Spring usually means dogs spend more time outside sniffing around on walks, but it also brings the season when many suddenly start licking their paws, scratching nonstop, or rubbing their faces on the ...

Savage is quite the sweetheart and looking for a family to love. Savage came in with two other cats and gets along well in the colony. He lived with a dog and kids in the previous home and did great ...

THESE TWO HAVE STOLEN THE SHOW. SPRING IS IN THE AIR, AND THAT MEANS NEW PUPPIES AND ALSO NEW PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ALLERGIES AND PETS. SOME PEOPLE NOT EVEN REALIZING THAT PETS SUFFER FROM ALLERGIES.

Local animal shelters are trying to prepare for their annual spring influx of puppies and kittens with adoption events and by stocking up on vaccines. —erica.smith@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2460.