Cats often get a reputation for being independent or standoffish and when compared to dogs, they aren't as protective.

A 2023 study suggested that cats fed vegan diets were healthier than their carnivorous counterparts. But that study has been criticized for methodology problems. Most notably, some of the supposedly ...

Douglas Hamlin, who was appointed NRA CEO this year, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty in the vile killing of his fraternity's cat, BK, in 1980. Hamlin was an ...

Cats can associate human words with images—possibly better than human babies—new research out of Japan reveals.

Not only do we think of cats as liquid objects, they smugly seem to know it too. Science has now effectively proven it: when ...

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter answers your pet-related questions. Also this week: Why does my dog eat his hair when I ...

When it comes to the noises your cat makes when it sees birds or other small prey animals, they can usually be classified into two types: chirping and chattering. Why do they make these noises?

A rescue cat who has lived at a London ambulance station for 16 years was spared from an announced eviction after a public outcry that included a petition with more than 62,000 signatures.

animal welfare and reproduction experts at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, these mutations can have serious health consequences for the cats and limit their freedom of movement. Kittens ...

The cat retreated under the deck as police closed in; officers eventually used a tranquilizer rifle to sedate the animal and then cage it. The caracal was not harmed, police said. "This is a first ...

Please note that the  “Read to a Shelter Cat” event at Ahimsa Haven that had been planned for this Sunday, Oct. 20 has been canceled due to lack of volunteers. If area residents are ...