Dogs

In Columbus, there were 33 dog attacks on postal workers last year. Cincinnati ranked as the 8th highest city with 38 dog attacks and Cleveland ranked 5th with 44 dog attacks.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) says a mystery illness has spread to at least 14 states. Ohio is not among them, but veterinary health experts in the state are monitoring the situation closely.

Franklin County commissioners recently approved spending $80,000 to help stamp out the upper respiratory infections at the Franklin County dog shelter.

The U.S. Postal Service says more than 5,400 workers were attacked by dogs in 2021. Ohio came in at No. 3 with 359 workers attacked or bitten. Cleveland tops the nationwide list with the most incidents but Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Akron and Youngstown all place in the top 25.

A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed.

Animal rights advocates argued against the rule proposal saying these are painful procedures that should be administered by veterinarians, not breeders, with the use of sedation.

Anheuser Busch features a Cincinnati area canine on Budweiser's holiday beer cans.

On Sunday, the Delaware Humane Society will honor the "wags to riches" journey of the future first dog with a virtual ceremony. The Bidens adopted Major from the shelter in 2018.

As part of WOSU's ongoing COVID-19 coverage, we asked for listeners to submit their questions about this disease and the government's response. Here are…

When animals are put to sleep in Ohio, they are most often euthanized with medications administered by a veterinarian.In some cases, though, dogs and cats…