If you're a vegan grandparent, aunt, or uncle or even an honorary "auntie" or "unkie" to your friends' children, you might be wondering what to feed the special kids in your life who aren't vegan when they come over for a visit to your home. Luckily, it's a snap to keep their tummies full and their taste buds happy without …

It should go without saying that it's never safe to eat something that could potentially transmit a fatal disease that causes sponge-like holes in the brain. But, according to news reports, the World Organisation for Animal Health will soon give the U.S. an upgraded international safety rating for mad cow disease. This …

We all know that what we put on our plates can have a huge impact on our bodies, but as Dr. Neal Barnard, nutrition researcher at George Washington University and author of Power Foods for the Brain, pointed out in a recent appearance on CBS This Morning, what we eat impacts our brains, too. The good news …

Summer is just around the corner, and if you're like me, you're already making vacation plans and a list of what to pack. Wherever our travels take us, if we're getting there by air, one "item" that never belongs on our list is our animal companions.

A recent analysis by a San Francisco–area TV station found that 302 animals …

It's a nightmare come true: In a moment of distraction, a baby is left behind in a parked vehicle. The sun beats down, the car heats up and the child—unable to escape the sweltering vehicle—dies of heatstroke.

A Virginia father lived this horror last month. He reportedly forgot to drop off his …

Our animal companions love us unconditionally and stick by our sides no matter what. So it's only natural that many of us want to be "together forever" with our faithful friends. To accommodate that wish, Resthaven Memorial Gardens cemetery in Frederick, Maryland, is opening a "Garden of Faithful Companions," where humans can be buried …

For most of us, the unusually warm spring that much of the country is experiencing is a welcome relief from winter. But for people who work in animal shelters, it signals an early start to the most dreaded time of year: kitten and puppy season.

Dogs and cats reproduce year-round, but early spring through late fall is prime breeding time—especially for …