While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and more alike. Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is ...

Geneticist Michael Klotsman was frustrated by human drug development. That led him to launch a startup focused on treatments ...

Pet owners have long joked that their dogs and cats are starting to look alike, but new research suggests that convergence is ...

Cats and dogs often behave like human children, especially when they are siblings. They will bicker and get on each other’s nerves in hilarious ways. Just take the canine and feline siblings in this ...

Dogs are great and all that, but some of us recognize an intrinsic feline nature that just can’t be found among canines.

Purina has awarded research funding to 3 international scientific teams as part of its 2026 Sponsorship for Human-Animal Bond Studies, a biennial program that supports research on the bond between ...

This post is in response to Scientific Proof That Pets Can Make You Happy By Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D. Searching the web leads to countless studies that show that pets (a.k.a. companion animals) ...

The human flea is actually rare in Central Europe. However, in Berlin, the parasites are currently spreading—likely due to foxes. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains how fleas ...

The Animal Medical Center’s renovated facilities include separate intensive-care areas for cats and dogs and five new ...