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An Alaska Airlines plane taxis Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Ted S.

Alaska tightens policy for service animals

An Alaska Airlines plane taxis Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Ted S.

April 20, 2018, 6:00am Business

Flying Alaska Airlines with an emotional support or psychiatric service animal will require three pieces of paper work starting May 1, the company announced Thursday morning. Read story

Los Angeles Zoo’s new meerkats warm themselves in the morning sun March 15 in their enclosure known as meerkat manor.

L.A. Zoo puts meerkat ‘mob’ on exhibit

Los Angeles Zoo’s new meerkats warm themselves in the morning sun March 15 in their enclosure known as meerkat manor.

April 20, 2018, 5:55am Life

The Los Angeles Zoo’s new breeding group of meerkats is now on exhibit. Read story

A dog weaves through obstacles as its owner leads it though a course as they take part agility trials held at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield on Sunday. The event was held by the Columbia Agility Team.

Agility on display in the dog days of April

A dog weaves through obstacles as its owner leads it though a course as they take part agility trials held at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield on Sunday. The event was held by the Columbia Agility Team.

April 16, 2018, 7:45pm Clark County News

The Columbia Agility Team held agility trials for dogs Sunday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, and the canine competitors showed their stuff in front of proud owners and onlookers. Read story

Jacqueline Barrington, a retired teacher sits with her dogs, Dustee and Jackson, in Corvallis, Ore. Barrington, who does a lot of the READ dog events at schools and the libraries, has a whippet she thinks is the longest serving reading dog ever. Dustee is older now and is expected to retire at the end of the year. Jackson, on the pillow to the right, will be taking over as a READ dog in January.

Pup prepares to take over for longtime Corvallis therapy dog

Jacqueline Barrington, a retired teacher sits with her dogs, Dustee and Jackson, in Corvallis, Ore. Barrington, who does a lot of the READ dog events at schools and the libraries, has a whippet she thinks is the longest serving reading dog ever. Dustee is older now and is expected to retire at the end of the year. Jackson, on the pillow to the right, will be taking over as a READ dog in January.

April 15, 2018, 6:34pm Northwest

Most people preparing to retire have a few mementos they’ve acquired over the years. Read story

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 20, 2018, two young elephants play in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. The battle to save Africa’s elephants appears to be gaining momentum in Mikumi, where killings are declining and some populations are starting to grow again.

Battle to save Africa’s elephants is gaining some ground

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 20, 2018, two young elephants play in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. The battle to save Africa’s elephants appears to be gaining momentum in Mikumi, where killings are declining and some populations are starting to grow again.

April 13, 2018, 10:18am Life

The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world’s worst poaching has happened. Read story

Oregon aquarium cares for rare tropical bird found on coast

April 13, 2018, 9:22am Life

NEWPORT, Ore. -- The Oregon Coast Aquarium is caring for a tropical bird believed to have made it more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) to the Oregon coast by way of last weekend's windstorms. Read story

Who’ll care for Fido if you die?

April 13, 2018, 6:02am Life

Does anyone know what happened to Marble the dog? That’s what Bellingham resident Julia Hassler asked after reading about friend John O’Hern’s death in a car crash in Lyman earlier this month. Read story

Study: Dogs help kids bond

April 13, 2018, 6:00am Life

I like to think I have a great relationship with my children. While I can’t brag that my 19 years with my son and 16 years with my daughter have been perfect, I can chalk them up as pretty darn good. Is it because I’m (ahem) a great mother? Or,… Read story

After a string of mishaps with pets on airplanes, the industry is coming up with new procedures.

Airlines launch animal safety program

After a string of mishaps with pets on airplanes, the industry is coming up with new procedures.

April 13, 2018, 5:30am Life

Reeling from a string of high-profile mishaps involving pets, the airline industry is launching a new certification program designed to improve the safety of animal passengers. Read story

An employee assists a customer with dog food at a Petco store in Clark, N.J., in 2015.

Fake meat could aid climate

An employee assists a customer with dog food at a Petco store in Clark, N.J., in 2015.

April 13, 2018, 5:30am Food

In America’s food-obsessed landscape, the quickest route to a new idea is to look for something already being done-and then make it vegan. Read story