Teeming with cats, Anchorage shelter temporarily cuts adoption fee to $15
Adopting a cat that hasn't been spayed or neutered usually costs around $140.
Pets
A new database tells you the most (and least) popular dog names in Anchorage
Officials recently published a searchable database of the names of all licensed dogs in the city, from Aasa to Zyla Dixie.
Every newborn chick needs a 'mom.' This one gets a dog, for now.
The only chick to hatch from a batch of mail-ordered eggs, Juney finds a friend and mother in 10-year-old Kona, with guidance from owner Marla McCrorie of Anchorage.
Don't use your pet's name as a password - unless it's one of these cuties
The Swedish cybersecurity firm BehavioSec chose unwieldy names for a few shelter animals to draw potential adopters and give them "a lifetime of cybersecure passwords and security questions."
Meet Mak and M.O.C.H.A.: Trooper drug dogs get new names from Alaska students
People had been invited to vote on the Alaska State Troopers K-9s' names via Gov. Bill Walker's Facebook page.
Mat-Su animal shelter cutting hours amid staffing shortage
The problem illustrates a downside of the borough’s reliance on part-time employees who don’t get benefits and can only work a total of 29.9 hours a week.
Search for Valley python continues into weekend
Mat-Su officials were still trying to find Sam the 17-foot python Friday but said “every day that passes it’s less likely that snake’s alive.”
Python still missing in Valley neighborhood
But a cat that shares a house with the 17-foot, 100-pound snake may not be hoping for its return.
Anchorage weighs law to combat nonstop dog barking
Animal control officers say too many entities are exempt from a five-minute limit on barking originally aimed at mushers.
Which are Alaska's most popular dog breeds?
Rankings and numbers mean little to dog owners who love their animals. No matter the body, a dog is a dog.
Snake recovering after being abandoned outdoors in Anchorage, police say
An Anchorage police officer was caring for the snake, which was found abandoned inside a terrarium near Kincaid Park.
The strange tale of how an Anchorage hedgehog missing for 2 months finally came home
A mystery unraveled by Anchorage animal shelter supervisors and an investigation by the city ombudsman’s office has a mostly happy ending.
The Iditarod is all about dogs. Some Alaskans are more about cats.
Dan Love of Anchorage, a 33-year-old Army staff sergeant, is one unapologetic cat fan.
Mat-Su Assembly to reconsider trap bans in popular parks
A sweeping ban on traps at eight popular parks around the Valley was left in limbo the day after the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly adopted it.
Alaska's population of backyard chickens is booming
More Alaskans are getting chickens, and it appears they're getting better at taking care of them.
Dog food recalled after euthanasia drug found in can and dog dies
Evanger's, a family-owned and -operated cat and dog food business, voluntarily recalled five lots of Hunk of Beef dog food that was manufactured in the same week.
In a first, Alaska divorce courts will now treat pets more like children
A statute requires judges to "consider the well-being" of an animal in pet custody cases.
Think you have a smart dog? Help scientists prove it.
Owners are increasingly interested in their pets’ intelligence, giving researchers eager recruits in the relatively new field of canine cognition.
Your dog really does know what you're saying, and a brain scan shows how
Dogs understand both the meaning of words and the tone used to speak them, a new study finds.
What does a dog want more - 'good boy' or treats?
A new study used MRI scans to see how pooches' brains responded to different motivations.