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April 30, 2008

Pet adopt-a-thon this weekend (Cullman Times) By Trent Mooretrentm@cullmantimes.comCats and (Cat News)


Pet adopt-a-thon this weekend (Cullman Times)
By Trent Mooretrentm@cullmantimes.comCats and dogs will be up for adoption all over Cullman this weekend thanks to a pet adopt-a-thon being sponsored by the Cullman County Animal Shelter and the Friends of Cullman Animal Shelter (FOCAS).

Animals, birds and fish perish in pet shop fire (The Star)
MUAR : Dogs, cats, rabbits, ornamental fish and birds, including exotic parrot species perished when fire razed a pet shop here.

Posted by News Editor at 12:35 PM |

April 29, 2008

Of snakes, cats and bug-eyed fish (Concord Monitor) I'm looking (Cat News)


Of snakes, cats and bug-eyed fish (Concord Monitor)
I'm looking for a pet, a companion who will appreciate a good home.So far, no luck. When you're allergic to cats, and a busy work schedule makes it hard to have a dog, and your betta fish takes you for granted, finding the perfect pet is difficult.

Exotic pet owners say they're just like dog and cat lovers (Post-Bulletin)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ask exotic-pet owners why they opted for pythons or tarantulas and you get ... well, pretty much the same responses you'd expect from folks with more traditional pets

Proposed changes to Dallas pet laws (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
No more than a total of six dogs and cats per household.

Posted by News Editor at 02:45 PM |

April 28, 2008

Pet Sterilization Is Now The L.A. Law (CBS News) It's (Cat News)


Pet Sterilization Is Now The L.A. Law (CBS News)
It's now the law, pet owners who live in Los Angeles must have their dogs and cats sterilized by the time the animals are 4 months old. The ordinance, signed Tuesday by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, takes effect Oct. 1.

Posted by News Editor at 05:50 PM |

April 27, 2008

For city's feral cats, a blanket of kindness (Chicago Tribune) (Cat News)


For city's feral cats, a blanket of kindness (Chicago Tribune)
J ill Adams discovered a tiny colony of Chicago's half-million feral cats last summer on a walk in a Hyde Park alley with Mr. Bojangles, her Welsh terrier. She hurried home to her studio apartment and came back to the alley with food.

Pet of the Week (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Kaylee, a female British Shorthair with dilute tortoiseshell markings, is Pet of the Week.

Posted by News Editor at 06:45 PM |

April 26, 2008

Pet Sterilization Is Now The L.A. Law (CBS News) It's (Cat News)


Pet Sterilization Is Now The L.A. Law (CBS News)
It's now the law, pet owners who live in Los Angeles must have their dogs and cats sterilized by the time the animals are 4 months old. The ordinance, signed Tuesday by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, takes effect Oct. 1.

Rare hybrid cats can reach 20 pounds (Moldova.org)
A California pet dealer has begun selling Ashera cats, a breed created by mixing domestic cats, Asian leopard cats and African servals, for $22,000 to $130,000.Lifestyle Pets said it has sold more than 200 of the animals, which can weigh as much as 20 pounds, The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif., reported Wednesday.There was a demand for a cat like this, so we decided to produce the best ...

Posted by News Editor at 11:30 PM |

Rare hybrid cats can reach 20 pounds (UPI) A California (Cat News)


Rare hybrid cats can reach 20 pounds (UPI)
A California pet dealer has begun selling Ashera cats, a breed created by mixing domestic cats, Asian leopard cats and African servals, for $22,000 to $130,000.

Animal Control Changes Upset Dallas Pet Owners (CBS 11 Dallas/Fort Worth)
Dallas pet owners are flooding city hall with complaints. They say some rumored changes to the city's animal control ordinance are too restrictive.

Help to control north county's feral cats (Everett Herald)
STANWOOD -- An animal adoption group in north Snohomish County is strengthening its efforts to control the growing problem of feral cats.

Posted by News Editor at 12:25 AM |

April 25, 2008

Newfane officials clash over Olcott cats (The Buffalo News) NEWFANE (Cat News)


Newfane officials clash over Olcott cats (The Buffalo News)
NEWFANE Several residents of other communities vowed Wednesday never to visit Olcott again because of a move by town officials to shut down a shelter for stray cats on town property.

Posted by News Editor at 12:35 AM |

April 24, 2008

Front Page (Howell Tri Town News) Clinics offer procedures for (Cat News)


Front Page (Howell Tri Town News)
Clinics offer procedures for pets Pet lovers can help control the overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats by having their animals spayed or neutered.

Rare hybrid cats can reach 20 pounds (UPI)
A California pet dealer has begun selling Ashera cats, a breed created by mixing domestic cats, Asian leopard cats and African servals, for $22,000 to $130,000.

