Middletown shelter flooded with pets
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »One local animal shelter says they are flooded with pets. The director of the Potter League for Animals, Patricia Heller says they have an unusually large number of animals in its shelter. The animal population that had reached 156 on Friday. Shelter ...
Saving pets from Gustav
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »The hurricane that is forcing people all along the Gulf coast to evacuate is threatening pets as well. As Gustav approaches New Orleans, animal shelters there are evacuating dogs and cats to shelters throughout the country. Eighty-nine cats are being ...
Show heaps love on pets
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »A new show at the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo this year is teaching attendees about the importance of caring for and adopting animals from shelters and rescue groups. Christine Mullen, owner and trainer for Pets Overboard, said the show’s ...
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 ...
Pender prisoners to train family pets
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Raab, the founder of Monty's Home, has been working with the Pender Correctional Institution to start a dog-training program at the Burgaw prison, bringing together unwanted dogs and locked-up people for the benefit of both. The Pawsitive Partners Prison Program will ...
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 ...
Program helps pets of victims of domestic abuse
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Research has shown people who commit animal cruelty also have a propensity to hurt humans. Abusive individuals will also sometimes threaten, injure or kill pets to control, humiliate, punish or silence their partners, parents or children. Studies of battered women indicate ...
Monitor Number Of Pets With Spay-Neuter Programs
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »Pet lovers know the easiest way to cut back on the number of dogs and cats needing good homes starts with spaying and neutering your pets. Animal shelters say they are always infiltrated with new arrivals. That's why it's so important ...
Irving dog and cat owners must register their pets
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »Irving dog and cat owners will soon have to register their pets with the city or face Class C misdemeanor charges. But officials say a pet ordinance that takes effect June 1 isn't about handing out citations or collecting court ...
Pet Owners Await State Vote on Fixing Dogs and Cats
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »California pet owners will learn on Wednesday if their dog or cat will be required to be fixed. The Healthy Pets Act will go to a vote in Sacramento. The act requires pet owners to spay or neuter their ...
