Six-legged teams race and homeless pets win
Six-legged running teams tackled a three-mile course on one perfect fall day, and raised a record amount of money for homeless pets.

People buying pets this Christmas are warned about puppy scam
People buying pets are warned about an scam involving adverts for puppies that do not exist.

Are your pets naughty or nice?
As sung by various artists over the years, "You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why ? Santa Claus is coming to town." And he is ? for your pets. But not Santa Claus, Santa Paws.

Pets Found Emaciated In Folsom Foreclosed Home
A local man now faces charges for allegedly leaving his pets behind. CBS13 went to Folsom to find out how authorities found the pets just in time.

Five Tips for Keeping Pets Healthy and Vet Bills Down
(ARA) - When it comes to caring for our pets' health, most of us don't bat an eye when it comes to spending money on expensive prescriptions or procedures, even for common health problems like skin allergies, digestive upset and urinary tract infections.

Economic struggles leave pets homeless
In a stable, loving home environment their entire lives, Coco and Cookie, 9 1/2-year-old sisters with mixed Labrador retriever and German shepherd heritage, are currently holed up awaiting adoption at the Tazewell Animal Protective Society. The recent difficult and emotional surrender of the adult pets to the shelter was a direct result of the dark economic clouds that are gathering above ...

With money woes, more caretakers abandoning pets
This winter, pet owners have discovered a new way to cut costs: give your pets to the local animal shelter.

BUSINESS: New specialty shop in Medina pampers pets
Gracie?s Pampered Pets, a new specialty shop that offers many services for all four-legged friends, recently opened its doors in Medina.

Pets for adoption
The following pets are available from The Humane Society Chatham-Savannah. Applications are available at The Humane Society, 7215 Sallie Mood Drive. For a list of pets, go to www.HumaneSocietySAV.org . For information, call Nancy Richards at 354-9515 or e-mail nrichards@HumaneSocietySAV.org .

Fire: People, pets safe
Firefighters safely evacuated several residents and pets from a Butler multi-family home after a blaze broke out on the third floor.

Pets, families invited to Photos With Santa
The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will offer Pet Photos With Santa events from noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 and Dec. 13. Photos will not be restricted to pets only; children, adults and families also may have their photos taken with Santa even if they do not bring a pet to the event.

New Pets Available in Fiesta - And They Need a Home
MMORPG players get new pets to welcome into their homes. December 4, 2008 - Eight brand new mini-pets are now available in the free-to-play MMORPG Fiesta . These new companions range from the cute Mini Pinky to the deadly Mini Captain and provide additional stat boosts to players as they tag along for adventure.

Economy Forces Owners to Drop Pets Off at Shelters
The recession is affecting almost everyone, even pets.  Local News 8 talked with people from the local humane society and animal shelter Thursday. They both have seen increases in pets dropped off and they think the economy is to blame.

Helping Pets in Need for the Holiday Season
As the number of home foreclosures increased, the SPCA saw more people surrendering their animals. They've set a goal to get 1,500 pets adopted this year, and as of Thursday they're just above 1,300. "So we're close. We usually adopt about 100 animals per month so we're a little behind.

Keep Pets Safe This Winter
Avoid costly veterinarian bills and keep your pets comfortable by making sure you keep them safe this winter.

Animal Angel Tree seeks donations for needy pets
Holidays are a time for helping the less fortunate, and that can include pets too, say organizers of two Tri-City pet assistance efforts.

Santa, pets to pose Saturday
CHAMBERSBURG -- Pet owners may have their pets' photo taken with Santa Claus Saturday at PetsMart, 971 Norland Ave. Photos will taken from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Angel Hill Animal Sanctuary, which is providing the Santa and cameras.

Animal rescue takes advantage of holiday shopping to save unwanted pets
One animal rescue organization is trying a new approach in raising money for pets in need of homes. Box-AR Rescue took advantage of the busy shopping weekend by hosting a huge rummage sale in west Little Rock's shopping district. They say 70 boxer dogs will benefit from it.

Help seniors and their pets fight hunger
For some seniors, getting around easily is not an option. Often, their best friend and only companion is a loving dog or cat. The Season of Suppers campaign, now in its third year, calls attention to the importance of Pets to the well-being of homebound seniors.

Meals on Wheels feeds pets, too
Marlene Perry receives Meals on Wheels through the Sycamore Senior Center, and now her cat, Miss Pittypat, does, too. The service added pet food that is donated by Mars Foods, which makes Pedigree and other brands of cat and dog food.