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January 31, 2008

Pet shelter wants $1 million makeover (Denver Post) It's a (Cat News)


Pet shelter wants $1 million makeover (Denver Post)
It's a national contest and one that all the MaxFund dogs and cats would like you to enter.

Fire destroys Lemay home; owner, children not hurt (Southwest County Journal)
A mother, her two young children and two pet cats escaped injury last week when an afternoon fire destroyed their Lemay home.

Posted by News Editor at 08:55 AM |

January 30, 2008

Pet vaccination clinic to bring Lots of Love (The Colony (Cat News)


Pet vaccination clinic to bring Lots of Love (The Colony Courier-Leader)
Texas Coalition for Animal Protection and The Colony Animal Control Shelter are teaming up to bring affordable pet vaccinations to the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at the shelter, 4720 E. Lake Highlands.

Agility contests for cats? It's purr for the course (USA Today)
They work their way through a daunting course of tunnels, jumping and weaving through poles. All on cue. Sort of. These animal athletes are cats, doing their owners' bidding more or less in competitions patterned after canine agility contests.

L.A. Considers Pet Sterilization Ordinance (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
Most dogs and cats in the city of Los Angeles would have to be spayed or neutered by four months of age under a proposal approved Monday by a City Council committee. The proposed ordinance is intended to reduce the number of animals in the city's shelters and decrease the rate of euthanasia, which costs the city about $2 million a year.

Posted by News Editor at 10:25 AM |

January 29, 2008

Avoid those big vet bills (Ararat Advertiser) New policies allow (Cat News)


Avoid those big vet bills (Ararat Advertiser)
New policies allow Australians to take health insurance cover for their pets. For many pet owners, an injured or sick animal is a burden on a stretched budget. Two Australian health-care providers, Manchester Unity and HCF, are offering insurance policies for cats and dogs.

Posted by News Editor at 01:20 PM |

January 28, 2008

February is National Pet Dental Health Month (PR Newswire via (Cat News)


February is National Pet Dental Health Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Many pet owners spend time walking and grooming their pets but may not think about brushing their pets' teeth.

Posted by News Editor at 05:45 PM |

January 27, 2008

Portable Pet Groomers bring the salon to you (OnMilwaukee.com) The (Cat News)


Portable Pet Groomers bring the salon to you (OnMilwaukee.com)
The Koenings have started a mobile pet grooming service called Portable Pet Groomers that brings a trained and certified grooming specialist to the pet's home, rather than the other way around.

New state law on pet shops imposes stricter standards of care (Ventura County Star)
Unlike other parts of the state, Ventura County does not have pervasive problems with pet stores, according to Ventura County Animal Regulation Director Kathy Jenks. "We don't have dozens or hundreds of pet shops that sell imported puppies or kittens that come from puppy mills," she said. "We're really lucky."

Posted by News Editor at 06:05 PM |

January 26, 2008

Pet contest is now a horse race (The News & (Cat News)


Pet contest is now a horse race (The News & Observer)
Yesterday, around noon, I kept checking the Adorable Pet Contest voting. Only 15 pets could make it into the final round of voting, which starts Monday, and we had two cats and two dogs duking it out for the final slot.

Orphan Pet Oasis prepares dogs, cats for new homes (The Desert Sun)
Malinda Bustos is in the business of saving animals.

Posted by News Editor at 07:05 PM |

January 25, 2008

The pet rat that won people over (The Acorn) This (Cat News)


The pet rat that won people over (The Acorn)
This is a story about our pet rat named Kisses. People may think the term "pet rat" is an oxymoron. How can a creature with such an "ugly tail" that is considered a common vermin be a family pet? I am the first to admit that while I think of myself as a great animal lover, the initial idea of owning a pet rat was not something I was too excited about.

Posted by News Editor at 09:50 PM |

January 24, 2008

The pet rat that won people over (The Acorn) This (Cat News)


The pet rat that won people over (The Acorn)
This is a story about our pet rat named Kisses. People may think the term "pet rat" is an oxymoron. How can a creature with such an "ugly tail" that is considered a common vermin be a family pet? I am the first to admit that while I think of myself as a great animal lover, the initial idea of owning a pet rat was not something I was too excited about.

