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News - March 2010
3/31/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Is BARFing good for your pet? (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
It's called the BARF diet — and it's the hottest thing in San Francisco pet stores these days. No, it's not food that makes your pet throw up; BARF stands for biologically appropriate raw food. And its advocates are passionate about its advantages over old-fashioned commercial pet food.
3/31/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Local Cat Competing To Be "Most Valuable Pet" (CBS4 Miami)
A Hallandale Beach cat is vying for the crown of Bissel's Most Valuable Pet and the $10,000 prize that goes with it. Remington, a Persian cat, was entered into the contest by its owners Frank and Dian Warnhoff.
3/30/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Flexi PC Pet ID Tag (The Gadgeteer)
The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag gives you one more way to identify your pet to help you get him back if your dog ever is lost. The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag is a 64 MB USB drive housed in water- and shock-proof housing. It has an autorun program that lets you easily enter your contact information, contact [...] Filed in categories: News , Pet Gadgets Tagged: ID tag , USB Drive Flexi PC Pet ID Tag originally ...
3/30/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Play Day (The Desert Sun)
Dog owners from throughout the Coachella Valley gathered on Sunday for the Pet Play Day in La Quinta, which included Wiener dog races as well as holistic grooming, pet massages and rattlesnake aversion and behavior training. The event was hosted by the Village Park Animal Hospital and AquaPaws.
3/30/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Barter Business Unlimited Presenting The Northeasts Largest Pet Adoption Event Taking Place On Friday, April 30 ... (dBusinessNews.com)
(Bristol, Connecticut) – Barter Business Unlimited, Connecticut's premier trade exchange company for all types of businesses and organizations, is presenting the northeast’s largest pet adoption event taking place on Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Connecticut Expo Center, 265 Reverend Moody Overpass, Hartford, CT. Produced by the SPCA of Connecticut, Monroe, CT, the event is ...
3/30/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Tenaya Launches Shelf Stable, Aseptically Filled MADE(R) Beverages in Ball PET Bottles (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tenaya, LLC, Chicago, Ill., has introduced MADE® beverages in Ball Corporation's 16-oz. PET bottles with KHS Plasmax® barrier coating. MADE beverages are filled at Kan-Pak, LLC, Arkansas City, Kan., and are among the first high acid, shelf-stable beverages aseptically filled in PET bottles in North America.
3/29/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Easter Pet Hop and Easter Egg Roll on tap (The Martinsburg Journal)
MARTINSBURG - Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping through downtown Martinsburg and leading the way for Main Street Martinsburg's Easter Pet Hop and Easter Egg Roll. Randy Lewis, executive director for Main Street Martinsburg, described the event as "a way to bring people downtown" during the Easter holiday. Martinsburg's very own Easter event will commence Saturday, April 3.
3/28/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet vaccinations offered for low-income residents (Detroit Free Press)
In these tough economic times, pet owners should not be forced to forgo their pet's health because they can't afford vaccinations, according to the Michigan Humane Society. Today, the group is to hold the first of its 20th annual series of Protect-A-Pet clinics for owners who can't afford to vaccinate their pets.
3/28/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Pointers: Cat tails (YNN Rochester)
A cat's tail sometimes seems to have a life of its own. But what happens if a cat is born without a tail, it's deformed or is broken? Today, we'll learn more about your cat's tail in this edition of Pet Pointers.
3/28/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
GiGi's At Home Pet Care professionals earn certifications (The Community Connection)
On Saturday, March 13, each pet care professional working at GiGi’s at Home Pet Care, LLC, was re-certified in Pet CPR and First Aid by PetTech, Inc., the first national training center dedicated to pet CPR, First Aid and Care. The day-long class, taught by certified trainer, Karen Douglass from All Creatures Great and Small located in Trappe, included training and certification in: First Aid ...
3/28/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Get in free to Market Place Pet Days today (Orange County Register)
Got a pet? Want a pet? Then head over to the Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa at the fairgrounds this weekend for their annual Pet Days event. Lots of things to do and learn about pets, and there will be critters available for adoption, too!...
3/27/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the week – Toby (Muskogee Phoenix)
This week’s pet of the week at PAWS is Toby, a Cairn terrier. He is a good boy and likes to play. He has been neutered, had all his shots and has been wormed.
