News - March 2010

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
County Urged To Consider Pet Store Sales Restrictions (WPBF Palm Beach)
Local animal activists are pushing Palm Beach County commissioners to prohibit pet stores from selling dogs purchased from puppy mills.

3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Culver signs puppy mill bill - Quad City Times

Radio Iowa

Culver signs puppy mill bill
Quad City Times
Chet Culver is joined by state lawmakers and his family pet, Buck, at a bill signing for legislation that allows state inspectors to respond to animal ...
New law helps abuse at puppy millsWQAD
Critters News – March 9: Puppy MillsStarNewsOnline.com (blog)
Governor signs puppy mill bill as first dog looks onRadio Iowa
IowaPolitics.com (press release) -KIMT
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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Hudson's son loves pet dogs - Animal Friends Pet Insurance

Hudson's son loves pet dogs
Animal Friends Pet Insurance
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has spoken out about her toddler son's love for the family's pet dogs. The Dreamgirls star told Access Hollywood that Daniel ...

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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Zoning board OKs neighbors' 'pet peeve' - Boston Herald

Zoning board OKs neighbors' 'pet peeve'
Boston Herald
... Redevelopment Authority and South Boston's elected leaders - the Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved Fenway Bark, the city's first “pet hotel. ...

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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Pet Talk: Animal fighters looking for smaller game turn to finches - USA Today

Pet Talk: Animal fighters looking for smaller game turn to finches
USA Today
Imagine a tiny songbird, barely 6 inches long, vivid yellow, trilling its cheerful melody, flitting about. ...

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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
PNAS: PET yields insight into nicotine addiction - Health Imaging & IT

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PNAS: PET yields insight into nicotine addiction
Health Imaging & IT
A study using PET imaging to compare nicotine accumulation in smokers found that nicotine washed out of the addicted smoker's lungs and into their blood ...
Study: Nicotine Takes Time To Accumulate In BrainOzarks First
Nicotine rises gradually in brainTimes of India

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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds - The Associated Press

New York Daily News

Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. ...
Queens man's fish is 43 years oldNewsday (subscription)
This fish story is true: Buttkiss the oversized black pacu is now 43 years oldNew York Daily News
Richmond Hill's Buttkiss Gets More Press Before BirthdayGothamist

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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Pet-food recall expanded - USA Today

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Pet-food recall expanded
USA Today
Nature's Variety pet- food maker has expanded its recall of chicken-based products because of potential Salmonella contamination. ...
Manufacturer expands pet food recallThe Associated Press
Nature's Variety recalls pet food sold at some Whatcom County storesBellingham Herald
Some Nature's Variety pet foods recalledUPI.com
Action 3 News -Examiner.com
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3/10/2010 - Google Pet News
Positron Corporation Cites JACR Study That Reports a 737% Growth Rate in PET ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Positron Corporation Cites JACR Study That Reports a 737% Growth Rate in PET ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The growth rate among nonradiologists who own or lease PET equipment was far higher than radiologists between 2002 and 2007, according to a study published ...

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3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
NYC pet shop owner claims Buttkiss the fish is 43 and weighs 20 pounds (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing.

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet-food recall expanded (USA Today)
Nature's Variety pet- food maker has expanded its recall of chicken-based products because of potential Salmonella contamination.

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds (Boston Globe)
It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing. He sold him a ...

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds (AP via Yahoo! News)
It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing. He sold him a year later when Buttkiss was two inches long. But in 1970, Buttkiss was returned when he outgrew the buyer ...

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Manufacturer expands pet food recall (AP via Yahoo! News)
Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella.

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Some Nature's Variety pet foods recalled (UPI)
LINCOLN, Neb., March 9 (UPI) -- Nature's Variety Inc. says it's recalling its chicken formula raw frozen diets for dogs and cats because the pet food might be contaminated with bacteria.

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Shop Owner Claims Fish Is 43, Weighs 20 Pounds (CBS News)
NYC Pet Shop Owner Claims Buttkiss The Fish Is 43 And Weighs 20 Pounds

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
PET project: Using organic catalysts to make more biodegradable plastics (Scientific American)
Whereas most discarded plastic water and beverage bottles (those imprinted with a number 1 within a triangular arrow) can be recycled , the resulting second-generation plastic is generally unusable for making new plastic bottles. This is because the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoplastic polymer used to make the original bottles is often made with the help of metal oxide or metal ...

3/10/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
AVMA and WebMD Join Forces to Offer Online Pet Information (redOrbit)
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and WebMD have teamed up to launch a pet health community called the Pet Health Exchange.