Humane society to hold pet adoption in Florence (Florence Morning News)
The Florence Area Humane Society will have a pet adoption from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ashley Furniture Homestore in Florence. The society expects to have kittens, puppies and a few cats and dogs available for the event.

Posted by News Editor at 11:55 PM |

House fire kills six cats (County Press) Three long-time Dryden (Cat News)


House fire kills six cats (County Press)
Three long-time Dryden Township family members are displaced following an early morning Monday fire that killed six of their pet cats. Dryden Township firefighters were called to a farmhouse owned by the Kaminski family on Rochester Road about 6:48 a.m.

Posted by News Editor at 03:00 AM |

January 23, 2008

Waco City Council members discussing pet micro-chip ordinance (KCEN-TV Temple) (Cat News)


Waco City Council members discussing pet micro-chip ordinance (KCEN-TV Temple)
Updated: Jan 22, 2008 7:34pm Finding a lost pet may soon be a lot easier in Waco that's because city officials are looking to mandate micro-chipping all pets.

Pet Project: These Siamese are sure to charm (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)
Those rascals Si and Am, featured in the classic Disney film "Lady and the Tramp," have been charming folks for years. Pet lovers just can't seem to resist when the felines sing: "We are Siamese, if you please/We are Siamese if you don't please." It doesn't matter if the mischievous movie cats have big egos.

150 houses for 'green belt' but pet cats banned (The New Zealand Herald)
A developer has won resource consent to build 150 houses in the "green belt" that stops urban Auckland pushing further north, promising to ban cats and create public access to its remote coastal fringes.

Posted by News Editor at 03:10 AM |

January 22, 2008

Animal rescue to have pet adoption in Florence (Florence Morning (Cat News)


Animal rescue to have pet adoption in Florence (Florence Morning News)
The Home Away From Home Rescue will have a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Books-A-Million in Florence. A variety of dogs, puppies, cats and many kittens will be available. The animals will have been recently bathed, and each adopted dog will be go home with a collar and leash and will be supplied with a bag of food.

VETERINARIAN'S COLUMN: New Year resolutions for pet nutrition and weight loss (The Meadville Tribune)
By Conneaut Lake Veterinary Hospital, Inc. The average amount of weight that the average American packs on during the holidays between Thanksgiving and Christmas is seven pounds! Have you resolved to shed these additional pounds yet? Could your pet stand to loss a couple of pounds with you?

Pet owners leave dogs & cats in shelter drop off cages (22 WSBT South Bend)
ELKHART CO. In this extreme cold, some people are deciding they can't or don't want to take care of their pets anymore. That means local animal shelters are filling up quickly. At the Humane Society of Elkhart County, 4 cats and 4 dogs were dropped off overnight.

Posted by News Editor at 06:00 AM |

January 21, 2008

Shelter from the cold: Local experts, officials remind pet owners (Cat News)


Shelter from the cold: Local experts, officials remind pet owners not to forget about their furry friends (Muscatine Journal)
MUSCATINE, Iowa As the mercury heads below zero this weekend, pet owners shouldn t forget about their furry friends outside.

PET BRIEFS (The Wichita Eagle)
Wichita Cat Show seeks entries of household pets Cats need not be purebreds to compete in the Wichita Cat Fancy winter show Feb. 2 and 3 at the Cotillion. People are urged to enter their nonregistered cats in the show's household pet division, a category that celebrates the beauty of the everyday cat. Cats must be at least 4 months old, spayed or neutered if older than 8 months, current ...

Posted by News Editor at 06:55 AM |

January 20, 2008

Shelter from the cold: Local experts, officials remind pet owners (Cat News)


Shelter from the cold: Local experts, officials remind pet owners not to forget about their furry friends (Muscatine Journal)
MUSCATINE, Iowa As the mercury heads below zero this weekend, pet owners shouldn t forget about their furry friends outside.

Pet insurance gaining popularity in employee benefit packages (The Wichita Eagle)
At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past six years. About 15 percent of Veterinary Pet Insurance's policies, or about 50,000, now come from its corporate accounts. The growth of this ...

Missing dog's owner hires pet detective to help her find hound (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Bonnie Hale has heard the "Ace Ventura" remarks over and over. But animal lovers who call the St. Louis, Mo., pet detective aren't laughing. Hale's a certified missing animal response technician; she and her 6-year-old Australian shepherd Murphy hunt lost dogs and cats like other search-and-rescue workers look for missing humans.

