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The Today Show The nation’s largest pet store chain, PetSmart, is facing allegations of mistreating animals after several pet owners claimed that their dogs died or were injured during groomings. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports for TODAY. Source: PetSmart under fire after another dog dies during grooming appointment – TODAY.com

  A California police officer has had to say a gut-wrenching goodbye to his beloved K-9 partner. Officer Curtis Chancellor of the Chula Vista Police Department was captured in a touching photo saying an emotional farewell to Griffen, a 7-year old Belgian Malinois who had to be euthanized on March 24 due to “an unfortunate […]

Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath – she flashed me a look that was an endearing blend of confusion and the reassurance that […]

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Waking up after surgery can be scary and disorienting. That’s as true for animals as it is for people.So staff at BARCS animal shelter in Baltimore hold cats and dogs as they’re coming out of anesthesia — mostly from spay and neuter surgeries, and also sometimes from less routine procedures.Often they’ll sing and dance with […]

Joanne George tears up recounting stories she’s heard about how her dog Smiley, a blind therapy animal with an indomitable spirit, has changed people’s lives. One woman told George that she’d been lying in bed contemplating suicide. Then she picked up her phone and saw Smiley’s photos on social media. “She said she just started […]

Pet transport is a relatively tiny segment of United Airlines‘ business, but it was thrust into the spotlight this month as several dog incidents, including the death of a puppy on board, sparked an outcry on social media and scrutiny from lawmakers and government officials. Shipping pets in the belly of its planes generates a […]

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Redbarn Expands Recall to Include Multiple Brands of Dog Chews March 7, 2018 — Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, CA is expanding its voluntarily recall issued on February 9 to include all lots manufactured with raw material from a single supplier because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses, […]

A true battle of the beasts took place in a national park in western India when a tiger picked a fight with a bear – and lost. The tiger had reportedly been cooling itself in a watering hole when mother bear and her cub arrived. The tiger, a male called Matkasur, is said to view […]

Staff at an animal shelter in Canada are stunned after a local family adopted a potbellied pig as a pet, then slaughtered and ate her weeks later.“First reaction I’d say was shock. Heartbreak,” British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals employee Leon Davis told the CBC. “You know, all the animals that […]

These days, 40-year-old Chad Olds is an animal control officer in Vance County, North Carolina. But in his younger years, he was a professional musician who toured the country. Olds still carries a guitar around quite a lot of the time. The other day, Vance County’s chief of animal services — and Olds’ boss — […]

Smucker Withdraws Multiple Dog Food Brands Share February 15, 2018 J.M. Smucker Company has initiated a voluntary withdrawal of various wet dog food products due to the potential to contain low levels of pentobarbital, a euthanasia drug. What Products Are Affected? Affected products include canned wet dog food versions of the following brands: Gravy Train […]

February 12, 2018 — Darwin’s Natural Pet Products of Tukwila, Washington, has notified its customers that it is recalling select lots of its Darwin’s ZooLogics dog food due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria. Note: No product photos of the affected products were supplied by Darwin’s. The following image was downloaded from the company’s website […]

February 9, 2018 — Smokehouse Pet Products, Inc. of Sun Valley, CA is recalling its 4-ounce bags of dog treats labeled as “Beefy Munchies” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. About Salmonella Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially […]

Hundreds of stray dogs have learned to survive in the woods around the exclusion zone – mainly descendants of those left behind after the nuclear disaster, when residents were banned from taking their beloved pets to safety. Hundreds of stray dogs have learned to survive in the woods around the exclusion zone – mainly descendants […]

A beloved pet hamster that was flushed down a toilet has become the latest controversial case in airlines versus people seeking to travel with emotional support animals. Belen Aldecosea, 21, on Thursday accused Spirit Airlines of causing her to tearfully flush Pebbles the hamster down a toilet in an airport bathroom after the company refused […]

As Americans take caution through this year’s deadly flu season, there’s one family member that should not be forgotten: the dog. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports widespread human flu activity in 49 U.S. states, Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has reported an uptick in cases of the canine influenza virus […]

A DOG travelled 113 miles on a train and even managed to change stations by itself as an appeal has been launched to find his owners. The Doberman was taken in after he was found wandering around Birmingham New Street station on his own. Believing he was a stray, the volunteers took him on a […]

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Many times during hurricanes and floods, pets lost in the chaos end up in Florida’s already overcrowded shelter. Now a new proposed law wants to make sure those lost animals stay safe. House democrat leader Janet Cruz says trips to Puerto Rico inspired House Bill 823. “I saw what could happen in times of true […]

It’s hard to find love. That’s true whether you’re a human, or a shelter dog. So like other lonely hearts of this era, Henry the hound is on Tinder. And he’s got some good opening lines (deployed, of course, via a human assistant): “Hello hooooouuuuuman! My name is Henry, but you can call me ‘good […]

Despite appearances, those rubbery reptiles lounging lifelessly around southern Florida are probably not dead. They’re just stunned from the cold. Green iguanas have been falling from trees recently, their frozen bodies immobilized by temperatures that plunged profoundly for the region. Like all reptiles, iguanas are coldblooded animals that become immobile once the weather dips below […]