Susan Shaw

We all know it’s important to eat a balanced diet, to stay healthy, but with all of the choices available to us, including time constraints, sometimes making the best choices are not that eas…

If your New Year’s resolution was to start exercising more but you know you aren’t exactly motivated and don’t know what exercise speaks to you yet, the YMCA is ready to help you.

John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids showed off its exhibit of 24 Magellanic penguins on Friday, Penguin Awareness Day.

One of the most important issues pertaining to your pet’s health is probably one of the most overlooked — their teeth.

If you’re looking for something different to do next weekend, you may want to take part in a live art competition.

The field of veterinary medicine has been a popular choice for many students looking to make a career of helping animals for a living, but statistics show that very few of those students are people…

When a natural disaster strikes in the United States, animals are displaced and area shelters are inundated with lost pets that need help.

A multipurpose facility in Muskegon that opened only about a month ago is already making a huge difference in people’s lives.

If you want to head out on the boat with your dog, it needs a life jacket, just like you.

Hospital staff and first responders are trained to separate their feelings from their job. That training was put to the test when staff at Sparrow Hospital in downtown Lansing were called on to tre…