pets

Here's a cool way to honor our local vets and find fur-ever homes for dogs and cats. The Quad City Animal Welfare Center is participating in Pets for Vets, a statewide adoption event that waives cat and dog adoption fees for veterans and active service members...

Who knew you could support a local animal shelter by walking your dog? Mutt Strut is Quad City Animal Welfare Center’s fundraising walk for pets and their families on the scenic Hennepin Canal Pathway and will be held Sat., Sept, 23, from 9 to 11:30 a ...

As humans prepare for the moon to block the sun on Aug. 21 there will be countless pets, wild animals and other creatures who won't be quite so prepared. With daily routines influenced by human schedules as well as sunlight levels, pets and other non-wild animals often have relatively mild reactions to an eclipse...

Today is  National Mutt Day. As the 'mom' of both mutts and pedigree dogs it's my job to ensure my fur babies have healthy food, plenty of water, shelter and good health. In the summer we find ourselves outside more which means our dog is more likely to come in contact with feral animals and with that comes the risk of rabies exposure...

When a person you love dies it's natural for other people to express sympathy. When a pet, or a furry member of the family dies some people might not empathize and wonder why you're grieving. After all it was' just a pet.' Let me tell you why our Sophie wasn't "just a pet...

One of the reasons I don't have a pet is the fact that I don't think it's fair to leave them at home alone, and I don't feel like lugging them around with me everywhere I go. Hey, at least I'm honest. A few times a season, the Quad City River Bandits give pet owners an option by having what they call 'Bark in the Park...

It's been a law on the books for years in Iowa: all pets other than service animals are prohibited from being on restaurant and bar patios. But, until now, it was never aggressively enforced. The Health Department was always content to focus on other issues...

In a sea of swimming canines, this pooch dared to keep her eyes on the prize.

This may leave you in a cat-atonic state.

Prepare to stop what you're doing and take time for your heart to melt.