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News - August 2008
8/31/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Toy Recalled After Dogs Have Tongues Amputated (WCBS-TV New York)
A Long Island pet supply company is recalling a chew toy after some dogs suffered tongue injuries while gnawing on them. Daniel Rechelbacher's 10-year-old lab-mix "Chai" has had a rough recovery since his tongue was sucked into a hole in a red Four Paws "pimple ball" two months ago. An animal medical center veterinarian had to cut a hole in the ball to dislodge Chai's swollen tongue, which a ...
8/31/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
New Pet Shelter Information (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. said pet shelters for animal owners with critical transportation needs (CTN) are ready for service during the anticipated Hurricane Gustav evacuation.
8/31/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Tamil Nadu Govt to implement Anna's pet scheme (New Kerala)
Chennai, Aug 30: The ruling DMK today announced ''a rupee a measure scheme (rice at Rupee one per kg),'' a pet scheme of late Chief Minister C N Annadurai that helped the party to catapult to power in Tamil Nadu for the first time in 1967.
8/31/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Take a bite out of Missouri's pet overpopulation (Park Hills Daily Journal)
Missouri drivers can purchase custom license plates to help combat the pet overpopulation problem. For the second year in a row, the Missouri State Humane Association (MoSHA) is offering these plates with fees going statewide to the spay/neuter fund held by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
8/31/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Moses Lake denies extra pet request (Columbia Basin Herald)
MOSES LAKE - Rebecca Temple will continue her appeal to the Moses Lake City Council about an ordinance violation concerning pet ownership. At a previous council meeting, Temple asked the council to allow her to continue ownership of her four dogs at her Virginia Street home.
8/30/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet-hair removal sheets with a little style (Dallas Morning News)
Anyone who owns a pet knows there is a bit of magic involved in de-furring oneself before walking out the door. From homemade remedies such as trusty old duct tape to sticky lint rollers, pet owners have methods for leaving Fido at home and not on their pants.
8/30/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Puppy Stolen From Portland Pet Store (Fox 12 Oregon)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Surveillance cameras caught a man, woman and child stealing a puppy from a pet store Friday, store owners said. Dana Bjugan, owner of A to Z Pet Store, said the thieves walked out the front door of the store with an 8-week-old Chihuahua puppy in hand.
8/30/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Store Window Draws Attention (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)
People who walk by a Richland pet store say the puppies in the window appear to be without food and water. But the store owner says the complaints are absurd. He says his puppies are fed and given water regularly and their cages are cleaned out. He also says he keeps the temperature cool so the dogs don't get too hot. Animal control responded to the scene, but the owner says he was told he ...
8/30/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Adopt a pet from Anchorage Animal Control (KTVA Anchorage)
Summer is a time when the kennels at the Anchorage Animal Control shelter are often full; but a program right here on KTVA, CBS 11 News is helping to bring those numbers down. We call it our Pet of the Week.
8/29/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet adoption special continued through September (FOX 11 Tucson)
Special reduced rates on pet adoptions at the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) will be continued through the end of September. The cost of adopting a dog, puppy, cat or kitten will remain $40 plus the cost of the license for dogs over 3 months old.
8/29/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet of the Week (Moorpark Acorn)
LOTS OF HEART— Fanny, a 1-year-old female brown and white boxer, loves to play and give kisses. She is gentle and mellow, so she would make a great family pet. If you would like to adopt Fanny, ask for animal ID number A447981 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Dr. Occasionally, pets have already been adopted, so please visit www.vcar.
8/29/2008 - Google Pet News
Pet love - Screen Weekly
Pet loveScreen Weekly, India - 4 hours agoA passionate animal lover, Udita not only plays mom to Babe, Dorrien and Nemo, her three pet dogs, but does a lot for stray dogs too. ... |
8/28/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet tortoise rescued from landfill (UPI)
CANTERBURY, England, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A British family that mistakenly threw their 30-year-old pet tortoise out with the trash said the animal was rescued from a Canterbury, England, landfill.
