After weeks of grim news about heartbreak and loss, the stories of pets -- cats, dogs, chickens, goldfish -- that survived ...

After weeks of grim news about heartbreak and loss in greater Los Angeles, the story of Mr. Thelma was like a brief vacation from despair. So I followed a few other leads on animal stories with ...

Thelma made it to safety, then shocked her rescuers with a litter of puppies. All of her surviving babies have since been adopted, but she still waits for a home of her own. “Thelma will always ...