The Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, takes a specialized approach to helping each pet find the right home. Volunteer Kim Melanson says it’s not about a pet’s physical appearance, it’s about their personality and the shelter works hard to match each dog or cat with the right family.

Is your pup stinky? Watch Ripley the Chocolate Lab get a bath at Bideawee, a no-kill animal rescue in New York City, and see how you can safely bathe your own canine.

A sheriff’s deputy used Narcan to revive a woman’s beloved pet after the dog ate her legally prescribed pain medication.

Nancy Notaro from Animal Care Centers of New York City explains which people foods are OK to share with your pet and which foods are dangerous.

A South Carolina couple is giving 25 feral cats from Guantanamo Bay a forever home in the Carolinas with Operation Git-Meow. Glynn Meade, who spearheaded Operation Git-Meow, said there are more than 500 feral cats in Gitmo.

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy and his family have adopted a Labrador retriever mix that was a Michigan animal shelter’s last remaining dog following a pet adoption day.

Cedar Bend Humane Society is offering a “Office Cat” program where pet friendly businesses are encouraged to hire (foster) temporary workers (cats) to fill in positions of “Office Cat” until a permanent position (adoption) can be secured.

Aimee Gilbreath from Michelson Found Animals shares five tips to help you with the pet adoption process.

Photographer Josh Feeney initially wanted to volunteer to walk dogs at Chicago’s Animal Care and Control, but quickly discovered he could offer something even better for the adorable animals looking for their fur-ever homes. Now, he shows off the dogs’ real personalities in incredible photos in hopes of finding them a family.

A former addict turned his life around and started Marley’s Mutts, an organization that helps the most hopeless of rescue and rehabilitation cases. NBC’s Liz McLaughlin reports.

Layla Mae, an American Bully dog, was found tied up in a park and appeared to have been abandoned by a breeder after she couldn’t have any more puppies. Her adopted mom Brooke is helping Layla Mae explore the world and showing the lovable pooch that she’s not a “throwaway mama.”

Scratching is a natural and healthy cat behavior. And while you can’t stop your cat from scratching, here’s some tips on how you can protect your furniture and redirect your feline to more appropriate items, like cat scratchers.

These are five things that new pet adopters should consider for the health of their pet, as shared by Aimee Gilbreath of Michelson Found Animals.

Here are the top five most important things to do with your newly adopted pet, as shared by Aimee Gilbreath of Michelson Found Animals.

Aimee Gilbreath from Michelson Found Animals gives five tips on how you can help your new pet get acclimated to their new home and family.

It’s commonly known that chocolate can be deadly to a dog, but what other foods could be negatively affecting their health? Here are 7 things you shouldn’t feed your dog.

These are nine of the most common male dog names, but what do they actually mean? Here is the meaning and origin of some of the most popular male names for your pooch.

These are nine of the most common female dog names, but what do they actually mean? Here is the meaning and origin of some of the most popular female names for your pooch.

Dr. Dennis Woo MD, pediatrician at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and Michelson Found Animals offer up some advice for parents bringing home a baby into a household that already has a dog as part of the family.

Have a new kitten? Learn how you can make sure your cat has success with the litter box.