Pets

After leaving for a vacation, the Belleville family left their cat, Malone, with St. Clair County Animal Services after a biting incident to be monitored for rabies symptoms. The director of Animal Services later called the family to inform of them of "terrible, terrible mistake," according to the suit.

Each step on the Pet Power walkway produces three joules of electricity that will be collected in batteries donated to the APA Adoption Center.

Newt the cat — who became a cultural phenomenon for the bikers, runners and walkers of the Nickel Plate Trail in Edwardsville — died over Memorial Day weekend. The news of the cat’s passing prompted hundreds of tributes.

STLPR politics editor Fred Ehrlich stopped “St. Louis on the Air” audio engineer Aaron Doerr in the hallway a few weeks ago. Aaron’s beloved dog, Tallis, had recently died.

Local shelters are overwhelmed and at capacity. Inflation and evictions this year are increasing the number of pet surrenders.

Angela Staehling’s new book was inspired by family cats Theo and Rocco.

After a soft opening earlier this spring, the Humane Society of Missouri launched the first Integrated Veterinary Pain Management Center in St. Louis on June 1.

Stray Rescue's director of operations, Andrea Wilkey, shares advice for pandemic pet owners to prevent their return to area shelters.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is home to one of only four family pet centers in the world where families can bring their pet into the hospital to visit a patient.

With more people working from home, dogs and cats suddenly find their owners home most of the time. Dr. Debra Horwitz, a veterinary behaviorist, says it's normal for pets to develop new habits from the change in routine.