Cat Larrison wasn’t feeling well when her five-year-old thought of a way to help. “He came up and licked my arm!” Larrison says. “It was as sweet as it was soggy.” Her son was imitating one of his ...

Mahoning County’s state senator is taking steps to protect Ohio’s animals and its children. State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced three pieces of legislation recently to combat cruelty to ...

I just started my sixth year homeschooling my kids, who went to public school for years first. I worried about them struggling socially as homeschoolers, but our experience has been the opposite. They ...

Blount County Animal Center was busy Saturday morning as they ran adoptions and held a few community events to help residents with their animals. Outside of the center, Friends of the BCAC was set up ...

The Animal Crossing Crocs collection is now available to purchase online or in stores. Announced earlier this year, the collaboration is par for the course for Nintendo, who has previously lent its ...

In today’s world, communication is largely done through one of two methods: smartphones or social media. Young children, however, rarely have access to either—and experts say they shouldn’t have any ...

Do AI chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these AI-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, but The ...

With shelters overflowing and the cost of veterinary care rising, Animal Friends is stepping in to help pet owners and caretakers in the City of Pittsburgh. The nonprofit has launched a temporary ...

Animal Friends is offering Pittsburgh pet owners free spay and neuter services after the city scaled back a similar program. The Ohio Township-based nonprofit on Thursday announced the “Short Term Fix ...

When classes begin this week at one public charter school in Florida, some of the lessons will be taught in barns and animal pens. Colleen Bradford Krantz of Iowa PBS reports. Instead of heading to a ...

PITTSBURGH — PNC Park hosted Animal Friends at their game Saturday against the Colorado Rockies. Animal Friends posted to Facebook that a portion of each ticket was being donated to the organization ...