8/28/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. Members of the GOP platform committee adopted a platform Wednesday that proclaims their party united behind McCain while skirting some enduring points of ...
8/28/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Council turns down pet care business (The Telegraph)
ALTON - Although the Plan Commission had supported two women opening a pet care business on Elm Street, aldermen still narrowly voted against their request for a special-use permit Wednesday night.
8/28/2008 - Google Pet News
India’s pet lovers - Times Online
India’s pet loversTimes Online, UK - 8 hours agoEven in the sub-continent, where there are indeed millions of stray dogs, you can go from village to village and find virtually every house has a pet dog. ... |
8/27/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Tainted pet food claims near 6,000 (Moldova.org)
Lawyers say they expect the number of claims filed in a massive pet-food recall in the United States to continue climbing.USA Today said Tuesday nearly 6,000 people filed claims for a portion of the class-action settlement over dogs and cats that became ill or died from contaminated pet food.I expect that number will go up a lot. There's quite a bit of time to go, said Sherrie Savett, one of the ...
8/27/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet alligator perishes in house fire (KVAL Eugene)
Investigators initially thought the house was unoccupied because there was little furniture inside but now believe people were living in the home. Among the ashes, they found the remains of a three-foot pet alligator.
8/27/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Plates (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
Missouri has a personalized license plate for drivers who want to help reduce pet overpopulation. The "I'm Pet Friendly" license plate is being offered for the second year by the Missouri State Humane Association. So far, sales have generated $20,000 for a statewide spay/neuter fund held by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. One-year or two-year plates may be purchased or renewed by mailing ...
8/27/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Tainted pet food claims near 6,000 (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Lawyers say they expect the number of claims filed in a massive pet-food recall in the United States to continue climbing.
8/27/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet cetera: Local pet bakery wins retail award (The Wilmington Star-News)
Coastal K-9 Bakery will be profiled in the October issue of Pet Product News International after receiving one of the trade magazine's 2008-2009 Retailer of the Year runner-up awards. The bakery on Carolina Beach Road will also serve on the Pet Product News International Retail Advisory Board.
8/26/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Get Ready for Pet Olympics (810 WGY Albany)
Dogs are competing in Hong Kong to test a number of skills. In what is believed to be the first of its kind in Hong Kong, a pet Olympics has been created in hope of encouraging physical fitness for dogs.
8/26/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
License Your Pet Without Penalty (KETV 7 Omaha)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The city has agreed to waive the $50 late licensing penalty for pet owners through Oct. 1. The move is in anticipation of new pet ordinances that will deal with the control of dangerous dogs.
8/26/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Cutest Pet shares the loot with friends! (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Dearest Readers: For all the important things in your life ... if it's important to you, it's important to us.Just can't resist running the photo of the "cutest pet" around! Really! Remember Griffey, winner of IPT's Cutest Pet Contest?I recently heard from the Humble family, whose pet Griffey is, and was told that he did indeed enjoy shopping at Petco (see photo) with the gift certificate he ...
8/26/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Hong Kong's pet olympics (Times of Malta)
Dogs in China compete in events like the long jump, the obstacle course and a push up contest. This pet olympics is the first of its kind in Hong Kong as event organizers hope to encourage physical fitness for pooches. Sarah Irwin reports.
8/25/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Tiffin gaining car, pet wash (The Advertiser-Tribune)
Keeping both of man's best friends spic and span will be possible soon in Tiffin. The Fort Ball Car and Pet Wash, owned by John Coppus and Tom Zirger, is being constructed on the corner of Hudson and North Sandusky streets, across from Fort Ball Pizza Palace.
8/25/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pam Rouda: Idaho Pet Detective (KPAX Missoula)
Associated Press - August 24, 2008 3:04 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Pam Rouda's "pet detective" title sounds like it's straight out of a pair of goofy mid-1990s movies about a Miami pet hunter...
