Pets

Animal Aid for Vermilion Area needs your help, and more importantly these ten dogs need your help. These dogs will be put to sleep tomorrow unless they can find a wonderful family to foster them. Here's how you can help.

New legislation offers peace of mind for pet owners during disasters.

The Lafayette Animal Control Center is once again hosting the Annual Rabies Clinics on May 20 and May...

Meet Buddy, the beagle who plays piano and sings. Seriously, this is what he does, and he does it well.

asked to call the Acadia Animal Control Department at 337-788-1073

As pet owners, we know it's inevitable that one day our pet is going to get in scuffle with another animal. It's always a dicey situation. We want to protect and diffuse the problem before either animal gets hurt, including ourselves. This pet owner achieved all of this, kind of, in one of freakiest ways I've ever seen.

Here in South Louisiana, things tend to get a little more hazardous than in other parts of the country. The wildlife and terrain can be pretty unforgiving. Today I learned about something new we can add to the list. "Swamp Cancer" is something that can affect animals and even humans. Unfortunately, one family has recently lost their beloved dog to "swamp cancer".

Did you know there is a very specific Cajun word for people who bring their dogs to Mardi Gras parades?

Our golden retriever Lucy is 8-years-old. Unfortunately she's begun to have have seizures in the past year. My wife Jill was talking to some friends at work about it recently, and someone recommended a simple technique they use to help their dog with seizures. Last night, Lucy started having a seizure so my wife used this technique and it really seemed to help.

Here, we have an adorable little dog all dressed up like a little doll baby, but disturbingly walking like a human.

Most pet owners in America treat their four legged 'babies' just as well as they do their own kids. Are you one of them?

When the Cajuns football team plays, the volunteers at Lafayette Animal Control select a canine friend to represent. As the boys in vermilion and white head to San Marcos to take on Texas State Saturday, Binx is the UL Game Dog of the Week! He's a happy terrier looking for a family to love.

If you'd like to help, there are several ways for you to do so.

The three seemingly unrelated individuals who were famous in their own unique ways-- Marie Antoinette, Queen of France; Mark Twain, renowned author; Nikola Tesla, brilliant electrical and mechanical engineer-- were all cat lovers. Interestingly, Tesla's passion for electricity and the path his life took began when he was just three-years-old while he was watching his cat Macak...

We got a yellow lab puppy named Harley Mae. She is completely spoiled and is a constant source of entertainment. After she was spayed, the vet suggested giving her ice water to get her to drink. How funny!

We pet owners love our furry family members, and there are two great ways Lafayette Parish is helping us to protect them.

Today, we pay tribute to the fur balls that we call our pets. I'm not sure how they deal with us humans, but we love them!

Louisiana pet owners will more than likely have to wait a little longer before it is legal for them to be placed in eternal rest with their beloved pets.

Meet Archer. He's a 4-year-old Artic fox, and seems to be a pretty swell guy. He likes to laugh, and when he does, he laughs just like a human.

A Louisiana lawmaker wants to make it legal for pet owners to be buried with their furry friends. The measure is being introduced to the legislature for consideration.