Pets and Animals
FollowPets and animals news and advice from The Mercury News staff and columnists.
What animal is pooping in my backyard?
Redwood City: Local animal shelter assisting ‘Camp Fire’ recovery
Critter corner: Pup will be thankful for stress-free holiday
Peninsula pet of the week: Benny
Hearing crying puppies trapped in a storm drain, A’s pitcher flies into action
13 horses saved, but with homes gone — and a baby on the way — what is one Paradise family to do?
Rabid raccoon? Nah, just drunk on crab apples
Buckets of water for wildlife? Not a good idea in fire zones
The Mercury News - Steve Scauzillo, Southern California News Group
“It’s a little miracle”: Animals rescued from the flames of the Camp Fire
Photos: Fire-singed animals suffer in Paradise Camp Fire
Tony La Russa’s ARF thanks veterans with free veterinary care
Resources for people with pets caught up in the Camp Fire
How exactly do you evacuate zoo animals from a natural disaster?
Will thousands of oak leaf galls produce a mass invasion of wasps?
Peninsula pet of the week: Benji
Critter corner: Where to go for advice on cats
California newts shut down road in Berkeley’s Tilden Regional Park
Are pigeons moving out of the cities and heading for the suburbs?
Unsold Halloween pumpkins become treats for Oakland Zoo animals
When it comes to attracting birds, location is key
Watch: Diver performs first undersea ultrasound on world’s biggest shark
The great cat flap debate — Open or closed at night?
Why does my dog dig at her bed at night?
Inside Disneyland’s mouse kingdom is a hidden world of cats
East Bay man could face jail time after dog attack that hurt 3 calves
Why do the squirrels keep pruning my maple tree?
Fisherman jumps in to free entangled whale off central California coast
Peninsula pet of the week: Scarlette