Puppy farmers in Ireland profit from a multi-million-euro industry fuelled by the ‘criminal mistreatment of dogs and puppies’ ...

What if giving voice to the voiceless meant listening to them, before pretending to know what they would say? (Matt Margini, 2016, "What Is It Like to be an Elephant?") That dogs and other companion ...

We unpack the complicated subject of dog breeding genetics and explore arguments against very selective breeding practices.

Nearly 70 dogs and puppies surrendered from commercial breeding facilities throughout the Midwest have been airlifted to Missouri and Connecticut to be transferred to shelters. On October 27, the ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...

The puggles, maltepoos and labradoodles scampering along Chicago streets are bred to be cute and customizable, pet industry experts say. But these high-priced “designer dogs” are also increasingly ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A state university in Virginia has been buying dogs from a Cumberland breeding facility with a history of animal cruelty violations. 8News has learned Virginia Tech has been ...

For thousands of years humans have changed the sizes, shapes, colors, and coats of dogs through selective breeding. Now it seems we've actually reordered many breeds' brains in the process. (See ...

Southfield (CW50) - Leader Dogs for the Blind has been a pillar of the blind community for over 80 years. The organizations specially trained dogs have help many in the community walk with a pair of ...

An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $5 or $10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by ...

What if giving voice to the voiceless meant listening to them, before pretending to know what they would say? (Matt Margini, 2016, "What Is It Like to be an Elephant?") That dogs and other companion ...