More than 23 million American families adopted at least one cat or dog during the pandemic, according to the ASPCA. People were home, and adding a new fuzzy friend was a good idea. Today, however, ...

Ask any preschool teacher and they’ll tell you that they get at least two little future veterinarians at career day every year. For some of those kids, the dream doesn’t go away by graduation. If you ...

UC Davis Veterinary Medicine students share a moment with their canine friends during a break outside Scrubs Cafe on May 3, 2023. (UC Davis) Considering a career working with animals? While the most ...

In the summer of 1976, recent high school graduate and aspiring actor Bill Berloni was working as an apprentice at Connecticut’s famed Goodspeed Opera House as it prepared to host the pre-Broadway run ...

An increasing number of college campuses are offering animal-assisted therapy to students, including Wheaton College in Norton. Tito is a 7-year-old Australian cattle mix and certified therapy dog who ...

Alex Simpson is a zookeeper working with rhinos, giraffes, hippos, oh my! Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business ...

Pets have become more than just animals living in our homes — they are family. For Tia Bellinger of Fairborn, helping animals in need seemed a natural segue in her career path after growing up around ...

No degree. No academic training. Not even money for university. How Jane Goodall went from waitress to world icon.