pets

Florida authorities have caught a huge lizard that terrified residents of a suburban Miami neighborhood for months. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday the Asian water monitor lizard measures more than 8 feet (2.5 meters) long. The lizard is an escaped pet. It ...

The Environment Ministry plans to provide prefectural and major city governments with a booklet giving guidance to pet owners during times of disasters. The booklet, which will probably be distributed in October, gives municipalities tips about making routine preparations ahead of disasters and about the ...

Many cat owners in Hokkaido are desperately looking for their missing pets, fearing they have gotten lost after fleeing their homes in the turmoil created by the level 7 earthquake on Sept. 6. The animal management center in Sapporo, the capital, has been contacted about ...

Pet food containing peas, lentils, other legumes and potatoes might be causing heart disease in dogs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning to pet owners. The FDA said Thursday that it has received "highly unusual" reports about canine dilated cardiomyopathy, which ...

Despite the positive attitudes people have toward dogs and cats and other pets, many of these companion animals lead miserable lives.

A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Zsa Zsa won the title Saturday night at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma. The dog's owner, Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, will receive $1,500 for ...

Just like people in Japan who continue to outlive people in other countries, their pets are developing longer life expectancies thanks to advances in medical science. But as owners increasingly worry about soaring medical bills, they are taking out private pet insurance to lessen the ...

Sharp Corp. said Monday it will begin selling in Japan a smart toilet for cats that can automatically measure urine data and the weight of the animal to keep track of its health, alerting its owner via smartphone if any abnormality is detected. Marking the ...

When in Bali's Kintamani highland, take the roads less traveled, for this will let you see more than just the beauty of mountains and lakes. One road will lead you to the village of Sukawana, where you can meet with another kind of beauty: ...

If you have a rare animal as a pet in Japan, you should know this: You will be required to renew its registration every five years. Under the revised law on conservation of endangered wild animals and plants set to take effect Friday, registration documents ...