ABC NEWS/AP - Their fur caked with mud, pet dogs trot forlornly in rubble-filled streets along Japan’s devastated coastline, foraging for scraps and searching for owners. Luna, a six-year-old Beagle mix, is tied to a tree, barking for attention or sleeping in a cardboard box on a dirty cushion, two bowls of frozen water before her. Still she is one of the lucky ones. She has food. Passers-by pet and comfort her...more…
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Tragedy in Japan Leaving behind homeless pets.
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Nature’s Logic Celebrates 5 Years of Making 100% Natural Pet Food
Thursday, March 31st, 2011NEBRASKA – (MBB News) Nature’s Logic, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is celebrating five years of making high-quality, 100% natural foods for dogs and cats. Since 2006, the company has introduced canned, dry, and raw formulas, all without chemically-synthesized vitamins or minerals. Over the years, Nature’s Logic has expanded the selection of protein choices, now offering chicken, lamb, duck, venison, beef, rabbit, salmon, and our newest flavor, sardine...more…
The Loudest PURRRRRING Cat!
Thursday, March 31st, 2011ENGLAND (RR-AP) Smokey, a gray and white tabby cat, prepares to receive a treat from owner Ruth Adams, in Northampton , England. A British community college says it has recorded Smokey, whose lawnmower-like purr hit 73 decibels, 16 times louder than the average feline. The recording has been submitted to the Guinness World Records….more
Sleep With Your Pet? You could catch deadly disease!
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011MSNBC - Sleeping with and “kissing” your animals on their little pet lips puts you at risk for some serious medical problems — even when those pusses and pooches are seemingly healthy, according to “Zoonoses in the Bedroom,” a study published in the February issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases…more…
Iowa Man Contracts Racoon Roundworm
Friday, January 7th, 2011Examiner.com – Though he may never know exactly how he contracted it, John Matthews of Cedar Rapids knew something was terribly wrong with his left eye; dark spots appeared in his vision and things appeared hazy like looking through a muddy lens…more…
Michigan City decides against Pit Bull Ban
Friday, January 7th, 2011DEARBORN (Southgate, MI) (Press & Guide)– Facing a mobilized and well-organized opposition, city officials announced that a plan to ban pit bull terriers is off the table. Instead, current dog control codes will be overhauled to a two-tier system that will have more teeth and come with tougher enforcement. The new classification for nuisance dogs is “dangerous,” and adds to the existing “vicious dog” classification…
Horse Virus Found on Farmington NY racetrack.
Friday, January 7th, 2011Farmington, N.Y. (Messenger Post) — A barn housing several dozen horses at Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track is under quarantine as state officials investigate an illness that caused the death of a horse that had been at the track….more…
Blackbirds that fell in AK. died of blunt trauma!
Monday, January 3rd, 2011(MSNBC) BEEBE, Ark. — Preliminary autopsies on 17 of the up to 5,000 blackbirds that fell on this town indicate they died of blunt trauma to their organs, the state’s top veterinarian told NBC News on Monday. Their stomachs were empty, which rules out poison, Dr. George Badley said, and they died in midair, not on impact with the ground. That evidence, and the fact that the red-winged blackbirds fly in close flocks, suggests they suffered some massive midair collision, he added. That lends weight to theories… More…
11 Startling Myths About Pets Explained
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010MSNBC – (Petwave) – Regardless of whether you own a pet that barks or purrs, you still have probably heard a myth or two about them. Here are some truths, facts and falsehoods about the top 11 most common myths about dogs and cats…more…
When You Die Will You Make Your Pet Follow?
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010MSNBC - We’ve all heard of people who love their pets too much. But what about loving your pet to death? Such was the case with Tom Tom, a healthy 2-year-old Yorkshire terrier who was euthanized and laid to rest last March after its late owner, Donald Ellis, left explicit instructions that his beloved Yorkie be put down and buried with him. While startling, it wasn’t an anomaly. Tom Tom isn’t the only pet to find his days numbered after an owner shuffles off this mortal coil…more…
Lyme disease rates up among pets in PA. Humans also at risk.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Millie was a 16-month-old spayed Bernese mountain dog who bounded into the veterinary examination room and greeted our staff with her wagging tail and bubbly personality. Her coat was sleek, her eyes were bright and her physical examination was normal. She tested negative for internal parasites and was at her ideal weight. She was in perfect health — or so we thought…more…
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10317/1102863-51.stm
Carniverous ‘monster’ fish had fist-sized teeth
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010(DISCOVERY NEWS & MSNBC) – The world’s largest lungfish tooth was recently unveiled at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. The tooth belonged to a carnivorous “monster” of a fish that…more…
Afghanistan Hero Dog Accidentally Euthanized
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010ARIZONA (MSNBC) – A hero dog named Target, credited with saving a soldier’s life in Afghanistan, was accidentally euthanized at an animal shelter. KPNX’s Kevin Kennedy reports…more…
Miniature guide horse opens doors for blind student
Monday, November 15th, 2010OUTSTANDING STORY!
MSNBC – For Mona Ramouni, who’s blind, using a guide dog was just not possible. From an observant Muslim family, Ramouni’s parents objected to having a dog in the house…more…
Young children most vulnerable to dog bites from a family pet when left alone, study finds.
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010LOS ANGELES TIMES - Children may be most vulnerable to dog bites when they’re left alone, a new study finds, and the guilty party may most often be the family dog. Researchers from the University of Colorado, Denver looked at data on 537 children up to age 18 who were treated at Children’s Hospital in Denver for dog bites to the face from 2003 to 2008…more…