Vets Warn Of Fat Pets Risk

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

Mike Gething, who runs a vet clinic in Auckland, said the number of cats and dogs diagnosed with diabetes had risen by 20 per cent in the past decade, with up to 10 new cases at his clinic this year. In ...

Downturn Sends More Pets To Hernando Animal Shelter

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

The relentless assault on the economic stability of local families that has cost people their jobs, and in many cases their homes, is also forcing them to cut loose what some consider family members. "We are seeing a lot more people ...

Monterey County Pets Feel The Pain Of Economic Downturn

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

Salinas-area animal shelters are seeing a ripple effect from the bad economic times and rise in foreclosures affecting Monterey County residents. Officials at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County and the Salinas Animal Shelter said ...

Spca Of Monterey County Shares Tips For Pets During Halloween Week

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

Pets should be kept indoors and preferably confined to an area of the home where they cannot escape. Multiple strangers in costume at your door can be very stressful for your pet. Pets might slip out the front door unexpectedly ...

Counting The Cost Of Pets

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

A DOG may be your best friend, but it can also be an expensive friend and many people fail to consider this financial responsibility before taking ownership of a pet. "It is definitely an impulse purchase sometimes,'' RSPCA spokeswoman Amy McKay ...

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 ...

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 ...

RSPCA tells schools ‘no pets’

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

The classroom guineapig faces extinction if schools follow new advice from the RSPCA urging an end to the tradition of taking the natural world into schools. School pets may be harmed by constant touching from excited pupils and poor living conditions, ...

Oxygen kit donations help save pets’ lives

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Every second counts when trying to save lives during a fire, but humans are not the only ones who need rescuing. Now, Virginia Beach emergency crews are better equipped to help save pets’ lives, too. It has been months since a ...

Suffering from foreclosure crisis in North County

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

The American dream — owning a home — has transformed into an unexpected nightmare for people and their pets. Point the blame on the rising, sometimes surprising, adjustable mortgage rates that are forcing foreclosures. We in North County reside in ...