A UK-based veterinarian has explained why cats might avoid the water bowl you put out for them at home and instead choose to ...

A vet has shared a little-known reason why cats often prefer to drink outside than from their own water bowls – and it makes ...

Factors such as spills, rubbish or odours can attract rats. Even seemingly insignificant issues, like failing to clean your pets' food and water bowls daily, can draw pests into your home.

Rodent transmission could also make it harder to contain the spread of bird flu on poultry and dairy farms, where rats and mice may shed the virus in water or animal feed, on equipment and in the ...

The rats also provide a vessel for the virus to move between farms and houses. A CDC report on bird flu shows potential transmission of bird flu between exposed dairy workers and indoor pet cats.