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FILE - This Nov. 12, 2018 file photo hows a store sign at a Petco store in Chicago. Petco, the San Diego-based pet store chain, went public again Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 hoping to bank on people’s obsession with their furry friends. Petco’s stock, which opened at $18 Thursday, rose 66% to $29.89 in afternoon trading, valuing the company at more than $6 billion. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Petco goes public again as spending on dogs and cats soars

By Joseph Pisani Jan. 14, 2021 01:51 PM EST

In this photo made Monday, March 2, 2020, Danielle Moore sits with her her pet Australian cattle dog named Kana in Dallas. In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art. The online pet shop surprises customers with oil paintings of their furry friends, a move the company says wins them customers for life. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying

By Joseph Pisani Jan. 01, 2021 08:29 AM EST

In this photo provided by Raghav Ranjan, Devika Ranjan smiles at her cat, Aloo, on Dec. 13, 2020, in Andover, Mass. Ranjan, a theater director in Chicago, wanted pandemic company and got a rescue cat she named Aloo during the summer. The formerly feral cat is believed to be around 3, and seems to be very comfortable with a slow-paced, high-attention pandemic life. “My working from home, I think he loves it,” she says. “I think he is just ready to settle down in life. If he were human, he'd probably sit on the couch with a PBR (beer) and watch TV all day." (Raghav Ranjan via AP)
Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets

By Dan Sewell Dec. 31, 2020 04:39 AM EST

A dog peers out from a kennel after the landing of a "Paws Across the Pacific" pet rescue flight Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Seattle. Volunteer organizations flew more than 600 dogs and cats from shelters across Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, calling it the largest pet rescue ever. The animals are being taken from overcrowded facilities in the islands to shelters in Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Oct. 29, 2020 06:20 PM EDT

This image shows a party game focused on Latino pop culture. the Tragos Stay Home Pack and includes such activities as showing off your best moves to Bad Bunny’s Yo Perreo Sola dance and taking your best shot at duplicating Cardi B’s coronavirus howl. Half the proceeds of the set go to The Immigrant Worker Safety Net Fund. Available on TragosGame.com. Options in Spanish and English, both digital and in a box, are now widely available.(Tragos Games LLC via AP)
Gifty new and unusual pandemic-proof games for the holidays

By Leanne Italie Oct. 19, 2020 12:53 PM EDT

Palestinian veterinarians treat a cat at a clinic in Gaza City, Monday, July 13, 2020. In the impoverished Gaza Strip, where most people struggle to make ends meet amid a crippling blockade, the suffering of stray dogs and cats often goes unnoticed. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals

By Wafaa Shurafa And Fares Akram Jul. 25, 2020 03:06 AM EDT

Illinois reports 59 more virus deaths; cat tests positive

Jun. 05, 2020 04:42 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois on Friday reported 59 new deaths related to COVID-19, raising the total to nearly 5,800. The state also...

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Little Kitty, a 14-year-old American shorthair, curls up on a chair at home in New Delhi. Little Kitty lived in nine cities, in five countries on three continents. (AP Photo/Emily Schmall)
VIRUS DIARY: Lockdown, loneliness and a difficult goodbye

By Emily Schmall May. 14, 2020 10:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2020, file photo, workers in full protective gear stand in a parking lot of the West Station in Beijing, China, as part of the team coordinating quarantine for incoming passengers from Wuhan. Getting into Wuhan was the easy part as new infections had fallen to almost zero and travel restrictions were relaxed. As a 76-day lockdown neared its end, journalists were allowed to return to the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic originated. But getting out was proving harder. The bureaucracy had yet to finalize how people would safely organize their return and three official documents were needed: A green health code, home neighborhood approval and a recent nucleic acid test. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File)
The Latest: Guterres: Pandemic nearing "human rights crisis”

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2020 04:07 AM EDT

In this April 2, 2020 photo provided by Rachael Pavlik, pet hedgehog Quillie Nelson is held by her owner Rachael Pavlik in Sugar Land, Texas. Many pet owners are taking comfort in their animals as they shelter at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Rachael Pavlik via AP)
Cats, dogs, Quillie the hedgehog source of comfort in crisis

By Alicia Rancilio Apr. 08, 2020 10:47 AM EDT