Pets

We need a public pet option We need a public pet option

Want empathy? Send weepy pet parents to town hall meetings waving photos of kittycats in need of new kidneys
By Garrison Keillor Sep 2, 2009

  • His life as a dog

    Bruno came to us on three legs, with a body bred for violence. He was our best friend and our worst fear.
    By Rebecca Traister February 13, 2009

  • Pet trends that must die

    Social networking sites for dogs? Kitty wigs? It's time to stop the madness.
    By Katie Rolnick February 13, 2009

  • The love that dare not bark its name

    Why are we so nuts about our pets? The author of "Made for Each Other" explains why bonding with animals isn't embarrassing, it's natural.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski February 12, 2009

  • Pet Week: Where to take a sick iguana

    At the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine we get a glimpse into the challenges of owning and caring for New York's most unusual animals.
    February 12, 2009

  • Will work for kibble

    Forget doggy-tinis and Burberry animal carriers. Has pet ownership itself become an unaffordable luxury?
    By Amy Benfer February 11, 2009

  • The Internet is made of kittens

    How the lowly cat, shunned by Hollywood, became an online star: An introduction to Pet Week.
    By Sarah Hepola February 10, 2009

  • Praise be to dog

    An ode to loud, stinky, filthy canines and the pathologically needy people who love them.
    By Heather Havrilesky February 10, 2009

  • Abuse me, abuse my pet

    Researchers find an alarming new trend: Pets as the collateral victims of domestic abuse, used to intimidate women and persuade them not to leave.
    By Catherine Price May 22, 2008

  • What I wouldn't do for my cat

    After shelling out $1,300 on a vet bill, I had to wonder: How much is too much to pay for your pet?
    By Ada Calhoun February 8, 2008

  • My roommate bounces my cats the wrong way

    OK, so I have a little OCD, but I don't think my wishes should be ignored.
    By Cary Tennis July 31, 2007

  • I hate my cat!

    We saved this day-old kitten from certain death, and now, three years later, he's our worst nightmare.
    By Cary Tennis June 1, 2007

  • The MySpace of dog

    I have seen the future of Chinese Internet business models, and its name is SuperDoggie.
    By Andrew Leonard May 16, 2007

  • Pooper scooper

    I wrote a memoir about life with the world's worst dog. But before my masterpiece hit the shelves, a pooch named Marley stole my thunder.
    By Lee Harrington May 2, 2006

  • How much is that doggie in the browser window?

    Pets.com and its deluded ilk have gone the way of used kitty litter, but online animal rescue and adoption centers are thriving.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski November 18, 2003

  • Cat people vs. dog people

    Who is more annoying? Our intrepid reviewer plunges into the overflowing litter box of pet lit to find out.
    By Laura Miller August 29, 2002

  • A boy named Rover

    What do you call the baby when all the good names have gone to the dogs?
    By Amy Silverman March 8, 2002

  • An introduction

    The Life and People sites offer a week of articles about many-splendored living things, some of them furry, all of them edible.
    By Douglas Cruickshank and Jennifer Foote Sweeney March 4, 2002

  • Lynda Barry

    Generosity
    September 7, 2001

  • The ferret in first class

    It's a zoo up there! You never know what hairy critter you might meet on your next flight.
    By Elliott Neal Hester June 30, 2000

  • From household saint to social pariah

    In Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart let it slip that the real reason she's leaving Westport, Conn., is because she's lonely.
    By Kate Moses April 11, 2000
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