3/27/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the week – Cathy (Muskogee Phoenix)
This week’s Coins 4 Critters Pet of the Week is Cathy. Cathy is a beautiful girl who loves people and loves to smile. She is a 1-year-old lab mix and is on the small side. She is current on her shots and has been spayed. If you are interested in adopting Cathy: 683-6475 or 441-3803.
3/27/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the week – Roscoe (Muskogee Phoenix)
This week’s Muskogee Animal Shelter pet of the week is Roscoe. Roscoe, a cocker spaniel, is about 2 years old and has been neutered. He is very friendly and loves to go for walks.
3/26/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
2010 Global Pet Expo (FOX 35 Orlando)
Global Pet Expo, the pet industry's largest annual trade show, is presented by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA).
3/24/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Family to move after pet shot dead (Otago Daily Times)
A devastated Christchurch family say they will sell their home of eight years after their pet dog was allegedly shot dead by a neighbour. The Carbon family's seven-year-old cocker spaniel Pogi was shot after wandering on to a neighbouring property in Christchurch in January.
3/24/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Some Pet Meds Are Deadly (WRGB Albany)
A warning tonight for pet owners using popular flea and tick products: the EPA says some treatments are killing hundreds of cats and dogs every year. Stricter testing will be developed but in the meantime what's a pet owner to do? Marci Natale report
3/23/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Rahul's pet project gets first tranche of additional aid (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi's pet project for the water-starved Bundelkhand region has received its first tranche of additional Central assistance well in time for water-harvesting structures, ponds and dug wells to be in place before the monsoon sets in.
3/23/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet responsibility becomes fun at microchip event (The Atascocita Observer)
For the second year in a row, local residents have a unique opportunity to enjoy a day of fun, while becoming more responsible pet owners. The Second Annual Lake Houston Area Microchips and Adopt-A-Thon will take place March 27 at the Humble Civic Arena, and after a successful October event, organizers expect the second event to be bigger and better.
3/23/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet DRx Receives NASDAQ Delisting Determination Notice (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Pet DRx Corporation today announced that on March 16, 2010, it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5550 , and as a result the Company's common stock is subject to suspension from trading and delisting from The NASDAQ ...
3/23/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Moves To Loosen Controls On Pet Passports Could Spark Return Of Rabies To UK (Medical News Today)
Moves by the European Commission to loosen controls on pet passports could spark the return of rabies to the UK, warn specialists in this week's Veterinary Record. The Commission wishes to harmonise the regulations for all pets travelling between EU member states and abandon additional controls for rabies, ticks, and tapeworms on the grounds that these diseases are now rare and pose little ...
3/22/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Music Event will Benefit Pet Connection (East Aurora Advertiser)
Tickets are now available for Country in the City, a country music festival/fundraiser to benefit Pet Connection Programs Inc. in Marilla. The event will take place from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Sat., May 1 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in downtown Buffalo. Tickets are $40 and are now available at all Tops stores in Western New York and at Tickets.com.
3/22/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Parade: Traveling With Pets (OfficialWire)
Whether by car, RV or plane, more people are traveling with pets. As the summer travel season approaches more families are deciding whether to include pets in their vacation plans or park Fido and Fluffy in kennels, with friends and relatives, or to hire professional pet sitters.
3/22/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Brady tries to woo back pet lovers (SouthtownStar)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady stepped in some deep political doo-doo with his short-lived sponsorship of legislation that would allow for the mass killing of stray dogs and cats. The state senator appears to be making amends with pro-pet voters by supporting a measure busting neglectful dog owners who keep their animals chained outside inhumanely or in unsafe conditions. Brady ...
3/22/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Rose Pet Foods on the move’ (Casper Journal)
Seeing a new avenue to show her love for dogs, cats and other pets, Suzanne Rose has opened a new mobile business in Casper. In early February, Rose started her operation, called Rose Pet Foods. She worked at a local pet food store for more than a year.
3/21/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Presidio Trust, nonprofit team up for pet cemetery (The San Francisco Examiner)
Craig Middleton, executive director of the Presidio Trust, said the trust and the nonprofit Swords to Plowshares Veterans Academy have joined to ensure long-term stewardship of the Presidio Pet Cemetery. Closed to internments since 1963, the 450-square foot cemetery at the foot of McDowell Avenue,...
3/21/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
City Receives Pet Friendly Award (KARK Little Rock)
The city of Little Rock received an award for being "pet friendly" Saturday. Mayor Mark Stodola was presented with the US Conference of Mayors' "City Livability Award" Saturday at the Little Rock Animal Village.
