Animals

Here at St. Louis on the Air, we love our pets, we really do. Yet sometimes, oh yes, sometimes, their behavior is absolutely confounding. Why do you hate…

A Saint Louis Zoo scientist is partly to thank for the recovery of three subspecies of foxes native to the Channel Islands off the coast of…

There’s a doggone good reason to watch TV on Super Bowl Sunday, even if you’re not a football fan — or still bitter about the Rams.St. Louis may not have…

When St. Louisans think about the biggest news so far in 2016, what probably comes to mind is the New Year’s flooding or the Rams leaving town.But for…

What makes a hero? Author Jennifer Holland has tracked down the stories of 37 animals “doing something special that’s helping someone or another animal”…

Many people have heard the stories about black cats disappearing around Halloween and that adoption agencies don't allow adoptions of all-black or…

You may have stayed away from the Zoo over the Fourth of July weekend, because of the festivities in Forest Park. But you have plenty of time to get there…

The Humane Society of Missouri seized more than 250 domestic and farm animals from a property in Franklin County Tuesday for "deplorable" living…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2012 - As anyone who’s ever played the Oregon Trail computer games can attest, animals –…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 24, 2011 - Regular readers are no doubt aware of my long-standing opposition to private…