Overcrowded Pets Without Parents seeks relief

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

Space is running tight and low at Clintonville's Pets Without Parents Animal Shelter. In addition, adoptions of kittens and puppies and cats and dogs are down because people don't have the funds to adopt, she said. To that end, in addition to ...

Neutering pets can prevent cancer

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

Several times in the past couple of months, I have had to do what no doctor looks forward to - deliver the diagnosis of cancer. While the pets afflicted were different in age, breed and residence, they all possessed a common ...

Foreclosures force families to leave pets

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

The home foreclosure crisis has affected The Humane Society of Ventura County shelter in Ojai. Families losing their homes and moving into rental properties must leave their pets behind and are turning to the Humane Society Shelter to take dogs and ...

Random checks at JBR to clamp down on pets

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

Pet owners living in Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) will be subject to random spot checks as the development's owners clamp down on animals in the vicinity. JBR officials say they won't "kick in doors and physically remove pets" but they are ...

Popular summer pets in Japan

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

DURING summer, some children would go around with long-handled nets to catch butterflies, dragonflies, cicadas, rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles to rear or play with. Those beetles and cicadas give me the creeps. To me, the cicada (semi) resembles a ...

Nurtured Pets to Launch Product Line This Fall

Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

Nurtured Pets, manufacturers of pet products dedicated to the health and well-being of pets, is launching a new, patent-pending product designed to deter animals from licking or biting hot spots, granulomas and wound areas. Both the Anti-Lick Stip Prevent and Anti-Lick ...

Experts Give Tips To Prevent Heat Stroke In Pets

Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Animal experts are reminding pet owners to keep outside time for pets to a minimum during warm days, look for shade and keep pets hydrated. Experts said owners should keep a close eye on things that could be signs of a ...

SchoolPal and TeacherPal Are the New “Teachers’ Pets”

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

The SchoolPal and TeacherPal web services, based on Etronica's PublishPalLite(TM) platform, fill the important gap in the market between awkward "build your own" programs, and expensive solutions that are too complicated. With TeacherPal and SchoolPal, customers don't need to download ...

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 ...

The latest local news from the Union-Tribune’s newsroom

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

Dogs tied to trees. Lizards in a child's room. Turtles in garages. All heart-wrenching victims of California's mortgage meltdown as homeowners abandon their pets, sometimes left behind locked doors as the foreclosure sign goes up. The measure provides bank employees with ...