Talk to the animals: This pet psychic knows what your pet is thinking

Talk to the animals: This pet psychic knows what your pet is thinking

If you’ve ever stared deep into your pet’s eyes and wondered what they were thinking, a session with pet psychic Shira Plotzker may be the answer. “As a pet communicator, I’m able to talk to pets both living and those who have passed,” said Plotzker. “I’m able to help pet parents connect better with their … Read more

Australian airline wins approval to carry pets on flights — behind all the cuddly details

Australian airline wins approval to carry pets on flights — behind all the cuddly details

In an Australian first your flight is set to soon become a little bit furrier with the regulatory green light flashing to bring one small pet dog or cat on Virgin Australia domestic flights. A previous regulatory loophole that classed airplanes as restaurants, prohibited food and drink from being served when pet cats and dogs … Read more

Couple hounded with calls after their number is listed on t-shirt decorated with missing cat poster

Couple hounded with calls after their number is listed on t-shirt decorated with missing cat poster

What a purr-fect cat-astrophe. A Canadian couple is being hounded with calls about their missing cat — and all because their number was splashed across a t-shirt decorated with a poster of a lost cat by a brand 3,000 miles away on Long Island. Jonathan McCurrach and Natasha Lavoie’s phone has been on fire with … Read more

Shocking number of pet owners would date AI versions of their animals, study reveals

Shocking number of pet owners would date AI versions of their animals, study reveals

Man’s best friend, indeed! As generative AI becomes more commonplace — people are asking the tool to do everything from creating grocery lists to writing love poems — so, too, do the ridiculous social media trends. Most recently, pet owners on TikTok looked to ChatGPT to strangely turn their dogs into humans. Survey results also … Read more

Gen Z is obsessed with tri-color tresses: Eye-catching ‘calico hair’ trend takes inspiration from cats

Gen Z is obsessed with tri-color tresses: Eye-catching ‘calico hair’ trend takes inspiration from cats

Gen Z is feline this trend. “Calico hair” — a dye job inspired by the black, white, and orange patches that appear on calico cats — is suddenly all the rage with Zoomers looking to stand out from the crowd. “Ask your colorist for a mix of copper, auburn, and golden blonde shades with dimensional … Read more

Bobby Flay reveals ‘greatest gift’ Anne Burrell gave him before her tragic death at 55

Bobby Flay reveals ‘greatest gift’ Anne Burrell gave him before her tragic death at 55

Bobby Flay is toasting to Anne Burrell. The celebrity chef, 60, shared a social media tribute Wednesday to Burrell, who was found dead in her Brooklyn home at age 55 earlier this week. “’Worst Cooks in America’ was the funnest show on TV. All of your co-hosts (me included) were just alongside for the Anne Burrell … Read more

Exclusive | Study finds NJ leads nation in missing cat reports — and it could be due to this reason

Exclusive | Study finds NJ leads nation in missing cat reports — and it could be due to this reason

Let’s hope they have nine lives. More cats have gone missing in New Jersey than in any other state in the US — and it could be a result of the Garden State having some of the “deadliest” roads. A new study conducted by Pet911.org, which maintains a national database of missing pets, found there … Read more

Illinois pet owner spent $23,000 for his cats to travel world 10 times in 2 years

Illinois pet owner spent ,000 for his cats to travel world 10 times in 2 years

A man has spent $23k traveling around the world with his two cats – visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris and exploring the canals in Amsterdam. Owner Lazar Joksimovic, 27, got his two British Shorthairs, King Louie and Todd, in 2023. Since then, Lazar, and his wife, Kathleen Cheng, 28, a medical student, have taken … Read more

Half of Gen Z see their pets as actual children, shocking new poll reveals

Half of Gen Z see their pets as actual children, shocking new poll reveals

Half of Gen Z Americans consider themselves mom and dad — to their pet, according to new research. Older generations don’t.  From a companion to their literal child, different generations approach pet parenthood in different ways. A survey of 2,000 employed cat and dog owners split evenly by generation found that while their methods vary, … Read more

How pets improve their owners’ mental health

How pets improve their owners’ mental health

Almost three in five Americans say that their pet literally saved their life, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 cat and dog owners revealed that 56% have been rescued by their four-legged friend in one way or another. When asked how, one respondent shared, “I’m not sure I would be the person I … Read more

