This article describes the plant disease late blight and how it effects both the tomato plant and its fruit.

Oct 13, 2010 - Mark Preston

With current economic woes, many people cannot afford to keep their pets. Suffering from the same economy, animal shelters struggle to relocate them.

Aug 15, 2011 - Jennifer Wilson

Commemorative postage stamps feature shelter animals and encourage responsible pet ownership and adoption of shelter dogs and cats to good homes.

Mar 24, 2010 - Joy Butler

Horrid conditions face breeder dogs in the Amish puppy mills of Lancaster County

Dec 28, 2010 - Kathy Kerr

Abandoned dogs face bleak futures, whether they are forced to survive on their own or end up in animal shelters that often harm more than help.

Jun 8, 2010 - Meenakshi Ramamurthy

The season of giving is upon us. For unwanted pets in shelters across the country and around the world, the gift of life would be the best present ever!

Dec 6, 2010 - Lucinda Ludwig

More than 2,000 people live on the streets of San Diego. Where will these homeless people go during the winter when it's too cold to sleep outside?

Nov 3, 2010 - Marian Henderson

A great way to attract wildlife to any backyard is to provide a safe place for them to escape predators and raise their young.

Jul 18, 2010 - Sara Wittenberg

Here is a list of the overnight shelters along the AT in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along with shelter features and trail distances.

Oct 1, 2010 - Josh Brown

Put 101 Dalmatians in a room, and you may have trouble telling them apart. However, each one is different. That's where Rose Ordile comes in.

Mar 3, 2009 - Michele Hollow

Humane Education stresses the relationship between compassion for animals, people and the planet. It shows that empathy grows.

May 5, 2009 - Claudia M. Lenart

The WSPA strives to protect the animals that are most vulnerable, in countries that use animals for food, entertainment, or just treated inhumanely.

Sep 19, 2011 - Sharlene Almond

Animals are being adopted from shelters every day, but for some reason black dogs rarely make the cut.

Jul 30, 2009 - Kelley Diekman

Black cats are often the subject of abuse during the Halloween season. This stems from historical views that black cats are bad luck and associated with witches.

Oct 24, 2009 - Michele Whitney

The following are some facts about black cat genetics, temperament, breeds, and superstitions, as well reasons why black cats are least likely to be adopted

Mar 18, 2011 - Jennifer Copley

Halloween is a potentially dangerous time for black cats.

Oct 24, 2010 - Sheila Lamb

Each year a disproportionately large number of black cats are euthanized at shelters because they're passed over by potential adopters.

Aug 4, 2009 - Jennifer Copley

Feline photography is challenging, and black cats more so, because of the way light absorbs and reflects off their fur.

Jan 1, 2009 - Amy Andersen

A study in The Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 2002 examined adoption rates over nine months in a California pound.

Nov 11, 2009 - Lynsie Slachetka

Jack-O-Lanterns, bats, ghosts and witches have all been associated with Samhain or the Celtic fall festival since antiquity.

Oct 17, 2010 - Diane Evans