3/21/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Dogs form a pack for the pet parade (WLBT 3 Jackson)
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Our pets had a chance to grab the spotlight on parade day. Dozens of dogs walked in single file for the St. Paddy's Day Pet Parade! Some of them were painted green, some wore bows and frills.
3/21/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the Week 3/20/10 (Casa Grande Dispatch)
The Valley Humane Society’s featured pet this week is Kingston, a 1-year-old neutered male housecat. The society’s shelter is located on Trekell Road just north of Interstate 8. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Other pets ready for adoption can be seen on the society’s Web site: www.vhs.petfinder.com. The city of Casa Grande/Animal Care & Adoption ...
3/20/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet day in Chippy (Banbury Today)
ANIMAL advice is on offer for pet owners in Chipping Norton this weekend. Countrywide is putting on a Pet Day at its store in Banbury Road on Saturday (March 20).
3/20/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Interview with man bitten by pet monkey (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Joseph "Babe" Hamric is on the mend from monkey bites inflicted by his own service animal: bites to his two thumbs, fingers, and his leg. But he doesn't want to hear any talk about getting rid of Noah, his pet capuchin monkey.
3/20/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Illinois House votes to make it a crime to own pet monkeys, apes (Daily Herald)
The Illinois House pushed through a measure Friday that would make it a crime to own a pet monkey. The move comes on the heels of a nationwide push to ban people from owning primates after a 200-pound chimpanzee on Xanax severely mauled a woman in Connecticut by ripping off her hands, ears and most of her face.
3/19/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Rabies warning over pet passports (Belfast Telegraph)
Loosening controls on pet passports could herald a return of rabies to the UK, experts have warned. Related Stories Soldier who killed comrades freed Robbie jokes about Owen's 'trouble' Councils 'missing housing targets' Petrol soars 4p ahead of tax hike Abandoned newborn baby boy dies
3/19/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Rabies warning over pet passports (Channel 4)
Loosening controls on pet passports could herald a return of rabies to the UK, experts have warned. Relaxing the rules - part of a move by the European Commission to harmonise regulations - would require the UK to abandon specific controls to protect against the spread of disease.
3/18/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
How useful are pet-finding websites? (WIVB Buffalo)
It's a story that touched the hearts of animal lovers. A dog that was missing for days was rescued from frozen Lake Erie. But if your pet ran away, what would give you the best shot at tracking it down?
3/18/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
More pet owners report injuries from flea and tick products (NorthWest Cable News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks injure thousands of pets each year and kill hundreds more, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer. The EPA said it will develop stricter testing and evaluation requirements for flea and tick treatments that are applied to a pet's skin. The agency also will ...
3/18/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Online Dish: Biggest Pet Peeves (KIAH-TV Houston)
From chewing ice, to cutting people off, to popping gum, we all have those things that annoy us that people do. My personal pet peeve is chewing ice. Makes me want to scream. So I thought I'd let 39 Viewers dish out what annoys them the most. And from the comments on Facebook it looks like they really needed to get some things off their chest.
3/17/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Leistritz testing dryer-less PET sheet extrusion (PlasticsToday.com)
Extrusion machinery supplier Leistritz has set up two of its MAXX twin-screw extrusion systems, and related auxiliary equipment, in its Somerville, NJ lab to process undried PET and directly extrude it in sheet form. Leistritz says only that the result is a quality product with "dramatically less energy consumption." read more
3/17/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
CARE Pet of the Week: Cookie (Capistrano Valley News)
Cookie, a brown tabby about 3 years old, is a bit unusual: She's a polydactyl (has extra toes) on all four paws. Her previous owners had to give her up, meaning she needs a new home. Cookie is living at the San Juan Capistrano PetSmart Luv-A-Pet...
3/17/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Cumberland Resumes Pet Adoptions After Outbreak (NBC 17 Raleigh)
Cumberland County resumed pet adoptions today after a distemper outbreak shut down adoptions for nearly a month. Late last year, the shelter received five complaints that adopted dogs had symptoms for distemper, which is a contagious, incurable and often fatal disease in dogs. In January, 28 dogs tested positive for the disease and seven more showed symptoms and by February 17th, the shelter ...
