Naddrick Thomas was charged with 17 counts of felony animal cruelty and was locked up Wednesday on $22,500 bail.

She said she feels ready in part thanks to a calming moment she had just a few minutes earlier with some canine colleagues. A pair of dogs, tails wagging, had come by a nearby nursing station, causing ...

Spread the loveThis weekend had been busy days for rescuers Faith Easdale and Jim Ralston in Muscoy, California. On Saturday, ...

The energy in the room shifts when visitors walk through the doors of a regional SA aged care facility with their tails in the air and ears perked. The excited voices of residents and staff fill a ...

Dog owners were 40 percent less likely to develop ... a separate study showed pet ownership helped elderly people reduce nursing care expenses by around half. The study was based on data for ...