Archive for July, 2010
There’s never been a better time to adopt a furry family member. Come out this weekend to 250 Florida Street to help the San Francisco SPCA meet its goal of finding new, happy homes for AT LEAST 72 animals in 72 hours, beginning today, July 30 through Sunday, August 1.
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San Francisco SPCA – Adoption – United States – Home – Family
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In lieu of breed of the week, I am dedicating today’s post to the calico cat , which, contrary to popular belief, is not a specific breed at all. Instead the name references the uniquely tri-colored patterned coats that these cats possess.
Show off your patchworked pretties here in our new …
Cat – Pet – Recreation – Tortoiseshell cat – Felinae
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I usually keep my posts about new pet legislation rulings limited to what’s happening here in the Golden State. But since I spent some of my formative years growing up in Michigan and am still, in many ways, a Midwestern gal at heart, this story caught my eye…
Imagine having a family pet…
Michigan – Golden State – United States – House – Midwestern United States
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Some pet owners are content to check their furry friends into a kennel or hire a pet sitter when they take to the friendly skies, while others can’t bear to leave them behind. If you fall into the latter camp, you you already know there’s a lot to consider when flying with a pet.
To help us…
Pet – United States – Recreation – Pet sitting – Travel
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Architects originally dogged the idea of adding a pet rest area to the design of the $383 million Terminal 2 — a
14-gate expansion for domestic flights that’s currently under construction — simply because of space limitations.
But while reevaluating the two existing animal…
San Francisco International Airport – Rest area – Construction – Pets – Recreation
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The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a low-riding, sturdy and intelligent herding breed said to have originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. These extremely obedient dogs are highly trainable and rank #11 in Stanley Coren’s The Intelligence of Dogs .
Share your cutest Corgi candids here in our…
Pembroke Welsh Corgi – Stanley Coren – Intelligence of Dogs – Wales – Pembrokeshire
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A trio of Bay Area rabbit rescue groups, the House Rabbit Society , the Rabbit Haven and Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary , recently teamed up to rescue more than 100 baby bunnies from a hoarder in Pittsburg, California.
The problem reportedly began about a year ago when a woman thought she…
Rabbit – Pet – Recreation – House Rabbit Society – Rescues and Shelters
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A trio of Bay Area rabbit rescue groups, the House Rabbit Society, the Rabbit Haven and Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, recently teamed up to rescue more than 100 baby bunnies from a hoarder in Pittsburg, California.
The problem reportedly began about a year ago when a woman thought she had…
Rabbit – Pet – Recreation – House Rabbit Society – Rescues and Shelters
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Over the past few months, we have all witnessed a stream of heartbreaking images of birds, turtles, fish and other Gulf Coast wildlife covered in oil. But some family pets are also becoming unlikely victims of the spill.
The economic impact of the oil disaster is forcing some families to give up…
Oil spill – Gulf Coast – Fish – Environment – Gulf Coast of the United States
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An estimated 500,000 pets are affected annually by devastating house fires, but you might be surprised to learn that every year nearly 1,000 fires are accidentally started by curious cats and dexterous dogs, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Chris and Kay Wardlow of…
Oklahoma – Dog – United States – Kay Wardlow – Recreation
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