8/25/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pam Rouda: Idaho Pet Detective (The Olympian)
Pam Rouda's "pet detective" title sounds like it's straight out of a pair of goofy mid-1990s movies about a Miami pet hunter starring the actor Jim Carrey, but the Boise woman's avocation has succeeded in reuniting dogs, cats and the occasional lizard in Idaho's capital city with their grateful owners.
8/24/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Dog shooting spurs pet bill (York Daily Record)
Dog lovers are prepping for a fight this fall to pass their pet bill -- a new state dog law aimed at cleaning up commercial breeding kennels known as "puppy mills.
8/23/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Affordable Pet Health Options Have Not Gone to the Dogs in This Bad Economy (PRWeb)
The economy is not only playing havoc with the lives of human beings, but with domesticated animals -- especially dogs and cats -- as well. Luv My Pet, a company that has been meeting the needs of these furry critters since 1976, is helping their owners get through the current financial crisis. (PRWeb Aug 23, 2008) Read the full story at ...
8/23/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Come out of your shell and pick the best turtle as a pet (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By DENISE FLAIM God loves all his turtles, great and small, but some are better suited to living as household companions. Julie Maguire, director of Turtle Rescue of Long Island, N.Y., (turtlerescues.org), offers this list of no-no shell dwellers and some alternatives, most of which are available at pet stores, reptile expos or online from breeders, she says. Sulcata tortoise: No. These ...
8/23/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Horry ponders: Is pig a pet? (The State)
MYRTLE BEACH — Every morning, Deborah Leask’s potbellied pig emerges from a shack in her back yard, rolls around in a small mud patch, gets a brush and belly rub and munches on a bowl of exotic pet food. But Wiggly the pig soon might have to get her belly rubs elsewhere. Horry County’s zoning board of appeals ruled this week the pig is not allowed in Leask’s subdivision because it is a ...
8/22/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Take Picture of Your Pet With A Lot of Patience (Turks.US)
Taking pet picture is a big challenge to all and most of the owners of pet pictures that you can see on the internet usually have their own stories how hard it is taking picture of their pet. It is really feel good having a picture of your pet in the internet.
8/22/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Veterinarians To Donate Pet Oxygen Masks (Garden City News)
In giving a helping hand to save the lives of pets, Dr. Ray Polley and CJ Bocklet, Co-Owners of Best in Show Pet Resort/Garden City Veterinary Care, will host members of the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Garden City Fire Department on August 21 at noon at its Mineola location at 244 Herricks Road to donate some pet oxygen masks.
8/22/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet dogs may increase snoring risk (Channel 4)
Keeping a pet dog increases a baby's chances of growing into a snoring adult, say scientists. The problem occurs because of infectious bacteria spread by dogs, researchers believe.
8/22/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Top 10 list of common pet wounds (Moorpark Acorn)
Veterinary Pet Insurance recently mined its claims data to find the most common pet wounds in 2007. Claims for lacerations and bites topped the list. The majority of laceration/bite wounds were the result of dogs or cats fighting with other dogs or cats, or the consequence of clashes with wild animals such as raccoons, coyotes and squirrels.
8/21/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Owner compliance: key to successful pet health (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BC-PETS-PETDOC:BI -- lifestyle (900 words) Owner compliance: key to successful pet health By Dr. Tracy Acosta McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) There were many times during my undergraduate studies that I fluctuated between career choices of becoming a veterinarian or a pediatrician.
8/21/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Baby shower at Pet Network (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pet Network a baby shower will take place for Blossom. Blossom was turned in by owners while she was pregnant and scheduled to be euthanized when she was saved by Pet Network.
8/20/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Bassett launches Pet Therapy Program (WKTV Utica)
COOPERSTOWN - Four new names are about to become well known around Bassett Hospital. Zoya and Penny, both golden retrievers, Jax (full name Crackerjax), an Australian shepherd, and Romeo, a border collie, are all part of Bassett’s new pet therapy program, and they are all looking to bring a smile to a patient’s face.
