Hard Times Trigger More Pet Abandonments
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Kittens abandoned outside of the Huron Humane Society in Alpena are nothing new for shelter manager Natalie Francis. "We have four boxes by our mailbox that kittens are dropped off in," she said. "We found a mixed litter of kittens in ...
Home Always Have Room For Pets On The Mend
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »Luisa Carr shares her Tempe home and her busy life with two dogs and two cats. But there is always time - and room - for one more. Carr, an interior designer for Dick and Fritsche Design Group, has volunteered for ...
Blessing Of The Pets Scheduled At PSL Church
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »The Episcopal Church of the Nativity at 1151 S.W. Del Rio Blvd. will have a "Blessing of the Pets" at 9 a.m. Sunday at its outdoor chapel.Several dogs from the Dogs and Cats Forever no-kill shelter will be on hand ...
Rabid Pet Is Among Dogs Flown Here From Iraq
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »An effort by good Samaritans to rescue abandoned dogs from Iraq and bring them to the United States has led to a national public health warning after a puppy named Crusader was belatedly found to have rabies. The rescue mission, Operation ...
The Search For Spot
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »Fifty years after Patti Page sang those lyrics, the idea of spotting a playful puppy behind a plate-glass window and carrying it home in a basket is quaint. At least to families like the Albaneses. As Jennifer Albanese explained, their decision ...
Law Poised To Limit Pets On Properties
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »More than a year in the making, a new bylaw to regulate animal control in the city of Cape Town could be introduced by the end of 2008. The proposed bylaw, which seeks to consolidate a number of bylaws from previous ...
Pets Can Help Seniors Maintain an Active Lifestyle
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »A May 1999 study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society confirms what many have long suspected; independently living seniors that have pets tend to have better physical health and mental well being than those that don’t. Since then, scientists ...
Taking Care Of Pets Should Be Everyone’s Concern
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Unfortunately, someone else doesn't always call in. According to the Humane Society of the United States, most cruelty complaints stem from simple neglect rather than deliberate abuse. The animal control officer's major role is that of an educator to teach ...
Pets Join People In Organic Food Craze
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Carla Hamersma said her budget may be tight because of the economy right now, but there are some things that she refuses to scrimp on for her family, including good quality food and nutrition. Hamersma's sentiments aren't all that foreign ...
Pet cremation firm dumped dead animals
Friday, September 26th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »A pet cremation business that dumped dead animals in bushland in Victoria's north has been fined. Bendigo-based business Pets at Peace has been fined $5671 by the Environment Protection Authority for ditching 19 animal carcasses in July. The remains of four cats, ...
