Estate planning should include the care of pets

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Most people don't want to think about their own demise, but your answer to that question has a huge impact on Fido or Fluffy should they outlive you. A sudden heart attack or a car accident could happen, and your pets ...

Bearing up: when holding on to loved ones can help ease the grief

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

IT LOOKS like a teddy bear. Fluffy, cuddly. There's a zip in its tummy where you insert a small pouch containing the ashes of someone you still long to hold in your arms. It's a Huggable Urn.A family in Western ...

Bearing up: when holding on to loved ones can help ease the grief

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

IT LOOKS like a teddy bear. Fluffy, cuddly. There's a zip in its tummy where you insert a small pouch containing the ashes of someone you still long to hold in your arms. It's a Huggable Urn.A family in Western ...

World briefs

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

In the case of United States of America vs Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins, the shark fins have prevailed. The lawsuit stemmed from the US seizure of $618,956 worth of the fins, used in Asian soups, from the King Diamond ...

UK pet owners doggedly devoted

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

Forget worming pills and a flea collar - a trip to the vet in Britain these days could be about heart surgery, joint replacement, chemotherapy or a host of other cutting-edge procedures. Britain is one of the few countries in Europe to offer ...

Spears to stay in hospital 14 more days

Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Fallen pop princess Britney Spears' stay in a psychiatric ward was extended today, as doctors decided to keep her hospitalised an additional 14 days. Spears was to be released from UCLA Medical Centre's psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles today, but doctors and a medical ...

Carry on glamping

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

Lissa Christopher finds five-star camping involves silver-service meals, luxe bathrooms and 'tents' decorated with antiques. Nights in the wilderness now come in two contrasting styles. There's old-fashioned no-star camping (aka going back to basics in the bush for a bit), which has been around forever ...