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Spotify creates podcast to save your pup from loneliness

Lifestyle

Spotify has launched a podcast designed to calm your dog when he is home alone, in response to owners’ request and scientific studies that prove a connection between pets and humans.

Ever wanted to ride in a private jet? Now could be your chance.

Groupon, step aside. Now, you can fly like a billionaire — on the cheap

Global Scan

A new book sheds light on the often complex inner lives of animals

Culture

VIDEO: Thailand’s flooding leaves thousands of pets stranded in Bangkok

The World

Slideshow: Thailand’s Flood Leaving Stranded Pets

Global Politics

Rent a Guinea Pig in Switzerland

Conflict & Justice

A renting service allows people with one guinea pig to rent another to keep the surviving pet company.

No Pet Left Behind

In the wake of the hurricanes that devastated the Gulf Coast last fall, it became clearer than ever that people’s pets provide them with more than just companionship. In an effort to assuage the distress of leaving behind a beloved pet in an emergency res

Murderous British Cat Study

Domesticated house cats love to stalk and capture prey. Some are prized for their mousing abilities, and love to go after birds. In fact, some people are concerned that cats may be responsible for the deaths of millions of song birds every year. And just how many? Well, the Mammal Society of London recently did […]

The World

The Eden Alternative: Seems So Simple

Following up on an earlier interview on the subject, Living on Earth sent reporter Brenda Tremblay to spend time visiting a nursing home where the principles of the “Eden Alternative” are put to use. The elderly and infirm have an array of companions at the Chase Nursing Home in New Berlin, New York including school […]

Pleasurable Kingdom

For many animals, catnaps and belly-rubs are the key to happiness, and one scientist says there’s plenty more evidence that animals feel pleasure.