The Latest Breaking News on Pets

There are an estimated 1 billion domesticated dogs in the world. Most are owned animals – pets, companions or working animals who share their lives with humans. They are the most common large predator in the world. Pet cats trail far behind, at about 220 million.

A Las Vegas veterinarian has gone missing after he was accused of animal abuse.

Maria Fraterrigo’s parrot Plucky has been with her for more than 20 years

"He'd crawl around on all fours, which was entertaining to watch."

Two children, aged 15 and 13, have been found guilty of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli’s manslaughter.

Brenda Deutsch, who fostered more than 200 children over the years as well as reportedly being a collector of exotic animals, was arrested over the weekend

Jockey Michael Nolan was suspended after riding Celebre D’Allen.

So, tough one: which gives you greater life satisfaction, your spouse or your cat/dog? More to the point, is your dog/cat worth as much to your happiness as an extra £70,000? Ooh, even tougher. It was interesting, incidentally, that in the new film with Ralph Fiennes, The Return, about Odysseus…

Bhim Kohli, who was walking his dog, was racially abused, kicked and punched in ‘gratuitous’ attack