Posted by News Editor at 09:00 AM |

January 19, 2008

Taking good pet photos requires a patient hand Photographers offer (Cat News)


Taking good pet photos requires a patient hand Photographers offer tips for capturing animals in their best light (The Wichita Eagle)
ow that you've finally figured out how to use that digital camera, it's time to move on to another challenge -- taking photos of the family pet. They tend to resist posing, they hate flashes, and they don't care whether you get a good shot. But that doesn't mean you should quit trying. Two pet photographers -- Atlanta's Jeannie Bartow Hartman and New York-based Jim Dratfield, who is working ...

PET BRIEFS (The Wichita Eagle)
Wichita Cat Show seeks entries of household pets Cats need not be purebreds to compete in the Wichita Cat Fancy winter show Feb. 2 and 3 at the Cotillion. People are urged to enter their nonregistered cats in the show's household pet division, a category that celebrates the beauty of the everyday cat. Cats must be at least 4 months old, spayed or neutered if older than 8 months, current ...

Posted by News Editor at 10:55 AM |

January 18, 2008

Business of life: Owners buy pet insurance (El Paso Times) (Cat News)


Business of life: Owners buy pet insurance (El Paso Times)
NEW YORK -- At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past six years.

Missing dog's owner hires pet detective to help her find hound (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Bonnie Hale has heard the "Ace Ventura" remarks over and over. But animal lovers who call the St. Louis, Mo., pet detective aren't laughing.

Posted by News Editor at 11:10 AM |

January 17, 2008

My pet tiger's just a pussy cat at heart (Belfast (Cat News)


My pet tiger's just a pussy cat at heart (Belfast Telegraph)
Her teeth are razor sharp and just one swipe of her paw could kill you - but Co Antrim man Norman Elder claims his pet tiger is just a pussy cat at heart.

Pet carnival in Coimbatore has 2000 animals on show (New Kerala)
Coimbatore, Jan 17 : A pet carnival with some rare species of animals attracted a large number of people on Tuesday in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

Cremation, burial services offer closure, peace with loss of pet (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
Finding peace with pets' loss With five cats and a small dog running around her home, Brandy Garcia certainly isn't devoid of pets to care for.

Posted by News Editor at 03:25 PM |

January 16, 2008

Pet Insurance Grows As Employee Benefit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cat News)


Pet Insurance Grows As Employee Benefit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit.

How to Tighten Your Pet Policy Humanely (Washington Post)
Q. Is it legally binding to state in a lease that an existing pet is allowed but that no more are permitted and that when the pet dies, it can't be replaced? I am buying a duplex, and one tenant has two cats and a bird. I have seen the damage cats can do when they stop using the litter box. I wan...

Posted by News Editor at 08:20 PM |

January 15, 2008

How to Tighten Your Pet Policy Humanely (Washington Post) Q. (Cat News)


How to Tighten Your Pet Policy Humanely (Washington Post)
Q. Is it legally binding to state in a lease that an existing pet is allowed but that no more are permitted and that when the pet dies, it can't be replaced? I am buying a duplex, and one tenant has two cats and a bird. I have seen the damage cats can do when they stop using the litter box. I wan...

"Art for Animals", Brooke Trace Gallery Hosts Fundraiser for Abandoned Pet Rescue Featuring Body Painters, Live Rock ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Brooke Trace Gallery will host "Art for Animals", the final Floranada Gallery Event supporting Abandoned Pet Rescue. Body Painters & Rockers, artists, come together for an incredible display of talent. The event takes place at Jan. 25, 2008 from 6 pm-midnight, 1098 NE Floranada Road, 45th Street.

Veterinary Pet Insurance Reveals Most Expensive Pet Conditions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
With pets, it's wise to expect the unexpected, but should the unexpected occur, forget about buying that new flat screen television. Veterinary Pet Insurance , the nation's oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, recently analyzed medical claims submitted in 2007 to find the most expensive insured conditions commonly suffered by dogs and cats.

Posted by News Editor at 08:20 PM |

30 years of kindness to kitties in Victor (Rochester Democrat (Cat News)


30 years of kindness to kitties in Victor (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Pet Pride in Victor provides a friendly shelter for cats that need a new home.