3/16/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Last day to vote!; View the contestants for Central Oregon's best pet and vote now! (The Bulletin)
Voting to choose the finalists for the best pet in Central Oregon ends at 5 p. m. today, so vote now! Everyone gets two votes free, and you can buy as many as you like in addition. Your vote purchase supports the Newspapers in Education program that provides free papers to the region's classrooms. rTo see all 125 contestants and cast your vote, go to www.bendbulletin.com/petpals ...
3/16/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
March 2010 Pet Care-A-Van Schedule (KFOX 14 El Paso)
Pet Car-A-Van is up and running this March. The mobile surgical van provides free spay-neuter surgeries for pets. More than 18,000 dogs and cats are euthanized in El Paso’s animal shelter each year.
3/16/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
FBI searching for 'Chia Pet bandit' (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
PORTLAND, Or - The FBI was looking for a serial robber they have dubbed the 'Chia Pet bandit,' who they believe was responsible for three bank robberies dating back to the middle of February. The bandit first hit Bank of America at 8315 SE Sunnyside in Clackamas back on February 18. A week later, on February 25, the bandit robbed Chase Bank at 1875 Blankenship Road in West Linn. And on ...
3/16/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet records (Rushville Republican)
Anyone wishing to pick up their pet records at Dr. King's office should plan to stop by between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
3/15/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
St. Charles house fire claims family pet (KMOV St. Louis)
(KMOV) – An accidental fire in St. Charles seriously damages a home and claims a family pet. Fire officials said the fire started in a carport attached to the house at 66 Oakdale Avenue. Fire quickly spread to the attic and then to the rest of the home. About 1/3 of the home was damaged. Everyone in the house made it out safely before the fire spread except for the family cat. Fire officials ...
3/15/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
When a pet mourns (The Evening Sun)
Q. Do you think pets mourn each other? How long do you think it will take a dog to get over another pet that he was brought up with since he was a puppy? And, do you think we should get another dog to maybe help him in some kind of way.
3/15/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project grows in scope (BaldwinCountyNow.com)
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Animal welfare agencies working together for the betterment of the area’s pet population have passed along some good news. Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project of Baldwin County and its partner agencies report a nearly 60 percent decrease in the euthanasia of healthy animals in county shelters. Even so, 614 otherwise healthy and behaviorally sound dogs and cats were put down last year ...
3/14/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
IFG will host low-cost pet clinic (The Michigan City News-Dispatch)
MICHIGAN CITY — As a community service for those on fixed incomes or those struggling with finances at this time, International Friendship Gardens will host a low-cost pet vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Gardens Service Center at 2055 U.S. 12.
3/14/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet License Deadline Monday (WOWT Omaha)
Metro pet owners only have a few days left to get cats and dogs licensed for 2010. All paperwork needs to be filed with the Nebraska Humane Society by Monday.
3/14/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Pointers: Imaging technology (News 10 Now Syracuse)
Medical imaging has come a long since X-rays. With the latest technology, doctors can now even identify disease without invasive surgery. Today we'll learn more about the latest advancements in veterinary imaging in this edition of Pet Pointers.
3/13/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the Week: Bruce (WTSP-TV Tampa)
Clearwater, Florida - Our Pet of the Week is Bruce. According to the folks at the Humane Society of Pinellas 5 year old Bruce is a soccer playing extraordinaire!
3/13/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Beware The “Chia Pet Bandit” (Willamette Week)
Somebody at the FBI’s Portland office has taken a good PR class. The agency is attaching nicknames to suspects that are like catnip to media. I mean, labeling a bank robbery suspect the “Chia Pet Bandit” because, as the FBI press release below says, “his hair can be spiky like the plant growth on the popular [...] Related posts: FBI: The River Rat Strikes Again in Vancouver An update Need Cash ...
3/13/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Elmendorf to house confiscated dogs, cats at pet shop expense (KENS 5 San Antonio)
A total of 59 dogs and a few cats will stay in an Elemendorf shelter until they are adopted. And in the meantime, the owners of the Small Paws Puppies pet shop will pay the shelter to take care of them. Last week, police investigated "Small Paws" after it sold someone a sick dog. Officers found animals living in dirty, dangerous conditions.
3/13/2010 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet fair targets big-time buyers (China Daily)
SHANGHAI - The rising cost of keeping pets in many large Chinese cities in tandem with high property prices did not keep crowds from flocking to the opening of a major Shanghai pet fair on Friday.
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