Many people say they love their pets like they love a child, or that their pets are members of their family. As members of the family, is a good idea, or economical to buy pet insurance?

Recently we learned that the Obamas have already decided on the First Dog and that they have selected a Portuguese Water Dog, which was a gift from senator Ted Kennedy. The Association of Pet Dog Trainers has come up with few positive dog training tips for the first family considering the unique status of the dog.

The Iditarod is a sweatshop for dogs. In an ordeal lasting 8 to 16 days, dogs run for more than 1,100 miles over jagged mountain ranges, down steep gorges, over nasty holes, through waist-deep water and ice while pulling a musher and a heavy sled.

A Nebraska man was booked on suspicion of animal cruelty because he built a homemade box to put a six-month old kitten in; and then smoked marijuana through it.

Have you seen the live stream of the Shiba Inu Puppy Cam? They are six puppies, very nice looking dogs that have earned the attention of the bloggers and those who love pets.

NBC Nightly News tonight showed a story about a girl at freekibble.com who's motivation helped her to start a website that donates free kibble to dog shelters.

Visitors to the Animal Rescue Site (www.theanimalrescuesite.com) donated nearly $8,000 to provide relief for animal victims of the Midwest floods in June.

If you are allergic to any kind of food, then you already have a good idea how uncomfortable it is. You can probably imagine how terrible dog food allergy can be for your pet. Dog food allergy is said to be the third most common form of allergy in dogs; but despite this, it remains that there is no one particular cause of this condition.

If you think about it, your pet dog and cat aren't very clean. They roll around in the grass and the carpet, lick food off the floor, trample through the dirt with nothing but their paws to protect them. Still, I have to admit I am intrigued by the results of a new study released this morning that tested the blood and urine of pet dogs and cats for an array of toxic chemicals found in common household items.

A passionate advocate for animals, Jackie Chan has once again teamed up with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to create awareness of a little-known example of appalling cruelty to animals – bear farming in Asia. Chan and WSPA have filmed a powerful 30-second PSA calling for an end to the cruel practice and showing the intense suffering and deplorable conditions bears on farms are forced to endure.

The recent seizure by Dutch authorities of three exotic so called Ashera cats that a U.S.-based "designer" pet company LifeStyle Pets says it created has sparked allegations by some cat breeders that the felines aren't what they are advertised to be.

About 800 small dogs, including Chihuahuas, terriers and Pomeranians, were seized from a triple-wide mobile home whose occupants were overwhelmed trying to care for the animals, authorities said on Wednesday.