This year marks the 250th anniversary of veterinary medicine, as the world’s first veterinary school opened in Lyon, France in 1764. However, veterinary medicine has been around since people and animals have coexisted, and there are many ancient techniques in veterinary medicine that have been used for thousands of years.  Those ancient techniques are reaching the ...

KAREN SCHWARTZ For The Associated Press Whether you take your dog on the road or leave it behind when you travel, some iPhone apps will paw-sitively make your life easier. For dogs that get hot under the collar if they can't go with you, PawTrotter is a $2.99 app that includes more than 130,000 pet-friendly sites in the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s ferret owners are tired of being criminals. They live in the only U.S. state besides Hawaii that bans residents from keeping ferrets as pets, forcing an untold number of Californians to keep their beloved weasels hidden from the public. But these renegade ferret lovers have no plans to abandon their long, furry ...

Chicks and bunnies are very cute, especially when associated with Easter baskets and bows. However, their baby-like appearance can sometimes lead to an impulsive decision to bring one home as a pet without considering that they will need to be cared for during their entire lives. "An impulse pet is always a bad purchase," warns Dr. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Her 14-year-old dog Mico had lung cancer and Coleen A. Ellis knew she was taking her to the vet for the last time. She watched as the vet started to put the terrier schnauzer’s body in a garbage bag. “I couldn’t just walk out of there with a leash and a collar,” ...