In an earlier blog post, I staged a debate between an advocate claiming that nonhuman animals have emotions and a skeptic arguing that there are simpler explanations of animal behavior. I did not ...

Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the most difficult experiences a family can face. For many people, pets are more ...

Over the past couple of years I've written about various aspects of the rich and complex emotional lives of animals, including essays on grief and mourning. I began one of those essays by writing, ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Humans aren’t the only species that mourn their dead. Mother chimpanzees have been observed carrying their dead babies for months, continuing to groom them during this time. Giraffes, crows, and ...

(WCVB) -- Grieving the loss of a pet? You may be surprised to learn there's a nationwide hotline that could help. It's offered by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. For ...

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HOUSTON — Two new studies from the Dog Aging Project reveal that the emotional toll of losing a dog is remarkably consistent, regardless of whether the pet was euthanized or died on its own, according ...

Deciding when it’s time to say your final goodbye to your pet is never easy. People often say, “you’ll know.” But when you’re in the throes of the grief, pain and the selfish wanting for more time, it ...

In 2012, Spiro Vganges’ life changed forever. That was when he and his family adopted a shelter dog named Lex. And through the ups and downs in life in the years that followed, Lex remained Vganges’ ...

For one woman, who shared her story on Reddit's r/rescuedogs, the grief of saying goodbye to her dog, who had been with her ...