Archive for March, 2010
Assembly Bill 1656 passed the California Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday with unanimous support. This fur-labeling legislation, authored by Assemblymembers Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) and Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), comes in direct response to investigations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and…
Can dogs teach us about self-control? According to an article from Miller-McCune magazine , a recent canine experiment on willpower provides insight into how humans stay focused.
Although the whys and hows of self-control have been frequently pondered by and posed to procrastinators,…
The Humane Society of the United States has named a Bernese mountain dog mix and two golden retrievers as the 2010 Valor Dogs.
The HSUS’s annual “Dogs of Valor” awards celebrate the human-animal bond by honoring canines who have exhibited an extraordinary sense of courage by helping people…
What happens when man’s best friend meets girl’s best friend? In one especially noteworthy case, a golden retriever with a thing for bling treated a three-carat, $20,000 diamond as the ultimate doggie snack.
How, you ask? George Kaufman, co-owner of Robert Bernard Jewelry in Rockville,…
I’ve always had dogs with long, straight tails that conveniently keep their more “unsightly” parts under wraps. But for pets with stubby, curly-cue or non-existent nubs, there’s Rear Gear to the rescue.
Rear Gear is a decorative cover for your dog’s, cat’s (or ferret’s) um, anus. There, I…
The Peruvian Paso is said to be the smoothest riding horse in the world. They descended from the horses of the Spanish soldiers of fortune, the Conquistadors, during the 16th Century and the invasion of the Inca Empire (which includes what is now Peru).
Show off pictures of your pretty…
Not long after I graduated from college (about 10,000 years ago), I began dating a motor-cycle-driving, bad-boy “artist” (read: sketchy entrepreneur) in Boston. One night, as we stumbled home from an after-after party, he excitedly announced that he had procured a mattress earlier that day. Sweet,…
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has posted its most recent membership data on its website , revealing a number of interesting trends in animal health care.
The latest data shows that for the first time there are now more AVMA members than ever before — 80,825 —…
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has posted its most recent membership data on its website , revealing a number of interesting trends in animal health care.
The latest data shows that for the first time there are now more AVMA members than ever before — 80,825 —…