Posted by News Editor at 01:15 AM |

April 23, 2008

Pet Brief (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5) Cats and dogs can (Cat News)


Pet Brief (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)
Cats and dogs can be spayed and neutered free or at low cost at the Spay-Neuter Assistance Program's clinics.

Posted by News Editor at 04:30 AM |

April 22, 2008

Pet Tales: Baths are the cat s yowl (The San Luis (Cat News)


Pet Tales: Baths are the cat s yowl (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Because the weather was so nice last weekend, I decided to give my kitties a bath. They re indoor cats, but they hadn t been bathed in a couple of years and they re both shedding like crazy, plus poor Boo had dandruff. I decided to bathe Boo first. She really was good considering she is a cat and hates water. For the most part, she just sat, giving me an Oh-I-hate-you look and then she ...

Pet-Togethers Gives "The Natural Vet" Dr. Shawn Messonnier "Git Ander Award" (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
National companion pet wellness company honors Dr. Shawn for outstanding charitable work and holistic veterinary practices.

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Posted by News Editor at 05:35 AM |

April 21, 2008

Cutting The Stray Pet Population (Highlands Today) SEBRING The (Cat News)


Cutting The Stray Pet Population (Highlands Today)
SEBRING The most positive change in the 45-year history of the Humane Society of Highlands County will be launched tomorrow morning, according to Barbara Shrewsbury, president of the group's board of directors. In a year, this no-kill-for-space shelter adopts out between 900 to 1,000 dogs and puppies, cats and kittens. From now on, each pet adopted from the humane society will be spayed or ...

House-pet health (Times Herald)
WALES TWP. -- Golden retrievers mingled with Chihuahuas, shih tzus and calico cats on Saturday outside the community center building at Goodells County Park.

Posted by News Editor at 06:14 AM |

April 20, 2008

Cabot Animal Shelter Holds Emergency Pet Adoption Day (KTHV Little (Cat News)


Cabot Animal Shelter Holds Emergency Pet Adoption Day (KTHV Little Rock)
Earlier this week we told you about the over run Cabot Animal Shelter, well Saturday they held their emergency adoption day. From 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens found new homes.

Carcasses of 70 Dogs, 2 Cats Found Piled in Woods (Washington Post)
A man looking for wild mushrooms in a wooded area of Frederick County this week found the carcasses of more than 70 dogs and two cats in a pile on private property near the Potomac River, authorities said yesterday.

Posted by News Editor at 01:45 AM |

April 19, 2008

Carcasses of 70 Dogs, 2 Cats Found Piled in Woods (Cat News)


Carcasses of 70 Dogs, 2 Cats Found Piled in Woods (Washington Post)
A man looking for wild mushrooms in a wooded area of Frederick County this week found the carcasses of more than 70 dogs and two cats in a pile on private property near the Potomac River, authorities said yesterday.

Pet Owners Say Animals Knew Of Quake Before It Hit (CBS 2 Chicago)
Friday morning's earthquake was the talk of the town by night among some pet owners, but not so much because of the quake itself. Instead they were talking about their pets unusual behaviors just before and during the earthquake. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Posted by News Editor at 06:35 AM |

April 18, 2008

Big pet adoption event Friday in downtown Tampa (WTSP - (Cat News)


Big pet adoption event Friday in downtown Tampa (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Hillsborough Animal Services and The Humane Society of Tampa Bay will have dozens of cats, dogs, kittens and puppies at Gaslight Square Park, all looking for a good home.

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Posted by News Editor at 10:00 AM |

April 16, 2008

Mass pet grave (WCBD-TV Charleston) To watch video online please (Cat News)


Mass pet grave (WCBD-TV Charleston)
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Neighbors of a Florida animal shelter are upset over a mass pet grave on the shelter's property.

Calling All Fat Cats (and Dogs): Halo, Purely for Pets Helps Owners Tackle Pet Obesity With a Line of Holistic Pet ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
America loves its pets -- and wobbly, fat cats and dogs are no exception. Chubby pets may be cute and cuddly, but they are also at risk for health problems. Halo, Purely for Pets has developed a line of holistic pet food products designed to keep pets lean and healthy.

Pet sitters will drop in to care for dogs, cats, more (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
After developing a niche in the Midwest, these pet sitters are now paying their attention to select parts of DeSoto County.

Posted by News Editor at 04:05 PM |

April 15, 2008

Pet shop's passion: Saving animals (Oakland Tribune) Lisa's Passion of (Cat News)


Pet shop's passion: Saving animals (Oakland Tribune)
Lisa's Passion of Pets is doing its part to rescue animals from Central Valley shelters that euthanize dogs and cats. Every Saturday, the pet supply store near Lake Merritt offers for adoption 30 dogs and five cats taken from shelters within an hour's radius of Fresno...

