Many pet owners believe their animals make them happier and healthier. But researchers say there's very little scientific ...

Questions like "will getting a pet benefit our child's mental health?" are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets.

A lovebird sings in Encanto Park, Jan. 18 in Phoenix. The lovebirds may have something to teach humans this Valentine's Day about keeping strong romantic bonds. (Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press) ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air — or at least, the lovebirds are. The small ...

If you’re on the hunt for a pet bird, you’ve probably noticed there are a lot of options out there. After all, birds come in a wide range of sizes and colors, giving you plenty to choose from. If you ...

A woman struggling after the death of her father turns to a pet hawk for companionship in "H is for Hawk," an emotionally raw story about grieving and learning to move on that refuses to tidy itself ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Besides being your pet bird's caretaker, it's important that you deveope a friendship and bond with them because birds thrieve ...

Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so. For a child, that grief can be even more overwhelming. Although words may ...

Indoor life is comfortable for pet birds, but it comes with one big downside: most homes don’t provide the kind of light birds evolved to live under. In the wild, birds spend hours in sunlight that ...

More than 2,000 birds have “graduated” from Parrot Kindergarten. A new documentary traces Jen Taylor-O’Connor’s journey to help bird parents teach them to play games, learn letters, even read. Parrots ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Pete man is facing charges after an arrest affidavit reveals he "tortured" and killed his pet birds. Officials say this happened after 9 p.m. Saturday in the area of 21st ...