ecent lawsuit filed against Nestle Purina PetCare Company is claiming that one of the company’s most popular dog food brands contains toxins that are poisoning and even killing people’s pets. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court earlier this month by pet owner Frank Lucido, alleges that thousands of dogs have become ill or died […]
YOU STIPULATE in your will that when you die you want your dog put down. Legally, you have the right, as she is your property. Cruel? Connie Lay didn’t think so. When the Indiana native died last November, she left instructions that her German Shepard Bela be buried alongside her if a proper home couldn’t […]
A New Jersey police department paid its final respects to a beloved K-9 Friday with a goodbye fit for a hero. Judge, a 9-year-old Czech German shepherd with the West Deptford Police Department, was euthanized Friday as more than 90 police officers gathered to honor him one last time. Officers and their police dogs came […]
I have heard the comment so many times: People want to get a bird that talks. I’d take a guess that it is probably the biggest reason why they get feathered companions, especially African greys. After all, there are so many funny parrot YouTube videos. I live with two of these talking birds (one more […]
Friday is the day to pamper your pets to no end, since it’s National Love Your Pet Day. If there ever was a day to make them feel like the kings or queens of the world, today is it. Whether you’re a dog person, a cat person or fall somewhere in between — like our […]
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many of us have only one thing on our minds – chocolate! And while we may love its effect on that special someone, chocolate can be deadly if eaten by cats or dogs. Chocolate contains a compound called theobromine. Consuming large quantities can lead to theobromine toxicity, symptoms of which […]
Science is finally showing what all dog lovers already knew: Dogs can recognize your facial expressions. In a study by the Messerli Research Institute’s Clever Dog Lab in Vienna, scientists trained dogs to associate pictures of happy or angry faces with their corresponding emotions. SEE ALSO: A-to-Z dog facts about your favorite breeds The study […]
The numbers are in and they’re a little scary. BloombergBusiness reported the latest numbers from the the U.S. Department of Transportation on pets that died or were injured on U.S. airlines during 2014. In all, 17 pets died, 26 were injured and two were simply “lost.” There were no available numbers on how many pets, overall, […]
In addition to elevated liver enzymes and a low platelet count, the young man who came into the emergency room had a fever, and doctors couldn’t figure out why. Then infectious disease experts were called in. “We take pleasure asking these questions: ‘Tell us about your animals,’” says Dr. Pranavi Sreeramoju, chief of infection prevention […]
No pet owner is perfect, not even us professionals. We might skip playtime or serve meals late or not train our animals as thoroughly as we could. Admit it: You know you could do a better job of trimming your cat’s nails or cleaning his litterbox. I never like to say that anyone is a […]
Veterinarians at Kansas State University say every year they treat several dogs who have either eaten rat poison or eaten a dead rat that had the poison. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering one company to remove their products from the shelves because so many pets and children have been poisoned. Kansas State Veterinarian, […]
A black Labrador-mastiff mix, Eclipse made her first solo venture into pup-lic transportation about a year and a half ago by accident, according to her owner, Jeff Young. Young was finishing a cigarette by his apartment in the Queen Anne neighborhood when the D Line bus — which frequently transports them to a dog park […]
When you choose to get a dog, you must choose to become a responsible dog owner. Unfortunately, not all dog owners act responsibly, abandoning their dogs when they become inconvenient. The most irresponsible of dog owners will leave them to fend for themselves in a vacant home or chained in a yard. This is tragic […]