Economic crisis hits home with pet care providers. This is industry has traditionally been immune to economic woes. But it is pets who are the real victims.
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Pet Health Hit By Recession
Posted in pets, tagged cat, dog, pet, pet care, pet health insurance, vets face layoff on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pet Exercise Present
Posted in pets, tagged bird, cat, christmas, diabetes, dog, exercise, heart disease, holidays, horse, new year, pet, pet health on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas has passed, now get off the couch and spend some time with your pets getting the exercise you both need!
Vice President Chooses Dog
Posted in Pet loss, tagged Biden, dog, German Shepherd, new dog for white house staff, Obama, pet, president chooses dog, puppy, vice president chooses dog on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
New Puppy For White House Runner Up.
President Obama has been over shadowed with the vice president choosing a dog first.
Pet Prescription Over Charging Racket
Posted in pets, tagged cat, dog, overcharging for prescription, pet, pet medicine, vet on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The evidence suggests that vets are over charging for prescriptions. Many of the drugs prescribed by vets come direct from the same sources as drugs supplied to people. The difference is that vets can charge considerably higher prices.
Pets Are Not The Perfect Gift
Posted in pets, tagged cat, christmas gift, dog, giving a pet as a gift, holiday gift, pet, the right pet on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all love a cute little furball that is someone’s pride and joy. And we may be tempted to give someone else the pleasure of having their own special little bundle of joy.
However, just like babies, we might like to admire someone else’s pet, but not everyone wants the 24/7 responsibility of taking care of their own.
Reward Offered To All Pet Lovers
Posted in Pet loss, pets, tagged advertising, answer, bonus, cat, cheap, community, discount, dog, fish, forum, free prize, horse, kitty, membership, offer, pet, pet care, pet lovers, question, sale, special on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Pet Sitting – No Mistakes
Posted in pets, tagged animal care, bird, care for animal, cat, cat sitter, dog, dog sitter, fish, going away, hamster, horse, look after pet, pet, pet agency, pet sitter, pets on vacation, sitter, sitting agency on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you cannot source a pet sitter from among your immediate contacts then there are some simple precautions that you need to take, these include:
Pet Rights And Pet Fights
Posted in pets, tagged animal rights, cat, dog, pet, pet abandonment, pet law, pet neglect, pet rights on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If a lady can sue McDonalds because she spilt hot coffee on herself, and a de facto spouse can claim half a house, how long will it be before a pet has an equal right to a stake in a family estate.
Talking Cats
Posted in pets, tagged cat, cat care, cat noises, cat vocabulary, kitten, pet, talking cat on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cats certainly do have the ability to get most of what they want from their owners, and that is why it is often said that the cat rules the house and the humans are the servants.
What Pet Should I Get?
Posted in pets, tagged abandon pet, allergies, Anaconda, budget, budgie, cat, choose, dog, feline, goldfish, Great Dane, hamster, horse, labrador, pet, pet allergies, pet poem, Pit Bull, snowball, what pet should i get on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is there a possibility that you might be moving into the city, or into a home, before you pet dies? You might be required to abandon your pet – is that something you are prepared for?
One Treat Away From Doggy Diabetes
Posted in pets, tagged diabetes, dog, dog diabetes, dog food, dog weightloss, obese dog, over weight, overweight dog, pet, weight loss on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contrary to common belief, a fat dog is not a happy dog (even if it thinks it is happy). It is very easy to kill your dog with kindness by over-feeding it. Especially when everyone in the family likes to slip your pet the “occasional” titbit.
Rent a Pet – or Animal Pimping?
Posted in pets, tagged animal shelter, autism, cat, dog, dog grooming, dog renting, dog trainer, Flex Petz, pet, pet care, pet dumping, pet renting, rent a cat, rent a dog, rent a pet, renting animals on July 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Shocking – inhumane – cruel – negligent. All words used by angry objectors to describe this new phenomenon of renting a pet. Knee-jerk reaction – unfair – interfering. Comes the response from those in the burgeoning industry.