I regret $8K procedures to transform into a cat — the dumb publicity stunt was excruciating

I regret K procedures to transform into a cat — the dumb publicity stunt was excruciating

This woman’s quest for viral purrfection has been pawsitively agonizing. Jolene Dawson, a wildly aspirational trendsetter on TikTok, spent approximately $8,000 (AUD $12,000) to make herself look as much like a cat as a human can, turning to “experimental” procedures to flare her nostrils and accentuate her cheekbones much like that of a feline. But … Read more

‘Dangerous’ pet video trend slammed by veterinary nurse: ‘It’s not cute — it’s harmful’

‘Dangerous’ pet video trend slammed by veterinary nurse: ‘It’s not cute — it’s harmful’

This TikTok trend is not the cat’s meow. A veterinary nurse is sounding the alarm on a viral — and allegedly dangerous — social media craze that has pet owners spinning their cats, dogs and even rabbits around by their front legs for laughs and likes. Jade, a registered veterinary nurse and popular TikTokker appropriately … Read more

People are utilizing ChatGPT to turn their dogs into humans

People are utilizing ChatGPT to turn their dogs into humans

They’re putting the “man” in man’s best friend. People often refer to pets as family, and now they can look the human part thanks to artificial intelligence. Dog owners are transforming their beloved fur friends into people with the power of ChatGPT in the latest AI makeover trend sweeping TikTok and Instagram. “I asked ChatGPT … Read more

Pup rescued after falling 100 feet into Colorado canyon: ‘If dogs have nine lives like cats, she definitely used one’

Pup rescued after falling 100 feet into Colorado canyon: ‘If dogs have nine lives like cats, she definitely used one’

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A pup was recently saved after she fell more than 100 feet into a canyon in Colorado National Monument in western Colorado. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said the pup and her owner were on a trip to visit the monument when they decided to pull over and get a closer … Read more

Having a pet is as good for your well-being as marriage — or making an extra $90K a year

Having a pet is as good for your well-being as marriage — or making an extra K a year

Being single is ruff. But if you’re one of the many single Americans who own a pet, you’re in luck — science says the road to happiness is paved in paw prints. Researchers analyzed the data of 2,500 British households and found that the psychological benefits of having a furry companion are on par with … Read more

Social media purr-fection: NYC’s bodega cats spotlighted in hit TikTok show

Social media purr-fection: NYC’s bodega cats spotlighted in hit TikTok show

She’s on the prowl.  Queens comedian MichellaDonna, nee Michelle Reiss, has become a TikTok sensation profiling NYC’s best bodega felines for her viral show Shop Cats. On Tuesday, the 26-year-old Ridgewood native visited Midtown’s 24-hour bodega, Port Authority Food & Deli, to spotlight Oreo, a 5-year-old black and white kitty with piercing green eyes. “Shop … Read more

NYC uses the most cat litter in the country — here’s how much these major cities spent

NYC uses the most cat litter in the country — here’s how much these major cities spent

New Yorkers aren’t kitten around. New York City has been ranked No. 1 in World’s Best Cat Litter’s first-ever “Top 20 Cat Kingdoms” list, spotlighting the cities across the country that spend the most money on cat litter. According to the data, New York spent over $96 million on cat litter over the course of … Read more

Woman throws dead kitten by its tail into harbor after animal was run over: ‘Traumatizing’

Woman throws dead kitten by its tail into harbor after animal was run over: ‘Traumatizing’

WARNING: Distressing images A woman has been filmed swinging a dead kitten by its tail before throwing its body into a harbor. The distressing incident took place at Port Lincoln wharf in South Australia on Tuesday. The woman, 21, carries the three-month old cat by its tail as she walks across a road before tossing … Read more

Popular pet food products recalled over bird-flu threat

Popular pet food products recalled over bird-flu threat

Cat owners have been alerted to a potential health threat. Savage Pet of El Cajon, California, is recalling 66 large chicken boxes (84 oz.) and 74 small chicken boxes (21 oz.) with the lot code/”best by” date of 11.15.2026, as these products have “the potential to contain H5N1, also known as bird flu,” according to the … Read more