Posted by News Editor at 04:25 PM |

April 14, 2008

Does your pet need a makeover? (Press & Sun-Bulletin) We're (Cat News)


Does your pet need a makeover? (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
We're looking for Southern Tier dogs and cats who seriously need a makeover. Does your dog or cat have matts? Burrs? Just crazy, uncontrollable fur? Perhaps you can't see their eyes. Or, does your pet just need a little pampering to show how much you care?

Pet Ecology Achieves Strong Revenue Growth (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pet Ecology Brands, Inc. announced today it has shipped over 5,600 orders resulting in excess of $112,000 in revenue and gross margins of $56,000. The total current monthly recurring orders total 8,142 resulting in $162,840 in revenue and $81,000 in gross margins.

Veterinary Pet Insurance Launches National Pet Parent s Day (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Free Pet Parent s Day e-Cards available on petinsurance.com

Posted by News Editor at 07:00 PM |

April 13, 2008

30 cats removed from New Haven home (WTNH-TV New Haven) (Cat News)


30 cats removed from New Haven home (WTNH-TV New Haven)
New Haven (WTNH, Apr. 11, 2008 10:15 PM) _ Dozens of cats were removed from a New Haven home and it's all part of an ongoing investigation following the discovery of more than 50 dead cats in another New Haven residence.

Posted by News Editor at 11:55 PM |

Zoning laws might close pet rescue in Lakewood (Tacoma News (Cat News)


Zoning laws might close pet rescue in Lakewood (Tacoma News Tribune)
Diana Van Dusen takes in homeless cats and dogs at her Lakewood house, cares for them and finds new owners for most.

Owner of exotic cat challenges city ordinance that says he can't keep pet in Beaumont (Beaumont Enterprise)
Andrew Strange, 29, thought it would be harmless when classmates at the Lamar University newspaper approached him about a feature story about his unusual pet.

Posted by News Editor at 03:05 AM |

April 12, 2008

Save a Life urges McCarty (Boca Raton News) Palm Beach (Cat News)


Save a Life urges McCarty (Boca Raton News)
Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control is parading its shelter dogs and cats for adoption at its annual Pet Fest this Sunday, April 13, according to District 4 Commissioner Mary McCarty.

Humane society to hold pet adoption in Florence (Florence Morning News)
The Florence Area Humane Society will have a pet adoption from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Florence Family YMCA during its Healthy Kids Day.

Posted by News Editor at 05:30 AM |

April 11, 2008

Owner of exotic cat challenges city ordinance that says he (Cat News)


Owner of exotic cat challenges city ordinance that says he can't keep pet in Beaumont (Beaumont Enterprise)
Andrew Strange, 29, thought it would be harmless when classmates at the Lamar University newspaper approached him about a feature story about his unusual pet.

Humane society to hold pet adoption in Florence (Florence Morning News)
The Florence Area Humane Society will have a pet adoption from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Florence Family YMCA during its Healthy Kids Day.

Posted by News Editor at 09:20 AM |

April 10, 2008

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American) PROSPECT (Cat News)


Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Posted by News Editor at 09:55 AM |

April 09, 2008

Let s do the pet owner s two-step (The Daily Telegram) Anybody (Cat News)


Let s do the pet owner s two-step (The Daily Telegram)
Anybody with a pet can probably empathize with the adventures at my house involving my dog and cats. For every step forward in discipline and behavior these animals take comes an inevitable step or two backward.

Save-A-Pet (Daily Herald)
Tuxedos for Tails, Save-A-Pet's 22nd Annual Tuxedos for Tails auction and dinner, will be held from 5:30 to 11 p.m. April 26 at The Stonegate, 2401 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates.

Posted by News Editor at 02:20 PM |

April 08, 2008

Local Pet Owners Respond to Last Year's Food Recalls (WREX-TV (Cat News)


Local Pet Owners Respond to Last Year's Food Recalls (WREX-TV Rockford)
ROCKFORD - Several cat and dog food recalls last year wake up pet owners to change their animals' diet. After contaminated pet food killed thousands of cats and dogs last year, local pet owners decide to change their animals diet.

Pet entries 'waddling' in (Tri-County Times)
Porky Pet Contest entries are waddling in, but there's still time to enter your own fat cat, pudgy puppy or other enormous animal.

Save a life - fix your pet! (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
In the Bay area, 60,000 cats and dogs are put down every year. A Pinellas clinic is helping to clip the problem at its source.

Posted by News Editor at 06:35 PM |

April 07, 2008

Let s do the pet owner s two-step (The Daily Telegram) Anybody (Cat News)


Let s do the pet owner s two-step (The Daily Telegram)
Anybody with a pet can probably empathize with the adventures at my house involving my dog and cats. For every step forward in discipline and behavior these animals take comes an inevitable step or two backward.

