The owner of the four pit bulls who mauled a 4-year-old boy to death last week is now facing murder charges.
Petco today announced it will stop carrying China-made dog and cat treats at its more than 1,300 store locations nationwide, including Unleashed by Petco stores…
People who own dogs or cats may have a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, but the AHA cautions the evidence is only suggestive. After reviewing the literature, writing chair Glenn N. Levine, MD, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues found […]
Letting sleeping dogs — and cats — lie could make you sick, a paper to be published by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control journal warns. That pet in your bed could be passing on meningitis, toxocariasis or cat-scratch disease, among others. “We don’t want to scare people, but especially for children and people with […]
A 7-year-old boy was mauled to death by four dogs at the home of a neighbor in Illinois, according to news reports.
Police in the Washington state city of Bremerton say a pit bull reported as a menacing dog was just protecting its owner who had suffered a heart attack and died on a sidewalk while the two were out walking.
