What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.

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Pets, Like Dogs and Cats, Have an Environmental Cost. Here’s How to Lessen It.

Some pets have wide-ranging effects on the planet. Here’s how to lessen them.

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As Cost-Burdened New Yorkers Give Up Pets, Shelters Turn Them Away

Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ capacity, a shelter official said.

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Coal, the Last Survivor of Canada’s Parliament Hill Cat Colony, Dies

For decades, a semiofficial feline assembly outside Parliament was a major tourist attraction.

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In This Pet Kibble, the Bugs are a Feature

Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?

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Your Cat May or May Not Love You, but It Knows Your Scent

Scientists found a way to get 30 kitties to cooperate with a study exploring the power of the feline scent of smell.

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Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat

Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.

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Bodega Cats: The Catch-22

Bodegas need cats to catch mice, but strictly speaking food businesses are not supposed to have animals in residence.

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Bird Flu Kills 2 Pet Cats in New York City, Officials Say

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and cattle nationally.

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Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, CDC Study Suggests

But the study, whose publication was delayed by a pause in public communications by the agency, leaves key questions unanswered.

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