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Pet Ecology: Update on Full Reporting (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pet Ecology Brands, Inc. announced on April 4th, 2007 that it had begun the process that is intended to allow the Company to become a reporting company in full compliance with the Securities Act of 1934.

Posted by News Editor at 09:25 PM |

April 06, 2008

Pet of the week (Elmira Star-Gazette) Pet of the week (Cat News)


Pet of the week (Elmira Star-Gazette)
Pet of the week

Lee Animal Services guarantees pet health (The News-Press)
The Lee County Animal Services shelter has announced a new practice it hopes will encourage pet adoptions.

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Posted by News Editor at 10:50 PM |

Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic held at Roanoke Civic Center (WDBJ (Cat News)


Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic held at Roanoke Civic Center (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
It wasn't raining cats and dogs and the Roanoke Civic Center Saturday, but man's best friends were out in full force. Pet owners were eager to get their animals vaccinated for rabies.

For 20, people can get their cats spayed (The Hendersonville Times-News)
EDNEYVILLE Blue Ridge Humane Society and the Maston O'Neal Fund will be offering a 20 spay neuter for cats during the month of April. Spayed or neutered cats live longer, healthier lives and it reduces pet overpopulation.

Posted by News Editor at 01:45 AM |

April 05, 2008

For 20, people can get their cats spayed (The Hendersonville (Cat News)


For 20, people can get their cats spayed (The Hendersonville Times-News)
EDNEYVILLE Blue Ridge Humane Society and the Maston O'Neal Fund will be offering a 20 spay neuter for cats during the month of April. Spayed or neutered cats live longer, healthier lives and it reduces pet overpopulation.

Posted by News Editor at 03:50 AM |

April 04, 2008

Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American) PROSPECT (Cat News)


Woodland students plan pet adoption day in Prospect (Republican-American)
PROSPECT Dogs and cats that need to find homes will be coming to Hotchkiss Park next month for a pet adoption day, thanks to the efforts of three local teens.

Deal would settle 100-plus lawsuits over tainted pet food (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A year after tainted pet food led to the deaths of thousands of dogs and cats nationwide, a proposed settlement was announced yesterday that would resolve more than 100 class-action lawsuits filed by grief-stricken pet owners in the United States and Canada.

Posted by News Editor at 05:35 AM |

April 03, 2008

Suits over pet food near deal (Contra Costa Times) CAMDEN, (Cat News)


Suits over pet food near deal (Contra Costa Times)
CAMDEN, N.J. -- A year after tainted pet food led to the deaths of thousands of dogs and cats nationwide, a proposed settlement was announced Tuesday that would resolve more than 100 class-action lawsuits filed by grief-stricken pet owners in the United States and Canada.

Posted by News Editor at 08:35 AM |

April 02, 2008

Pet food company settles with grieving owners (USA Today) A (Cat News)


Pet food company settles with grieving owners (USA Today)
A pet food maker whose contaminated product may have led to the deaths of thousands of dogs and cats in North America has agreed to settle lawsuits with pet owners in the United States and Canada.

Possible settlement in tainted pet food suits (Philly.com)
A year after tainted pet food led to the deaths of thousands dogs and cats across the nation, lawyers for pet owners and for companies involved in its distribution said today that they have reached an "agreement in principle" to resolve the voluminous litigation.

Pet food contamination suits settled (The Charlotte Observer)
LIABILITY A pet food maker whose contaminated product may have led to the deaths of thousands of dogs and cats in North America has agreed to settle lawsuits with pet owners in the U.S. and Canada. Streetsville, Ontario-based Menu Foods Income Fund announced the tentative settlements Tuesday.Schulman said she could not disclose how much the settlements would be worth, but the company did say ...

Posted by News Editor at 09:50 AM |

April 01, 2008

Families urged to take up pet insurance (Ararat Advertiser) People (Cat News)


Families urged to take up pet insurance (Ararat Advertiser)
People hardly give a second thought to insuring their homes, cars, themselves and families, but regularly forget their pets. That omission can often prove disastrous if the animal gets sick, and not just financially for the pet owner.

Dogs and Cats Need Omega-3 Fatty Acids Just as Humans Do - Nordic Naturals Offers Premium Fish Oil to Supplement Pets' ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cod liver oil is a valuable source of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, and naturally occurring Vitamins A and D for our animal companions. Nordic Naturals, the leading supplier of fish oil products in the natural products industry, introduces two sizes of Pet Cod Liver Oil, 8 and 16 oz. bottles, made specifically for dogs and cats.

Posted by News Editor at 11:20 AM |

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