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Do You and Your Dog Have Matching Outfits?

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Lori Thomas Dickert
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Elwood, IL - Anyone who can answer yes to the question, "do you and your dog have matching outfits?" will be excited to learn about an event where you are not only expected to look like your dog, but where you can win prizes for a dog and owner matching costume contest and a dog costume contest!  The event is called 'Struttin for Strays' and will be held at the Lloyd Erickson Park in Elwood on May 15th.  Sponsored by the Will County Humane Society, this event is a fundraiser for the many programs and services they offer, and will feature lots of fun, food, and activities for the everyone. There are two ways that money will be raised for this fun event; either by pledges that you get from friends and family, or by donating upon arrival.  The fee is $15 for an individual and $25 for a family with the ...

Tornadoes Hit Pets Hard in the South

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Michael Green
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Tornadoes ripped through parts of the South leaving residences and pets stranded in one of the worst disasters caused by tornadoes in years. All Animal Control facilities are acting as animal shelters during this State of Emergency for pet owners who wish to keep their pets, however clean-up from the storms has caused the already overburdened shelters to reach a state of crises. Space to shelter animals in many areas especially rural communities has always been short in supply but with thousands of homes damaged or destroyed many animals that were separated from their owners now roam the streets and fend for themselves. Add to that the families turning in their pets because they can no longer care for them. Animal shelters like the Northeast Animal Shelter (NEAS) in Salem Massachusetts are stepping up to reduce the pressure by taking some of the overflow of pets. NEAS took in 33 puppies from ...

Pets Need Blood Donors Too

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Michael Green
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St. Louis, Missouri - You wouldn’t typically think of your pet needing a transfusion to keep them alive. Just like humans, animals sometimes need a little help in the form of blood either due to some form of trauma, during surgery or some other reason. Unfortunately, the need for animal blood is usually urgent and so you can’t wait to send out for the needed blood. "It'll definitely save lives...you know, change something that can be life threatening into something that can be immediately treated," said Dr. Marcy Hammerle, a Pet Doctor veterinarian, who's starting the blood bank. In an emergency, it doesn’t matter what kind of technology or skill you have, you still need the blood and its components or the animal is going to die. Before the blood bank could even be stocked, it had its first customer on Monday night, a 9 day old kitten named Minos that was ...

Dog Friendly Beaches On The East Coast

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Lori Thomas Dickert
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For many families, taking their pets along on vacation is what makes the trip complete.  Whether you enjoy the coast of Maine or sunny sandy Florida, there are a variety of beaches that not only welcome your dogs, but encourage it.  Imagine the pictures you'll be able to take home with you of your dogs and your children playing together in the sand, or a framed photo of your dog with a wave crashing as the backdrop...sounds like a good time doesn't it?  Deciding where to book your next beach vacation just got easier with this list of dog friendly beaches along the east coast.  Many of the beautiful beaches allow dogs, but only during certain months and certain times of the day.  Here we will focus on the beaches that allow dogs on a regular basis, with or without a leash. Maine Bar Harbor: Hadley Point Beach allows dogs on the beach, ...

Unnecessary Pet Surgeries

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Lakisha Cape
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Are pet surgeries that are purely cosmetic a good thing or just money makers for those veterinarians who are willing to perform them?  I am talking about removing the vocal cords, know as a ventricular cordectomies, to keep a dog from barking , ear-cropping , tail-docking and de-clawing to name a few. These procedures are for the owner's benefit not the animals. "We are seeing so many more declawed cats on the streets since the recession started," said Karen Layne, president of the Vegas Valley Humane Society. "They have no way to fend for themselves, or even to get up a tree to get out of the way of danger." "It's amputation down to the first knuckle," said Dr. David Henderson, owner of Sunrise Veterinary Clinic. "I always try and talk people out of it." Henderson recommends that rather than declawing your cat you should make use of scratching post, weekly trimming ...

Top 5 Birds to Keep as Pets

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Lori Thomas Dickert
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When choosing a pet for your household, the most commonly thought of are dogs, cats, rabbits, or the even smaller family of guinea pigs and hamsters.  If you are not one of the many people who care to keep any of the above mentioned as household pets, you probably have a variety of reasons.  For instance, maybe you live in an apartment that is just too small to house a dog, or maybe you work so many hours in a day that it would just be cruel to abandon a pet for that long.  No matter what the reason, keeping a bird as a pet can be just as rewarding and can be the perfect companion to come home to at the end of a long day. In order of the top five most popular birds that people make their pets, this list will provide you with enough information about each ...

Oxygen Masks For Pets Save Lives

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Bruce Eppinger
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Norco, CA – Pets can now be saved during fire emergencies with a life saving oxygen mask. These masks are specifically designed for pets. While you might think that an oxygen mask built for human would work, it won’t.  “While it has been successful only in isolated examples, masks normally used for providing oxygen to humans are not effective for treating animals,” according to Norco fire engineer-paramedic Grant Juncker. Norco Battalion Chief Frank deBoer said that, “there are about six pets per year that require assistance due to fires in his district. In just the last few months, we have lost two dogs due to smoke asphyxiation from structure fires," he said. The Norco Fire Department was the recipient of several donated mask sets to be used to save pets from asphyxiation when trapped in a fire emergency due to a burning building or home. The masks were donated to the fire ...

Crating Puppy The Right Way

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Miranda Collington
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It can be a heartbreaking sound to hear your new puppy crying and whining from his crate, even though the training is for his own benefit and good.  When you bring that new furry friend home, the last thing you want to do is think that you are hurting it in some way.  Trust me, you are not hurting them at all.  Crate training is one of the most important ways to teach the pup about the ways of your household.  Especially when the puppy is not even potty trained yet, crate training can be a blessing for your rugs! As important as crate training may be to your pup, it is equally as important to make sure they don't learn that it is a punishment.  There are a few ways that you can comfort your soon to be new best friend to let him know that it is okay to ...

Important: Recall of Dog Treats in 14 States

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Liza Frase
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It is always a scary thought to know that as a loving dog owner, you may have mistakenly given your pet something that turns out to be harmful to them.  Hopefully that's not the case here, but in order to prevent any further effects, this announcement of a dog treat recall is being made.  The product being recalled is Pig Ears for Pet Treats, announced by Keys Manufacturing Company of Paris, Illinois.  The announcement of the recall is due to a Missouri dog handler reporting an illness that is believed to be linked to this product.  The probable contaminant in these dog treats is Salmonella. The pig ear dog treats were distributed in the following fourteen states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana,  Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.  The treats were packaged in cardboard boxes and shipped between September 27 through October 6, 2010; November 1 through November 29, ...

The Controversy of Pets Versus Animal Companions Rages On

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Kathrine Haycock
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Can how we refer to our pets have negative implications? Should our “pets” be called “animal companions” to better clarify just what they are to their owners? Do shifts in our vocabulary have any correlation to the way we treat animals? According the new Journal on Animal Ethics they do. "We do need to examine our language about animals because a lot of it is derogatory in the sense that it belittles them and our relations with them," journal co-editor Andrew Linzey said. The publication questions derogatory terms like beasts, critters and wild animals as well as phrases like “drunk as a skunk” and “eat like a pig”. Linzey is not trying to avoid hurting an animal’s feelings but is trying to examine the way humans perceive animals through verbal characterizations. “It's not surprising that researchers are re-examining their language as animal treatment becomes more of a social issue,” said James Serpell, ...

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