8/20/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet adoption fundraiser falls $13,000 short (Ventura County Star)
A last-ditch attempt to help a pet adoption program in Newbury Park stay open raised more than $11,000, but its founder says that's still not enough to save it. Hundreds of people and their pooches rallied Sunday to help Josh Pasewaldt of Newbury Park Pet Supply, who is facing a $17,000 bill for back sales tax on the hundreds of dogs and cats he's adopted through his store on Reino Road.
8/20/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Total Pet Supply finds a non-furry companion in eBillme (InternetRetailer.com)
Online pet product retailer Total Pet Supply launched its e-commerce site just last year. As a new company, it’s open to trying new ways to ramp up business, and like all e-retailers it would like to save money on the interchange fees it incurs from credit card companies for each card transaction.
8/20/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
House fire in Chesapeake damages room, kills pet (The Virginian-Pilot)
By Stephanie Lee CHESAPEAKE A small fire in Chesapeake tonight damaged the inside of a house and killed a pet. At about 8 p.m., the fire department received a call reporting a fire in one of the houseandrsquo;s bedrooms, said Steve Johnson, fire department spokesman. Firefighters arr ...
8/19/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Two-Headed Turtle Stolen From NYC Pet Shop (WCBS-TV New York)
An animal shelter's mascot -- a rare two-headed turtle -- was the star of a newspaper article on Monday, but it was stolen from its tank before the article ran. The turtle was taken Sunday evening, hours after the Daily News reporter left, said Sean Casey, owner of the Sean Casey Animal Rescue and neighboring pet supply store in Brooklyn.
8/19/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Trial starts for 3 men in Puerto Rico pet massacre (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BC-Puerto Rico-Pet Massacre,0228 Trial starts for 3 men in Puerto Rico pet massacre BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Three men accused in the killing of pets seized from a public housing project waived their right to a jury as their trial began Monday, saying heavy publicity would make it impossible to find impartial jurors.
8/19/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Regarding the latest pet food recall (The Fremont Argus)
Many pet owners are just as concerned about what goes into their pets' food as they are about their own food. With so many brands out there, how can concerned pet owners know they are using the best food?
8/18/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Dual-mode nanoparticles image tumors using MRI and PET (News-Medical-Net)
Medical imaging represents one of the most used and useful procedures in the oncologist's diagnostic toolkit, even though each of the most useful techniques-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography x-ray imaging (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning-has its own set of limitations.
8/18/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Paws and Claws Pet Adoption Day (Asheville Citizen-Times)
HENDERSONVILLE –The Henderson County Animal Shelter and Henderson County 4H will host a “Paws and Claws Pet Education Day” from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Henderson County Animal Shelter on Stoney Mountain Road.
8/18/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Picture On the Net (Turks.US)
Taking picture of a pet is a very challenging job, it need a lot patience and expertise doing this kind of job. A dog is a good object to portray the cuteness of the animal.
8/15/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
CONSUMER ALERT: Pedigree Pet Food Variety Recalled (KESQ Palm Springs)
(AP) - State public health officials have recalled a type of Pedigree pet food because of possible salmonella contamination. The California Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday pulling certain bags of Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites out of the market.
8/15/2008 - Google Pet News
A high-tech pet - San Jose Mercury News
A high-tech petSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 5 hours agoI was impressed by the lessons it offers for our own pets: Ignore it and it will fall asleep. Play with it and it will do more and more things. ... |
8/15/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
A high-tech pet (San Jose Mercury News)
A baby dinosaur called Pleo -- technically an artificial life form with "smart" software -- that coos, stretches and wanders around on its own may just be the perfect pet for people whose landlords won't allow animals -- or for people who like high-tech gadgets and think robots rule.
