This grieving Golden has help on her healing journey.

Feelings I hadn't looked at in years came flooding through a loss I thought I understood. Here are 10 emotional truths that ...

In an earlier blog post, I staged a debate between an advocate claiming that nonhuman animals have emotions and a skeptic arguing that there are simpler explanations of animal behavior. I did not ...

Over the past couple of years I've written about various aspects of the rich and complex emotional lives of animals, including essays on grief and mourning. I began one of those essays by writing, ...

Paws for Life, a Columbus-area business, helps families navigate the difficult goodbye when a cherished pet dies.

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Last week, a French bulldog named Stormi went into labor.

When her Old English bulldog Lucy contracted lymphoma and died unexpectedly, Ingrid Nelson was rocked by grief. The dog was a deep source of support for Nelson, a sometimes-overwhelmed single mom.

Humans aren’t the only species that mourn their dead. Mother chimpanzees have been observed carrying their dead babies for months, continuing to groom them during this time. Giraffes, crows, and ...

SAN DIEGO — Many pet owners were left distressed and without answers after taking their pets to Angel Paws Pet Cremation in San Marcos. The owner, Christopher Settle, was arrested last week. On Sunday ...

A video of two dogs grieving the loss of the family's older canine went viral, as viewers saw the importance of allowing pets to process their grief. Dog owner Jennifer recently said her last goodbyes ...