Pets and Animals
FollowPets and animals news and advice from The Mercury News staff and columnists.
Lindsay Wildlife Experience shutting doors to wild turkeys
Will aluminum foil keep hungry squirrels from precious tomatoes?
Write a story about the kindness of animals and win $500
We love our pets to the tune of $72.56 billion a year -- and growing
Who's a good dog?! On National Puppy Day, find a canine pal to hug
Campaign to save more dogs and help more veterans
Critter corner: How to make Poppy kid-friendly
Peninsula pet of the week: Nutmeg
Have recent wildfires driven wildlife to Bay Area backyards?
Labrador retriever fetches top U.S. dog breed honor for record 28th year
USDA is turning lab cats into cannibals by forcing them to eat feline meat, watchdog says
Must fern be sacrificed to accommodate mourning dove nest?
Owners of a dog that ate deadly mushroom warn others of risks
Dollars and Pets: Car restraints and seat belts for pets
Can anything save upholstery from ailing cats' upset tummies?
Chocolate isn’t the only toxin to our pets
Pigeon named Armando sells for $1.42 million
How to keep birds from attacking your windows
ARF to build a veterans center for its Pets and Vets program
Was that really a bald eagle at the top of a sycamore tree?
Critter corner: Cat moves in to two-bird house
Peninsula pet of the week: Minnie
Two dead gray whales in San Francisco Bay spur investigation
Who is doing all that hooting in the wee hours of the morning?
Peninsula woman gets almost $2.5 million in 'rogue' cow attack lawsuit
Dying Bay Area woman looking for a new home for her 7-year-old cat
What do you do when your pet needs expensive surgery?
What was a peafowl doing in Bay Point?