8/15/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Correction: Pet food recall story (The Fresno Bee)
In an Aug. 13 story about a pet food recall, The Associated Press, relying on information from the California Department of Public Health, erroneously reported the location of Costco stores where the food was shipped. The state agency now says the recall was limited to Costco stores in Northern California, not statewide. Read comments
8/15/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Lich King Beta Key & Pet: Ransom Note Contest (WarCry Network)
It's time for our second Wrath of the Lich King Beta Contest - this time, we have 20 Paris Worldwide Invitational '08 cards to give out, for both an eventual WotLK beta key plus the rare mini-Tyrael in-game pet! This contest will end at 12:00 PM EDT on Monday, August 18th.
8/14/2008 - Google Pet News
A hi-tech Pet - San Jose Mercury News
A hi-tech PetSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 7 hours ago... on its own may just be the perfect pet for people whose landlords won't allow animals — or for people who like hi-tech gadgets and think robots rule. ... |
8/14/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
10 Tips to Prepare Your Pet for Travel (About.com)
According to a leading pet products company, more than 70 percent of pet owners prefer take pets along on vacation. Older adults especially enjoy the prospect of pet travel, so...
8/14/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet food recalled (Madera Tribune)
SAN DIEGO - State public health officials have recalled a type of Pedigree pet food because of possible salmonella contamination. The California Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday pulling certain bags of Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites out of the market.
8/13/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
THE TIME-SHARE PET: Lassie, come home — every other week (The State)
Penny De Los Santos wanted a dog but traveled too much to care for one full-time. So she opted for the next best thing: a time-share pet. For two years, Santos shared a mellow female Husky mix with her neighbors, who took the dog for about one week a month. They split veterinary bills and the cost of vaccinations and heartworm pills. The neighbors called the dog Nika. Santos preferred the name ...
8/13/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
GCs' Pet Peeves (Law.com)
By canvassing some current and former GCs, Michael C. Ross has collected some pet peeves shared by general counsel about outside lawyers involving quality, service, cost and relationship issues. In-house attorneys may recognize these complaints, such as lack of responsiveness or "arrogant" attitudes. And outside counsel may learn some key tips. For one, don't treat your client like Rodney ...
8/12/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet friends cost you dear? (Express India)
They're man's best friends, but apparently not in times of financial stress, as hundreds of people in Australia are abandoning their pet dogs and cats, often because they cost too much.
8/12/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet oxygen masks donated to Owosso Fire Department (The Argus-Press)
OWOSSO - Rich Johnson, the owner of Invisible Fence Mid-State of Haslett, said he was inspired to start donating specialized pet oxygen masks to fire departments after his office manager Kim Dafoe lost her two dogs in a 1999 kennel fire in DeWitt.
8/12/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
PET Scans Spot Early Alzheimer's (WebMD)
A special type of positron emission tomography (PET) scan appears to detect abnormal brain proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.
8/11/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Erin Mills Pet Hospital celebrates 35th anniversary (Mississauga News)
The skies were black and the rain came down, but the spirit was still great as Erin Mills Pet Hospital celebrated its 35th anniversary with a barbecue and community event. Plenty of food, a bake sale, raffles, midway games, information booths and a human and pet psychic rounded out the afternoon activities yesterday (Aug. 9), as local families came out to enjoy the fun.
8/11/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet Cemetery Improved, But Still Needs Help (WLBT 3 Jackson)
Pet Paradise Cemetery in Jackson has been closed for years because it's been in a deplorable condition. Just last year, you couldn't tell where your beloved hound was buried. Pine needles and trash covered grave markers.
8/10/2008 - Yahoo Pet News
Pet photos available (Denton Record-Chronicle)
Eagleton Photography’s “Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer” event continues today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eagleton Photography, 1710 N. Elm St. in Denton. With a donation of a bag of cat or dog food, attendees will receive a free portrait of their pet.
8/10/2008 - Google Pet News
Pet of the week - Contra Costa Times
Pet of the weekContra Costa Times, CA - 4 hours agoSteve is a 5-year-old Siamese mix who is just delightful — mellow, calm and tolerant. He is de-clawed, so it is imperative that he be an indoor-only cat, ... |
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