Animals

Animal carriers of the virus include various rodents, dogs, primates, hedgehogs and shrews, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The shelter will reopen when it is safe to do so.

In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it's the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.

According to the North American Veterinary Community, some 85 million families have a pet. Americans spent about 40 billion on animal health care last year. In return, pets may improve our quality of life and health. Tom Bohn, CEO of the North American Veterinary Community, and Dr. Lynn R. Honeckman, a local veterinarian behaviorist, sat down with Matthew Peddie to talk about the human-animal connection pets families can have.

Pet-friendly domestic violence shelters are becoming an increasingly popular way to allow victims to keep their pets as they flee their abusers. Michelle Sperzel, CEO of Harbor House of Central Florida, joins Intersection to discuss the link between domestic violence and animal cruelty, as well as the importance of keeping victims and their pets together.

The USDA says a cow in Florida has tested positive for the neurological disease. Luckily, it won't lead to infections in humans as it wasn't part of the slaughter channels in the state.

As Jessie Van Ryn left her Edgewater subdivision Tuesday morning, she was shocked to see someone open their car door and throw two kittens out onto the side of the road.

With hurricane season comes an increased risk for a bacterial infection that can be contracted from contaminated floodwater. Leptospirosis is endemic to Florida and the disease can be fatal unless it’s treated.

Orange County commissioners discussed banning the sale of commercially bred pets Tuesday. The ban would require new pet stores to obtain animals from rescues or shelters.

Florida Hospital is looking for volunteers: the four-legged, furry kind. They’re part of a therapy program, that uses wagging tails and wet kisses to heal.