napping in a sunbeam, and the next they’re sprinting across the house, staring into empty corners, or kneading your lap with an ...Read More

DEAR ABBY: For the last four years, I have been hosting my son "Dennis," his 6-year-old son and his brother's 8-year-old daughter every other weekend.

Dennis bought a puppy, "Champ," to go with his house and brings him on...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ownership of a tortoise, like life itself, has its downsides. Mona Heflin knows both well.

Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and...Read More

Hailee Steinfeld can't resist the "cuteness" of her pets.

The 29-year-old actress doesn't like the idea of her pet pooches climbing over her furniture, but she also finds it hard to say no to them.

Speaking to ...Read More

The front door is closed. Nothing moves. The house is quiet. And yet, for the cat sitting three inches from the threshold, everything is happening.

The ears are forward. The body is still but alert, weight balanced in a ...Read More

In forests, on city streets, across cobblestones and shorelines, a quiet and curious phenomenon is emerging: women walking—deliberately, steadily—accompanied not by dogs or companions, but by loose, watchful ...Read More