Pets abandoned as rental market heats up
Thousands of animals across the country are being abandoned every year because landlords are unwilling to rent homes to people with pets, the RSPCA says.
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Pets abandoned as rental market heats up
Cepia donates 1,500 Zhu Zhu pets to area children’s hospitals
What a neat deal. The makers of one of the most popular toys out there is sharing in their success by donating their product… Zhu Zhu pets. Three area hospitals and about 7 others around the country are receiving some 15-hundred Zhu Zhu pets along with accessories and play sets. It’s a more than $150,000 donation. The folks at Cepia say their furry, little creation is so popular they now …
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Cepia donates 1,500 Zhu Zhu pets to area children’s hospitals
L.I. Blaze Ends Lives Of Over A Dozen Pets
A fire on Long Island killed over a dozen pets Sunday. The fire broke out in the Old Country Animal Clinic at 669 Old Country Road.
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Pet Pointers: Pets and noise
July 5 is one of the busiest days of the year at animal shelters across the country, as pets the evening before were more scared than excited about a fireworks display and took off. Today more about helping your pet avoid and deal with some of the loud noises that come with the summer season in this edition of Pet Pointers.
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Pets for Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend
The following is a news release from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The Humane Society of Southern Arizona would like to thank those that have served our country with a very special adoption deal this weekend.
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New Poll: Pets Better Listeners Than Spouses
1/3 of married women in the country say their pets are better listeners than their husbands.
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Kaiserslautern shelter won’t house U.S. pets (Stars and Stripes)
Scooter, a dachshund, stands under the protection of Sarge, a German shepherd mix at the animal shelter in Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof. The two were taken to the shelter by an American servicemember who left the country. The shelter is no longer accepting unwanted American pets.
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Grants for Teachers Who Have or Would Like to Have Small Pets in Their Classrooms (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Pets in the Classroom is a new grants program supporting responsible pet care for our public school classrooms. Sponsored by the Pet Care Trust, the goal of the program is to establish healthy child-pet relationships at an early age by supporting responsible pet care in grammar school classrooms across the country.
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Grants for Teachers Who Have or Would Like to Have Small Pets in Their Classrooms (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
U.K. May Require Microchips in Dogs to Curb ‘Weapon’ Pets (Fox News)
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country’s dangerous canines.
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U.K. May Require Microchips in Dogs to Curb ‘Weapon’ Pets (Fox News)
Tips for relocating with your pets (News 8 Austin)
Relocating can be an unexpected adventure. Whether you are moving across the country or to a new country, your pets are part of your family and taking them with you is what they would expect you to do
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Tips for relocating with your pets (News 8 Austin)