This is disgusting. News outlets are reporting on the Army’s plans to shoot pigs and then treat their wounds as part of a medical trauma exercise to better prepare for treating wounded soldiers.

I’m flabbergasted this is allowed to happen in the U.S. Yes, the military needs to keep up with training, but not by shooting [...]

C’mon dog owners—we’ve all got one. Mine’s on top of the refrigerator.

It’s where we throw toys that cost more than they should have after they have their innards ripped out by our pets who don’t understand that we could have bought two days worth of groceries with that money.

I’ve also got a stuffed lamb up [...]

A recent APNews-Yahoo poll has found that pet owners were more likely to vote for Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain in November’s presidential election than Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat.

A subsequent Associated Press article took note of the popularity of White House pets.  Like him or not, George W. Bush’s Scottish terriers are good [...]

The British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, recently reported on a study that found dachshunds, known for their long bodies and little legs, to be the most aggressive dog breed.

NBC10, Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reported the story today, listing chihuahuas, Jack Russell terriers, Akitas and Austrailian cattle dogs as rounding out the top five.

Basset hounds, golden retrievers, [...]

The Fourth of July is the perfect time for friends and family to get together, but please think before you include your dog in that group setting.

Unfortunately, this holiday offers the perfect mixture for a disastrous evening with your pet. If you are having people over, make sure your pets are kept safe from opening [...]

Talk about clever accommodations. A couple from North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom had to put miniature Wellington boots on their baby pig after she was the only one of seven siblings who wouldn’t let her pig tootsies touch mud.

The Daily Mail reported the story of Cinders and her owners, Debbie and Andrew Keeble, who [...]

No, not lizards (though I guess some of this may work for them too.)

Just got a link to this review of the new Paw Luxury shop (online and in person) which sells organic pet products. Sounds great! Like people products, you’ll generally pay a bit more for environmentally friendly animal must-haves, but it’s a great [...]

Been there, done that. Don’t care to do it again, thank you.

An Associated Press article details the accident in which a Utah teenager crashed into two cars while chasing after her pet gerbil that had gotten loose in the car. Two people were injured (the gerbil was unharmed.)

I myself was about 18 when I was [...]

I’ve seen it too often and it’s heartbreaking every time—a pet owner runs into a store and leaves the animal (usually a dog) in the car alone on a hot day with the windows open a crack.

That crack—it does virtually nothing in warm temperatures. I even called the police last year on a car in [...]

Poor Trouble. A Manhattan Surrogate Court judge has reduced the trust fund for Leona Helmsley’s dog by $10 million, leaving the orphaned Maltese with a paltry $2 million to live on.

The dog, who has been living with the general manager of Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel since the “Queen of Mean” died last year, is 9 years [...]