Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few things in life are more painful than the loss of a beloved pet. As an opportunity to allow pet owners to express not only ...

The only obituary I've ever written was for an ape. When the chimpanzee Washoe died in 2007, the American Anthropological Association asked me to compose a death notice for its monthly newsletter.

They provide comfort in times of distress, laughter in moments of gravity, love during spells of loneliness. They are, to paraphrase writer Edith Wharton, a heartbeat at one's feet. Pets are our best ...

They provide comfort in times of distress, laughter in moments of gravity, love during spells of loneliness. They are, to paraphrase writer Edith Wharton, a heartbeat at one’s feet. Pets are our best ...

The Mirror publishes obituaries of pets on Sundays. Obituaries can be emailed to petobits@altoonamirror.com; submitted online at www.altoonamirror.com (click on Submit News); mailed to: Pet Obits, ...

Letter writer Cesar Sastre has some nerve in saying pets should not be memorialized in the human obituary section. Why not? I felt great sympathy for Snuggles’ family. They thought enough of the dog ...

This obituary was submitted by Taylor Erickson as a tribute to Bentley. Erickson says he was a loyal companion and dear family member: I stare fondly at a photograph of a massive and shaggy Old ...

The Mirror publishes obituaries of pets in the Saturday-Sunday edition. Obituaries can be emailed to petobits@altoonamirror.com; or mailed to: Pet Obits, Altoona Mirror, 301 Cayuga Ave., Altoona, PA ...

Few things in life are more painful than the loss of a beloved pet. As an opportunity to allow pet owners to express not only their grief at the loss of a pet, but also to remember the love and joy ...

It’s quite rare for Dr. Ink to get excited about a newspaper innovation, but he is, as he writes this, foaming at the mouth with crazed energy. He has learned that the Philadelphia Daily News is ...