The science behind why some people love animals and others couldn't care less. Keeping pets is a habit that goes way back into our hunter-gatherer past, and has played an important part in our ...

Key points. Most American households have pets, which people support and love. Our emotional attachment to our pets is reinforced by the contributions they may make to our personal and social life.

A true animal lover, Barker has used his celebrity to further animal causes; he famously ended each episode of Price with his send-off line, “Help control the pet population: Have your pets ...

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In “Our Kindred Creatures,” authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy explore the origins of the animal welfare movement and follow the activists who influenced how we treat dogs and cats today.

For Gohan the hamster and Aochan the rat snake of Tokyo, Japan, it’s true love. Gohan was placed into the snake’s cage in 2006, but instead of snacking on the little fuzzball, Aochan ...

We all know how Virgo feels about people: they hate 'em. But Virgo is not without love, oh no; in fact, this sign practically worships animals — domestic, wild and farm.

John Bradshaw, a visiting fellow in anthrozoology at the University of Bristol looks at how some people's affection for animals could have been an important part of our evolution (stock image).

If so, then genetics might help explain why a love of animals is something some people just don’t get. The health question. In recent times, ...

If so, then genetics might help explain why a love of animals is something some people just don’t get. Micro pigs in skirts. PanyaStudio / Shutterstock.com The health question.