Feeding squirrels might seem kind, but it can cause dependence, spread disease, and create conflicts with people and pets.

Squirrels are adorable, no one will disagree on this. Like many people, you've probably imagined reenacting your own Snow White moment, befriending the wildlife in your backyard, and embracing them ...

Dear Heloise: Glen Allen from Virginia wrote that he feeds squirrels and birds small pieces of regular or butter-topped bread. Glen said that the squirrels like it so much, they request more, and he ...

"Animals have chewed through metal, wood, plastic, all within a blast zone of neighbors who are feeding the animals," a ...

If the above setups don’t work for you—maybe you’re in an apartment and can only feed birds on a fire escape or with a window ...

Dear Heloise: In one of your advisories regarding old medications, it was stated that taking them to the pharmacy drop-off was the only way we should dispose of them. My husband takes a pain med that ...

Squirrel attacks in San Rafael have sent two injured residents to the ER. Experts warn that feeding wild animals can have bad ...