If your cat is due for a check up, there’s no better time to make an appointment than during “Take Your Cat to the Vet Week,” August 16-22.
The annual event was created in 2009 by Feline Pine after a survey revealed that fewer than 50% of cat owners took their cats to the vet unless they…
Cat – Pet – Recreation – Health – Animal
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A few weeks ago, following a flurry of pet-travel stories in the news, I asked readers to share their own “pet-is-my-copilot” experiences. Here’s one I’d like to pass along.
It’s a tale of three dogs and their harrowing trip from New Zealand to San Francisco. In the words of author Shana…
New Zealand – San Francisco – Oceania – Travel – Travelogues
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In response to the seven puppies that died in the cargo hold of an American Airlines jet earlier this month, Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) are drafting a joint letter to ask Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to review current…
Ray LaHood – American Airlines – Airline – United States Secretary of Transportation – United States
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We love our pets for their curious nature, but that same curiosity can often get them in to trouble. That’s why it’s up to us to keep potentially harmful substances out of paws’ reach.
Here are the five most common pet-poisoning emergencies, according to the Center for Animal Referral and…
Today, legislators made a clear statement that it’s not okay to deprive an animal of basic needs such as food, water or veterinary care.
The Senate gave bipartisan approval to Assembly Bill 2012, authored by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), which will increase the penalty for animal…
Animal rights – Ted Lieu – United States Senate – Veterinary medicine – United States
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While I’m generally a big fan of marsupials , opossums (sometimes incorrectly called “possums” here in the Western Hemisphere) are pretty far down on my list of favorites after kangaroos, wombats, wallabies and koalas (but definitely before moles).
Nevertheless, should I or any of you be…
Marsupial – Opossum – Possum – Western Hemisphere – Wombat
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The circus is coming to town but five Northern California animal outreach and rescue organizations (and at least one pet blogger) are hoping Bay Area residents will find their family entertainment elsewhere.
The Marin Humane Society, East Bay SPCA, Humane Society Silicon Valley and the…
Northern California – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Humane society – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus – San Francisco Bay Area
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I’ll admit to eating pork, but only on rare occasions for three main reasons: 1. My father had a pet pig when he was a kid; 2. Pigs are incredibly intelligent beings and have been touted as the smartest (and cleanest) domestic animals in the world; and, 3. I am a sucker for those cute, pink…
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Pets are considered bona fide family members, so it makes sense that more and more pet lovers are designing their homes with their furry friends in mind. And according to a recent New York Times article , people aren’t content to limit themselves to the usual (yawn) bowl-and-bed routine anymore….
Good faith – Cat – New York Times – Pet – Recreation
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