Participants can take a picture or video of themselves engaging in activities such as moving a turtle from traffic, putting up bird feeders, spaying a neighborhood cat, or adopting a pet.

Be Kind to Animals Week, which started yesterday, was created by the Humane Society in 1915, the second year of the Great War, when kindness of any sort was in short supply. I’m all in favor of ...

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Treating animals well can take many forms — from rescuing a lost dog to teaching a child to care for ...

(WHTM) — Oct. 4 has not one, but two celebrations of animals. (Three if you count a saint.) Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters ...

VIENNA TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – Mathews Elementary School students are learning about being kind to animals. The school partnered with the National Humane Education Society to bring its free Kindness in ...

COLUMBIA — The Central Missouri Humane Society will be kicking off Be Kind to Animals Week with a "Hound Dog Homecoming" on Sunday. The event, which will go from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central ...

According to an aphorism attributed to the French literary figure Anatole France, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” I am reminded of Monsieur France’s words ...

Man’s best friend has inspired a new children’s book imprint. Brown Books Publishing Group CEO Milli Brown is at the helm of ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Transitioning to plant-based eating doesn’t have to mean ...

I read the Dec. 30 obituary of Elizabeth Simpson Kiernan, the longtime president of the Washington Animal Rescue League, with a touch of sadness, although I never met her. In November 1985, The Post ...

Jennifer Alfonso walked down the hallway at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Columbia Heights, creating a small stir as she went. "It's a dog!" one teacher exclaimed, leaning out the doorway of his ...

Some shelter dogs rescued by Operation Kindness may soon be trained to become service animals for people with disabilities. The shelter announced a partnership this week with Oregon-based Dogs for ...