Watch The Big Pet Project Saturdays on RTÉ One at 5.15pm and stream it now on RTÉ Player. Check out what happened when Demi and Adam met Pumpkin the Tarantula.

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found ...

No, they aren’t exactly frightening to behold, or ugly at all, but they aren’t charismatic (though some might think them scaly, slimy, or or just plain ...

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kyla Sternlieb, 52, of Williston, Vermont. Sterlieb is the founder of pet wellness ...

Not only is this extraordinary spider an entirely new species previously unknown to science, but it is half male and half ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

The whole “pets are family members” idea isn’t just a sweet sentiment. Data shows that pet owners are increasingly buying food that resembles their own diets. The trend toward refrigerated, “fresh” or ...

MISSION, Texas (KVEO) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas arrested a driver accused of trying to smuggle more than 160 exotic animals, including reptiles and arthropods, into Mexico ...

Discover Nature this week with Missouri’s creepy critters. It's that spooky time of year -- when plastic bats and spiders abound. But the real critters are not as scary as people think – plus, they ...

About 23% of consumers surveyed plan to dress up their pet — roughly the same percentage who plan to visit a haunted house, according to a National Retail Federation survey. Dogs dressed like Dracula, ...

For weeks, Janie Emerson kept a small wooden box of ashes on a special table in her La Jolla home. Next to it sat a framed snapshot of her beloved dog, Liz. The West Highland white terrier, who died ...