A new study challenges the belief in a universal “pet effect” on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 ...

Even more surprising: losing a pet didn’t affect the well-being of their former owners.

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, experts are warning that the next pandemic could arrive at any moment, and again, it could come from animals. To prevent history from repeating itself ...

Where animals have come to rely on humans for food and protection, the pandemic has sometimes had negative consequences. In Japan’s Nara Park, visitors feed the resident sika deer special ...

The News. When pandemic-related shutdowns kept people at home in early 2020, wild mammals roamed more freely across the landscape, according to a large global study that was published in Science ...

Animal shelters across Chicagoland are facing an interesting problem a year into life being not-so-normal: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps more people at home, animal adoptions are still surging ...

The pandemic has left rescue groups in the Washington area and elsewhere searching for pets to match the growing number of inquiries. Many local animal shelters and rescues get animals from ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The pandemic has impacted how animal rescue organizations operate. Many in the industry think the changes are here to stay, and it's for the best. "Our entire movement thought ...

The pandemic puppy was one of the biggest trend stories of 2020, along with meditations on sourdough starters and Zoom-wear. ... Surrendering an animal can be the best thing for a beloved pet.

Stephanick was volunteering at the shelter, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, in Skillman, when she noticed the cat.She felt for her, but she already owned a 20-year-old cat. Her daughter, Ariel ...

A new study challenges the belief in a universal "pet effect" on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 ...