Fall Brings Cool Challenges For Pets
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Fall is a wonderful season, and our pets seem to love it as much as we do. They seem to perk up as the evenings get cooler and the breezy days gently warn of the cold to come. Dogs seem to ...
Seniors With Pets Healthier
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Researchers have found pets to have social, mental and physical benefits for everyone, but most importantly senior citizens who are looking for companionship. “A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing found elderly pet owners are significantly healthier than ...
Text size: increase text sizedecrease text size Rabies vaccines offered to NY suburb’s pets
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Rabies vaccines for dogs and other pets will be offered on Saturday at a Long Island animal shelter. It's the law in New York state for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies. Nassau County health officials say ...
Fair offers free rabies shots for pets
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Free pet rabies shots will be offered to the first 750 pets brought to a pet fair being held Sept. 27 by the Guilford County Department of Public Health. All dogs should be leashed and all cats should be in carriers. Advice ...
Waco Humane Society To Care For Pets Escaping Ike
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »The Waco Humane Society is prepared to receive pets from evacuated residents affected by Hurricane Ike from San Patricio County, according to a release sent from the Waco Humane Society. McLennan County aids San Patricio County during hurricane evacuations, following a ...
Hempstead shelter’s pets to come with free microchips
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Dogs and cats adopted from the Hempstead Town animal shelter will now come with identification microchips embedded under the skin so that, if an animal gets lost, it can easily be reunited with the owner, town officials said yesterday. Trained personnel ...
Pets getting priority this time as city empties for Gustav
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Elisa Miller dropped to the pavement and nuzzled her face against the neck of her fittingly named coonhound Hurricane. "The driver will stop every two hours to check on the pets," a worker assured her. "We'll take good care of him. ...
Petland Wesley Chapel Helps “Foster Pets” Find New Families
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »Why be involved? "For many reasons," said Sargent-Kler "It’s the right thing to do. Many community shelters are overloaded with litters of unwanted puppies and kittens, and very often, the professional pet industry is accused of helping to fill them. ...
Your pet may want to shed those kilos
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »CATS and dogs as fat as hogs are getting a chance to be South Africa’s biggest loser in a pet-slimming competition. Stitch Parsons, a miniature dachshund from Gauteng, won last year’ s award, having lost more than half her body weight. He ...
Unwanted pets are community’s burden
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »Even before this situation, the shelter was full or nearly full because of its small size. Adoptable dogs and cats are being euthanized, simply because the shelter runs out of kennels and cages to house them. We volunteer with the shelter ...