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An Alberta organization that provides people with service dogs is getting some much-needed support from a Calgary veterans group. [...]

The City of Calgary’s Animal Service Centre is looking to help deal with the sizeable increase in the number of stray cats by bringing back the No Cost/Spay Neuter Program. [...]

After the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the cancellation of last year's Yukon Quest sled dog race — a first in the race's 37-year history — some wondered whether it was the beginning of the end for the iconic annual event. [...]

Enter our My Pet My Responsibility Competition!

On the eve of the first day of the 93rd Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby, mushers gathered in the warm confines of Patrick's Pub and Eatery. The official purpose was so mushers could each draw a number out of a bag to determine their starting order, but it also served as the welcoming for the competitors, many of whom came from many miles away, and have made the trip for years. [...]

A group of animal rescues and non-profits recently evacuated 285 stranded dogs and cats from Afghanistan as part of an international rescue mission following the withdrawal of U.S. military troops from the country on Aug. 31. [...]

A plane carrying very special cargo landed in Iceland this morning. [...]

Kat Lapointe's love for dog mushing was ignited years ago while living in Quebec and studying for a career in adventure tourism. She recalls arriving at a dog kennel for the first time with her classmates. [...]

A Nova Scotia teen is being praised by an appreciative family after a chance encounter with a cat led him to discover a 93-year-old woman who had fallen and broken her pelvis. [...]

The Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby is back this year after taking 2021 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]