Not everyone in Dana Cornelius’ third-grade class at Peebles Elementary School gets fed a fish on his or her birthday. But Yertle does. Yertle the turtle is Cornelius’ class pet. And speaking of ...

A dog in Topeka, Kansas had a day away from shelter life and spent it getting his education on at a high school — along with lots of pets and belly scratches. Bark Twain (yes, b-a-r-k) came to the ...