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 ...
Microchipped pets don’t get lost for long
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »There's no place like home for pets, but if cats and dogs manage to get loose and do not have identification, the odds of reuniting with their owner are significantly reduced. To help keep pets connected to their owners, the Oakville ...
Move afoot to spay Chicago pets
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Burke was asked how the city would go about enforcing the ordinance, since cats are not licensed and dog licenses are widely-ignored. “When you drive down the street and see a gang banger with all kinds of gang regalia walking along ...
Appreciation - Audrey Kent Gibbs
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Betty Berry writes: It was a profound shock when, just before Christmas, my dear friend Audrey told me she was terminally ill with cancer. Like many other friends, I was well aware that she was not in good health but she ...
As pets’ place in American home grows, more employers offer animal health insurance
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past ...
Patient pets
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »From doggie day care to salons and pet insurance, pet owners are dishing out big bucks on the care of their beloved furry friends. Pet insurance is becoming more popular as owners consider the cost involved in a lifetime of care ...
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »Martin Winns cholesterol level was inching up. Cycling up hills, he felt chest pain that might have been angina. So he and his doctor decided he should be on a cholesterol-lowering medication called a statin. He was in ...
Anyone for seconds?
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Restoring acclaimed works to their original form is not necessarily in the author's best interests, writes James Campbell. THE FIRST collection of Raymond Carver's short stories to be published in Britain was What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, in 1982. Ian McEwan ...
The Queen is dead, long live the Queen
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Cunard's new Queen Victoria cruise ship has started out its first world tour sailing in tandem with the Queen Elizabeth 2, which is on its 26th and final trip around the globe. The two ships had a historic rendezvous on January 13 in ...
Healesville
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Healesville Attractive township surrounded by vineyards and low lying mountains. Healesville is a flourishing tourist resort located amidst scenic countryside at the confluence of the Watts River and Grace Burn Creek, 60 km east of Melbourne and 81 metres above sea-level. In recent times the area ...
