LOS ANGELES (AP) — The popularity of cats and dogs isn’t the only thing that has grown in the last 20 years. So have their bellies. Some veterinarians say Americans are feeding their pets to death without even knowing it. Treats take the brunt of the blame, said North Carolina veterinarian Ernie Ward, author of a book ...

By SUE MANNING Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Husbands, if you end up in the doghouse, consider it a promotion. A third of pet-owning married women said their pets are better listeners than their husbands, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll recently released. Eighteen percent of pet-owning married men said their pets are better listeners than ...

CHICAGO (AP) — No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but thanks to complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business he's back in New Mexico. Charles disappeared about eight months ago while his owner was out ...

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Writer Angie Best-Boss has tried changing litter boxes, types of litter, brands of litter. But something has gone terribly wrong with Tiger. “I loathe my cat,” said the freelance writer in New Palestine, Ind. “Actually, loathe might be too weak of a word. I hate it. The stupid, stupid cat pees. On clothes. ...

OVERLAND, Mo. (AP) — Bob and Tammy Young of Overland started a high-tech search when their sheltie Sophie ran away in December, but an old-fashioned dog tag is what reunited them nearly three months later. The 2-year-old dog darted out the front door in December when the Youngs and other family members were decorating for Christmas. ...