Posted by News Editor at 12:25 AM |

January 14, 2008

Cost Is No Object When It Comes to Your Pet (Cat News)


Cost Is No Object When It Comes to Your Pet (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Looking for a growth industry? Look no further than pet products and services.

Major headway seen in control of stray cats (Gulf Times)
THE Doha Municipality s trap-neuter-return (TNR) programme has treated about 12,000 cats so far and is going strong, Gulf Times was told.

Posted by News Editor at 02:05 AM |

January 13, 2008

Dogs welcome at pet boutique (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Pets and (Cat News)


Dogs welcome at pet boutique (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Pets and the people who love them should feel right at home at Hounds Around Town, 330 E. Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay. Opened in late July by Lisa Peterson, the spacious shop describes itself as a pet boutique, with items that ser...

Posted by News Editor at 03:25 AM |

January 12, 2008

Neuter, spay rebate offered for cats and dogs (Florence Morning (Cat News)


Neuter, spay rebate offered for cats and dogs (Florence Morning News)
Humane Society of Marion County, a local non-profit group, has offered help for both cats and dogs since October 2001.

Posted by News Editor at 06:15 AM |

January 11, 2008

Getting good pet photos can be a snap even if (Cat News)


Getting good pet photos can be a snap even if kitty's camera-shy (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By SANDRA ECKSTEIN Now that you've finally figured out how to use that digital camera, it's time to move on to another challenge -- taking photos of the family pet. They tend to resist posing, they hate flashes and they don't care whether you get a good shot. But that doesn't mean you should quit trying. To help out, we talked to two pet photographers, Atlanta's Jeannie Bartow Hartman and ...

Pet Tales: Sweep pets' fleas away, Ohio State study says (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bugged by fleas? They can be found on cats and dogs in the nicest neighborhoods. Fleas feast even on house cats. ...

Posted by News Editor at 08:15 AM |

January 10, 2008

Have some wine and buy some pet stuff (The Kansas (Cat News)


Have some wine and buy some pet stuff (The Kansas City Star)
Tupperware parties have gone to the dogs. With pet owners demanding increasingly elaborate goods and services for their animals, one of the latest strategies in the $40.8 billion pet industry is taking its cue from Tupperware: displaying the products in living rooms and inviting friends over to check them out.

Pet Over-Population in Pocatello (KPVI 6 Pocatello)
A local animal shelter says they have seen an increase in pet over-population in the past few days and are urging owners to be more responsible by getting their pets spayed or neutered.

Heartland Pet Welfare Helps Give Cats New Homes (The Prairie Advocate)
Heartland Pet Welfare Inc., located at 2720 Wacker Road in Savanna, Illinois, is a no-kill organization that takes in homeless cats in hopes of giving them a new home with a loving owner.

Posted by News Editor at 10:00 AM |

January 09, 2008

Local Foundation Seeks Perfect Pet Companions (KBTX 3 Bryan/College Station) (Cat News)


Local Foundation Seeks Perfect Pet Companions (KBTX 3 Bryan/College Station)
Some cats and dogs are ready to put on a new leash on life thanks to the Woodstock Animal Foundation of Texas. On Saturday, the group hosted its annual weekly pet adoption clinic at Petco.

Posted by News Editor at 12:10 PM |

January 08, 2008

Pet Tales: Meet Gizmo the yowling guad and CeeCee the (Cat News)


Pet Tales: Meet Gizmo the yowling guad and CeeCee the canned cat (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
My cats Gizmo and Boo are a constant entertainment. Gizmo is twice Boo s size and loves to practice stalking and pouncing on poor little Boo s head. For the most part, Boo tolerates this activity but usually ends up whacking him a couple of times and then running for her life. Other times, I ll sit and watch them bathe each other with loving care. Gizmo seems to think he is the protector of Boo ...

Winter safety for your pet (Lake County News Sun)
Winter weather can be tough on pets as well as people. The Lake County Health Department offers some tips on how to help keep your pet safe and healthy this winter.

Family Wants To Keep Pet Pig Although Animal Banned In Morganton (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
MORGANTON, N.C. -- A Morganton couple is fighting to keep their pet from being kicked out of the city. Tim Robinson and Morgan Jeter live on North Green Street with their dog and 1-year-old pot-bellied pig.

