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With Valentine's Day around the corner, pet owners aren't forgetting about the animals that supply them with unconditional love -- but they aren't going overboard, either.

Flushable "green" kitty litter isn't green if you flush it down the toilet, as we recently noted, and ordinary clay litter requires mining land for the benefit of cats. So what is the best green kitty litter? Let's first stipulate that the choice of litter depends on what the cat is willing to...

The U.S. pet care industry was valued at $46 billion in 2009, which includes everything from food to toys to medication. Navigating the scores of websites trying to tap into this huge market can be bewildering, but SiteJabber users have identified a few to avoid. Consumer Ally partner SiteJabber's...

Flushable cat litter is sometimes marketed as green, but here's the rest of the story: It's not if you flush it down the toilet. That's right. Don't flush "flushable" cat litter, scientists say. Double bag it and send it to a sanitary landfill. By flushing cat poop, pet owners unwittingly may...

Get a free dog or cat toy when you join the website ThePaws.com. The site is giving away 20,000 pet toys to new members only, so if you already registered you are not eligible. To get the freebie, share your name, address, gender, date of birth, email, how many dogs or cats you have and how old...

Church & Dwight, the maker of Arm & Hammer's Super Scoop, is suing Clorox for a commercial in which a cat refuses to use its litter box.

As pet cancer increases and pricier treatments become available, the cost of keeping a pet healthy is on the rise. DailyFinance writer Jonathan Berr shares the story of his family dog Ruby's bout with cancer. How much are you willing to spend on your best friend?

Toilet-train your cat this Christmas for the gift that keeps on giving. You'll save $200 a year per cat on litter. You'll also save time on schlepping to the store. Oh yeah, there are other reasons to ditch the litter box. "There's feces and urine in it," Rebecca Rescate (right) told WalletPop....

Faced with pets' health issues during hard economic times, owners are making tough choices and cutting back on vet spending or choosing more cost-effective care.

Pictures of oil-soaked birds and sea creatures are the public image of the BP oil spill. But they aren't the only animals affected: The economic catastrophe in the Gulf Coast region has forced people to surrender dogs and cats in droves because they can no longer afford to care for them.