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Consumers pamper pets with healthier products Like many pet owners, customers at April Lawrence's pet bakery and boutique in central Iowa want the best for their four-legged family members. news.yahoo.com
Big Pets Get Bigger: Latest Survey Shows US Dog and Cat Obesity Epidemic Expanding CALABASH, N.C., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The "fat pet gap" continues to widen according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP). The ... finance.yahoo.com
Coyotes kill family pets Neighbors in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood are concerned after coyotes killed several family pets. Channel 2's Michael Buczyner went to the Riverside subdivision on Smith Street, where one resident described his close encounter with a coyote. Barry Batts said he took his dogs and cat out in the morning when a coyote stared him down. "It was like it was stalking. It caused me some concern ... www.wsbtv.com
W.Va. considers restrictions on wild pets CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia has joined a string of states looking to regulate or ban exotic animals kept as pets following the release of dozens of wild animals in an Ohio town last year. The Senate introduced a bill this week that would requ... wvgazette.com
Jewelry maker gives pets 2nd chance About a week and a half ago Betina Wassermann of Flushing went to a city animal shelter and saw something horrific — a sick pitbull mix with an untreated exposed bone. “This wound was rancid,” Wasserm www.qchron.com
New $1 Million National Spay/Neuter Grant Program From PetSmart Charities(R) to Save Lives of Nation's Most At-Risk Pets PHOENIX, AZ-- - PetSmart Charities® , the country's largest funder of spay/neuter efforts, has announced a new $1 million national spay/neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pets that have ... finance.yahoo.com
Minnesota dog owners say traps are killing their pets, seek changes to laws MINNEAPOLIS - Doug Snyder won't forget the day he loaded a .22-caliber rifle and shot his dog at point-blank range. www.inforum.com
Gazette.Net: County animal shelter reduces adoption fees during February The Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources’ Animal Management Division is trying to promote adoption of pets from its Upper Marlboro animal shelter this month by offering half-price adoption fees. www.gazette.net
St. Francis must be smiling GARDINER -- Alarmed by local reports of owners deserting their pets because they no longer can afford the cost of food, Syndi Holmes decided to help organize a pet food relief network. www.kjonline.com
Tenn. vet using Facebook to help lost pets A veterinarian in East Tennessee has created a Facebook page to reunite lost pets with their owners. www.wmctv.com
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