Posted by News Editor at 12:10 PM |

January 07, 2008

Broward's pet of the week (Miami Herald) Dixie, a 6-month-old (Cat News)


Broward's pet of the week (Miami Herald)
Dixie, a 6-month-old Siberian husky, was purchased from a pet store and given to someone as a surprise. Unfortunately, the surprise didn't go over well, and Dixie ended up at the Humane Society. She likes other dogs and people of all ages, and needs someone to be a friend and teacher.

Posted by News Editor at 03:30 PM |

January 06, 2008

Pet Food Settlement: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse) 2007 (Cat News)


Pet Food Settlement: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
2007 seemed to be the year of pet food recalls. Many of us were forced to change what we were feeding our dogs and cats after more than 100 popular...

Pet rites grow business (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
At a facility tucked into a Carmel, Ind., shopping center, pet owners find urns to store their deceased animals' ashes and a chapel to say their last goodbyes.

Posted by News Editor at 08:05 PM |

January 05, 2008

Pet Food Settlement: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse) 2007 (Cat News)


Pet Food Settlement: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
2007 seemed to be the year of pet food recalls. Many of us were forced to change what we were feeding our dogs and cats after more than 100 popular...

Pet loss center eases grief (Daily Courier)
Kathy Lighthall jokingly refers to herself as an "over-the-edge animal lover." The owner of three dogs and four cats, the Scottdale woman also knows the grief of losing a pet. Over 20 years, she's had to euthanize 15 pets.

Posted by News Editor at 09:05 PM |

Animal Shelters & Vets React To N. Las Vegas Pet (Cat News)


Animal Shelters & Vets React To N. Las Vegas Pet Law (KTNV Las Vegas)
The North Las Vegas City Council just passed an ordinance requiring spay and neutering on all cats and dogs by the time they are 4 months old. The ordinance is getting reaction.

Pet owners get family allowance (Daily Telegraph)
HOPING to send the message that pets are life-long partners not disposable accessories, a Japanese maker of medicines for animals has begun giving its employees who own dogs or cats a monthly "family allowance" for their pets.

Pet Food Settlement: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
2007 seemed to be the year of pet food recalls. Many of us were forced to change what we were feeding our dogs and cats after more than 100 popular...

Posted by News Editor at 01:20 AM |

January 04, 2008

Singapore hospitals may get first robotic seals as pet therapy (Cat News)


Singapore hospitals may get first robotic seals as pet therapy (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE: You ve heard of pet therapy where dogs and cats are brought to hospitals and nursing homes to cheer the sick or elderly.

Posted by News Editor at 05:30 AM |

January 03, 2008

Free spaying, neutering set for cats (The Palm Beach Post) (Cat News)


Free spaying, neutering set for cats (The Palm Beach Post)
Nearly two dozen local veterinarians will spend 24 hours this weekend spaying and neutering 400 cats in an effort to curb the number of unwanted kittens born in Palm Beach County this year.

Company Releases Powerful, New Pet Owner Education Software for Veterinarians (Centre Daily Times)
Pet owners bring their beloved dogs and cats to veterinarians everyday for routine care or more advanced procedures. The veterinary market is growing increasingly competitive and pet owners are spending more and more money each year on their furry family members. Veterinarians are always looking for new ways to provide the highest level of care and education to their clients and patients. We ...

Posted by News Editor at 07:55 AM |

January 02, 2008

New pet in 2008? (WIS News 10 Columbia) WEST COLUMBIA, (Cat News)


New pet in 2008? (WIS News 10 Columbia)
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Open your hearts and your home to a new pet in 2008. That's the message of pet adoption businesses. The new year is an important time for animals. Many are adopted and given as gifts during the holidays, but others aren't so fortunate.

Posted by News Editor at 08:35 AM |

January 01, 2008

Delray homeowners group wants resident to stop feeding stray cats (Cat News)


Delray homeowners group wants resident to stop feeding stray cats (The Palm Beach Post)
A suburban Delray Beach homeowners' association has asked a judge to make a resident get rid of one of her pet cats and stop feeding strays. The Bel Air Homeowners Association filed the suit Dec. 20 in Palm Beach Circuit Court against Tiffany Tally Swepeniser.

Posted by News Editor at 11:00 AM |

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