Rob Gierka and Karen Duke explain why this dated, insensitive dismissal ignores the power of human-animal bonds and how animals are vital to our physical and spiritual well-being.

Ask whether animals think and feel, and people around the world tend to agree: yes - but not in the same way humans do. A new cross-cultural study suggests that this distinction runs deeper than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first time someone told me it was “sad” that I liked animals more than people, we were standing in a loud living room packed ...

Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal companions. We’re talking about creatures that'll make you raise an eyebrow ...