Prevent Terrorized Pets July 4th
Posted in pets, tagged 4th july, animal shelter, animal tranquilizer, cat, cat fear, dog, dog fear, dog tag, firework cat, firework pet, fireworks, fireworks dog, july 4, noise fear, pet, pet fear, pet noise, petrified, terror, thunder, what to do with pet on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you in an area that celebrates July 4th with fireworks remember your pets on this day. It is the most traumatic day for pets across America. Animal centres are bombarded with calls from people with missing pets, and with petrified animals that have run away from home.
Dogs Replacing Children.
Posted in pets, tagged baby food, chihuahua, children, dog, dog food, dog health, dogs, dwarf dogs, imperial dogs, inbreeding, increased life, lifestyle, miniature dog, pet, teacup dog on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So children are on the out (and perhaps spouses soon to follow), dogs are queuing up to take their place. It is not only the dogs who are reaping the rewards of this new trend, their owners are cashing in on health benefits.
Stop Your Dog from Chewing
Posted in pets, tagged ackerman's, aid, anxiety, anxious, botanical, buy, care, cat, chew, chewing, chinese, doc, dog, earth, environment, environmentally, excessive, formula, friendly, health, healthy, herbal, herbs, holistic, kitten, natural, nervous, order, pet, powder, products, puppy, stop, supplies, training, treatment, wholistic on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is only natural for dogs to want to chew.
It is a natural instinct, but they need to be trained what they can and can’t chew without causing problems.
Dog Food Shocking Revelations
Posted in pets, tagged dog, dog food, healthy, lies, pet, Pet food, toxin on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Shocking Truth About What Goes In To Dog Food…
It is WORSE than you thought !!
Choosing a cat
Posted in pets, tagged breed, breeds, cat, characteristics, choose, choosing, choosing a cat, pet on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Not only do you have to decide what type of color you prefer, but whether you want a male or a female cat and the associated characteristics that come with them.
Pet Food Scandal Compromise
Posted in pets, tagged cat, dog, pet, Pet Death, Pet food, pet food manufacturer, poison pet food, toxic pet food on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the biggest scandals in the pet industry has finally been settled.
200 year old dog?
Posted in pets, tagged dog, Guinness book of records, labrador, oldest dog, pet, record for dog, world record on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I’m convinced she is the oldest dog in the world”
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Pet Loss In The News- Stray observations on booming pet culture (The Japan Times)Pets are big business these days. Cat and dog cafes, animal accessory shops, dog hotels and even aesthetic salons for animals are easy to find. On weekends, in the large park near my house, I see people walking what appear to be entrants in a pedigree dog competition: dachshunds in mini-sweaters promenade alongside beribboned King Charles spaniels. Many a pe […]
- Owner of pet that died can't sue for emotional loss (Arizona Daily Star)PHOENIX — A pet may be man's best friend, but that doesn't entitle the owner to sue for emotional distress or loss of consortium as part of a claim against a veterinarian for malpractice, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
- Longtime Rancho Palos Verdes residents lose house, 8 cats to fire (Daily Breeze)A house fire that reportedly killed eight pet cats on Sunday also destroyed the home of longtime Portuguese Bend residents who are active in the eclectic, gated Rancho Palos Verdes community.
- Mother, 2 daughters homeless after Sydney fire (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)A young Cape Breton family has been left homeless after an accidental fire killed a pet and destroyed their Sydney home.
- Wardens Euthanize Woman's Pet Deer (KCRA 3 Sacramento)Less than a day before Christmas, a Los Molinos woman is mourning the loss of a deer that she kept as a pet.
- Frazzled feline? Stressed schnauzer? Maybe massage or aromatherapy will help (The Toledo Blade)FROM BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES The massage students worked diligently, following the instructor's cues to use compression, percussion, and finger-walking techniques as their subjects lay relaxed throughout the room. Suddenly, one of the clients leaped up with a great sense of urgency. She trotted away from her masseuse and sniffed her neighbor. So i […]
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