Foster families give pets new lease on life
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Home foreclosures and broader economic woes have led to a higher-than-normal number of pets being dropped off at Valley shelters, according to officials with the Arizona Animal Welfare League, a non-profit organization that runs the state's largest no-kill shelter. Paige Krakoski's ...
Spending on pet health rising despite economic downturn
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Summer Rose took on a second job to pay for her pug's hip replacement. And Christine Lewis says she dishes out more on her beagle than her friends do on their toddlers. Far from it. But the three Dallas women are part ...
Pet owners gear up for spay-neuter law dogfight
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »The state Legislature has pet owners barking up a storm once again. Nearly a year after controversy stopped the mandatory spay and neuter bill in its tracks, the proposal is back, this time in a watered-down form that hasn't ceased the ...
Pets II 2008 Feature Release
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Pets II Cheryl Lang is founder and president of Houston-based No Paws Left Behind, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to bringing ...
Officials Tout Pets’ Rabies Shots
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »A single rabies vaccination could have been enough to save the family dog last week. Instead, the pooch, lacking up-to-date shots, had to be euthanized following an attack by a rabid skunk. The attack, last Thursday on Mountain City Road outside ...
Pampering your pets in style
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Espeso may be a brand-new high-end accessories mecca for dogs and cats with style, but the partners behind it aren't latecomers to the pet-pampering scene. They helped create it. Fourteen years ago, long before the proliferation of organic dog treats and ...
Methodology for Pets and Politics poll
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that will track the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The fifth wave of this study included re-interviews of 1,759 people between June 13-23 who ...
Owners can’t afford to keep pets
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »The shepherd mix was dropped off at the Humane Society in Tampa Wednesday morning. His family was heartbroken, because they couldn't afford his care. "They came to us out of desperation, had lost their job and then their home.” Sherry Silk ...
Animal whisperers come out of the shadows to help troubled pets
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Nikki and Lucy are my 10-year-old cats. They were nice to each other up until a year or so. That’s when the hissing started, and the bullying, and the sporadic indifference. That’s also when Nikki, shy and small-boned, began packing on ...
Don’t abandon them plan for pets
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »The noncommissioned officer in charge of the Veterinary Treatment Facility at Fort Leavenworth wants pet owners to take their responsibility seriously especially if they are getting ready to move. The summer moving season on the installation can cause some animals to ...
