SB115 promotes communication between the DCFS and animal control in cross-reporting animal and child abuse.

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are pets prescribed by a licensed mental health professional for those with disabling mental illness. While emotional support animals are commonly cats and dogs, any ...

For families already planning their summer activities, be aware that the Northshore Humane Society will again hold nine animal-centric, week-long camps for kids ages 6–11 entitled Mission: Paws of the ...

At the Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary, love is unconditional. It's a farm for animals in need, and a place for people in need as well. “This is a very hard job,” Alesja Daehnrich said while feeding a ...

A couple of years ago I asked Temple Grandin if people with autism have a special ability to relate to animals. She is, of course, widely known for both her Source: MJ Herzog, used with permission ...

On a wall at Trader Joe’s are numerous drawings of shelter animals, each with their own biography, each an attempt to help those animals find homes. They are the result of Kids, Cats and K9s, a ...

Venomous animals are unique species that produce and utilize specialized toxins by injecting prey or predators using bites, stings or spines. They primarily inject venom in order to capture their prey ...

Last week my column ran online and in print with photos of a dog named Sally. The caption read that she had been in our care since 2018. I’m happy to report that this was a misprint. Sally’s photos ...

Yale University psychologist Lori Santos calls human thinking “glitchy”—that is, we are prone to errors and logical inconsistencies. Take, for example, our attitudes about the treatment of other ...