Protecting Pets from Home Fires

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

 During a news conference tomorrow at the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department in Greenbelt, Maryland, officials will offer lifesaving tips and cite a recent AKC study which indicates 88 percent of pet owners consider pets to be valued family members. They ...

Predators have no problem taking pets

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Recently there have been three reports coming out of south Lee County about coyotes attacking dogs. The story that Julie Fortney tells is horrifying. Her fiance, Lance Franklin, had just taken the couple's two-year-old dog Ollie out for his last walk of ...

Video Report - Pets being abandoned by cash-strapped owners

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Uncertain economic times mean animal shelters across the country are more crowded than ever, and in Kingsport the number of pets being taken to the shelter is on the rise. “Here in the past five months we have noticed our population ...

Passengers flying to North with pets face restrictions

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Air Canada was forced this month to resume carrying pets on its flights, but as at least one Yellowknife passenger has found, restrictions can make it difficult for some to take advantage of the service. The airline stopped allowing pets on ...

Dialing Up the Growing iPhone Gray Market

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Encamped along the aisles of the massive Zhongguancun Kemao Electronics Market in Beijing are many people like Li Zhongxin, of the Beijing Xinyu Lianhe Telecom Equipment Co. Li sits atop a plastic stool in front of his open-air stall on ...

Dialing Up the Growing iPhone Gray Market

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Encamped along the aisles of the massive Zhongguancun Kemao Electronics Market in Beijing are many people like Li Zhongxin, of the Beijing Xinyu Lianhe Telecom Equipment Co. Li sits atop a plastic stool in front of his open-air stall on ...

Aussie iPod-fish speaker raises hackles

Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

The iPond - up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains - is proving a hit with Australian Christmas shoppers. One Sydney store has sold out of the $70 device and other outlets are ...

More homes threatened as river keeps rising

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

More homes are expected to be inundated as flood waters peak in the central western Queensland town of Emerald today. Authorities project the town's swollen Nogoa River will reach a peak flow level of 15.5 metres about 2pm. "At the anticipated peak level, water ...

More homes threatened as river keeps rising

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

More homes are expected to be inundated as flood waters peak in the central western Queensland town of Emerald today. Authorities project the town's swollen Nogoa River will reach a peak flow level of 15.5 metres about 2pm. "At the anticipated peak level, water ...

The full honours list

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

ORDER OF AUSTRALIA COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Emeritus Professor Denise Irene BRADLEY AO, Darlinghurst, NSW. For service to higher education through leadership and sector-wide governance, to the promotion of information-based distance learning, and to the advancement of Australian educational facilities internationally. The Honourable Sir John ...