Portage won't change ordinances to accomodate sheep

PORTAGE | The City Council's Ordinance Committee decided it wouldn't change a Portage ordinance to accommodate a resident wanting to keep sheep on a large parcel of land within the city.

New center offers help for dogs consumed by fear

This week, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opens its Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J.

Hobart officials looking to revise vicious dog ordinance

HOBART | The City Council has delayed approving a revised ordinance regulating vicious animals.

Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend

A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech.

Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor

The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation.

Decoding Cat Behavior

Cats are known as mysterious creatures. While some of the things they do can be puzzling at times, you don't have to be a super sleuth to decode your pet's behaviors.

Report calls for Porter County to build animal shelter in new location

VALPARAISO | A study released Friday, commissioned by Porter County officials to assess the county's animal shelter and operation, identified several areas of concern, including the need for a new shelter and reassessment of the shelter's no-kill policy.

What cures your cold can also kill your pet

If you are too cold to be outside without a coat, your dog probably is too. If your cat eats just one of your acetaminophen cold or flu pills, it could be fatal.

What cures your cold can also kill your pet

If you are too cold to be outside without a coat, your dog probably is too. If your cat eats just one of your acetaminophen cold or flu pills, it could be fatal.

Euthanasia to control shelter population unpopular

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven in 10 pet owners say they believe animal shelters should be allowed to euthanize animals only when they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be adopted.

Animal welfare groups: Don't buy pet store puppies

More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now groups are stepping up efforts to stop these sales, saying many of these dogs come from puppy mills.

Animal welfare groups: Don't buy pet store puppies

More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other groups are stepping up efforts to stop these sales, saying many of these dogs come from puppy mills.

Porter County needs to exit the animal shelter business

Porter County Councilman Jim Biggs was right. it's time for the county to get out of the business of animal welfare.

DOUG ROSS: Barking up wrong tree for animal shelter solution?

Yet again, the Porter County Animal Shelter is at a crossroads, following the resignation of Director Kristina Montgomery last week.

Dog doesn't like Halloween costume? Accessorize!

Pet owners love dressing up their dogs for Halloween. Only problem is, dogs don't always love wearing costumes. But there are some tricks you can use for those pets that don't think it's a treat to wear hats, boots, masks and coats for their owners' amusement.

Shelters find ways to combat Black Dog Syndrome

Shelter workers call it the "Black Dog Syndrome": Black dogs and cats are often the last to be adopted and the first to be euthanized.

Wildlife trapping: strong feelings for and against

COOLBAUGH, Pa. | Barry Warner has loved wildlife since boyhood, and lived out his dream of becoming a conservation officer. He sees no contradiction in the fact that he's also a lifelong trapper, skilled at capturing wild animals and, if appropriate, killing them as part of an avocation that…

EDITORIAL: Fur keeps flying at animal shelter

The ongoing problems at the Porter County Animal Shelter should prompt the Porter County commissioners to consider getting out of the business of housing animals awaiting adoption.

Several new flea treatments join pet care market

Veterinarian Kim Nicholas lost several patients because fleas sucked the blood out of them.

How to keep that goldfish from the fair alive

Don Hurst figures he's given away millions of goldfish at carnivals over the last 25 years. But how long they live after that depends on how they are cared for.