Cats and dogs have long been pitted against each other as polar opposites: cats are known for being aloof, independent and sometimes

Research shows dogs process language using the same regions of the brain as people.

If you've got a musical moggy, this pet project could be right up your street - a CD of songs specifically for cats. The album, Music

A pig on the loose stunned motorists after the massive animal escaped from its home in Suffolk.

After her farmyard-mad son insisted on a birthday cake depicting a cow giving birth, this mum decided she had no choice but to come to the party.

This feline resident of a Swiss hostel has an important job to do.

Scientists in Hungary say they have evidence showing that dogs understand at least some of what humans are saying. Researchers scanned brains of dogs as their owners spoke to determine what part of their brain they were using

Chicago's Brookfield Zoo is mourning the death of an 83-year-old cockatoo named Cookie. The Major Mitchell's cockatoo arrived at the zoo in 1934 and was the last survivor of the zoo's original collection.

Grumpy Cat has been responsible for hundreds of memes. But a recent use of this picture has caused some trouble.

Final days of a dog's life revealed in heartbreaking post from pet owner.

COMMENT: If your cat enjoys a healthy diet full of meat then as a carnivore it should be quite healthy, so it doesn't really need this milk.

On a hot day in June last year, Anita Krajnc stopped on the side of a road in Burlington, Ontario, next to a large trailer packed with grunting pigs.

Sherlock and Berlin are four and eight year-old chocolate labradors. They are two of more than 4600 labradors in the city, the most popular dog breed this year.

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Auckland Zoo has welcomed its first new arrival of the season with the birth of a kiwi chick. The zoo announced the news on Twitter

Meet Little Andrew, a cat who held his owner's hands as he made his final trip to the vet.

Vets are urging owners to keep their dogs away from poison after two fell sick in Auckland over the past week.

Somewhere in this incredible photo is a leopard - but many are struggling to spot it.

Raw diets are not for every dog, but there's a reason they've been rising in popularity over the last few years. Nicknamed the 'BARF'

"We're not a free charity at all but we try to bend the rules sometimes for the animals' benefit and when the owners are doing the best for their animal."

A 12-year old hunter who posted photos of herself with a dead giraffe, zebra and impala has hit back after outrage over her controversial hobby.

A mundane loan application became an unlikely source of humour for a pet owner when she found herself fitting into an unexpected cat-egory.

Faith, the last hippopotamus in New Zealand was put down by zoo staff yesterday.

Kea researcher Paul van Klink has raised the issue that giving Keas mountain cafe food is damaging the birds' health.

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New Zealanders own more pets per household than anywhere else in the world, apart from the United States, according to a new report

Footage of a kiwi apparently "dancing" around a feeder has been posted online by staff at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin.

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A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.