October 1, 2017, 6:00am Business
Long before the term “gig economy” became common lingo, pet owners were slipping neighbor kids a few bucks to walk their dogs. Years before apps, they were calling the local, mom-and-pop doggy day care to watch their pooches during the family vacation. Read story
September 29, 2017, 6:03am Pets & Wildlife
While following a troop of sooty mangabeys, monkeys found in the forests of Ivory Coast, Boston University primatologist Erin Kane walked face-first into a tree. Almost instantly, her eye became red, itchy and watery, but she went on following her monkeys. After about half an hour more of discomfort, she… Read story
September 29, 2017, 6:00am Food
The only thing better than a cold beer on a warm day is drinking it accompanied by your best four-legged friend. Now, a Wake Forest, N.C., business is making that easier to do. Read story
September 29, 2017, 6:00am Life
New research aims to find out why highly endangered beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet have failed to recover despite protective measures. Read story
September 28, 2017, 9:38am Latest News
Tacoma parks officials are asking for pets to stay out of a city park while they investigate reports that three dogs died from a possible bacterial disease. Read story
September 27, 2017, 10:35am Northwest
Thurston County officials say a man was arrested for refusing to euthanize his paralyzed dog. Read story
September 26, 2017, 11:46am Northwest
The state has posted an online quiz to help people — especially hunters — tell the difference between wolves and coyotes. Read story
September 25, 2017, 7:24pm Life
The pandas’ shaggy ranks appear to be swelling deep in the Chinese wilderness. A national survey of the bamboo forests, completed in 2013, reported 1,864 giant pandas. The survey completed a decade before counted fewer than 1,600. Population numbers alone, though, paint an incomplete picture. Read story
September 22, 2017, 6:02am Life
Investigators trying to figure out why dozens of people across 13 states have been stricken with salmonella poisoning have stumbled on the reason behind the outbreak: Adorable tiny pet turtles. Read story
September 22, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
From a few feet away, the metal trays look to be holding tiny rocks, plucked by a very particular and tidy collector. A closer look reveals that each tray holds not rocks, but remains — one holds the bony bits of a ferret, the other a cat; both were pets. Read story
