A Pet carrier that is safe and keeps your pet out of harm’s way is an ideal choice. Your home, car, or even an airplane can all board this convenient accessory. They prove to be really helpful especially for small pets. It is the best means to keep them secure from other pets thus saving…
A new trend is emerging all over the country for boarding dogs. Websites like DogVacay.com provide online marketplaces connecting people to dog sitters. Hosts are able to provide a variety of options. DogVacay.com founder Aaron Hirschhorn stated “Right now there are kennels and there are private pet sitters and we realized there was a need…
December 2012: The Humane Society of the United States applauded the U.S. Senate for approving S. 1947, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which closes loopholes in the federal animal fighting law related to spectator attendance at dogfights and cockfights. Federal law already makes it a felony to organize animal fights, possess or train animals…
October 22, 2012, Sacramento, CA: Coco, a three-month-old Pit Bull, ended up traumatized after his owner decided to try a “DIY EAR CROPPING” at home!! “Imagine me taking a pair of gardening sheers to your ears and lopping them right off without anesthesia, proper follow up, suturing, pain medication, antibiotics,” said City of Sacramento Animal…
Today marks the 6th Annual National Pit Bull Awareness Day (NPBAD), a day of appreciation and education aimed to alter false perceptions and stereotypes about pit bulls and their owners. The day was established in 2007 by Jodi Preis of the Tennessee pit bull rescue and education group, Bless the Bullys, in an attempt to…
Michael Vick has a new dog. To truly become a model of the type of behavior Vick wishes to teach his children—that animals deserve to be treated with compassion and respect—Vick should take the opportunity to “break the cycle” and “be an instrument of positive change”. We can only hope that he will set the…
It is estimated that approximately 500,000 dog and cat owners die annually or are incapacitated without arranging for proper care and supervision of their pets. As a result, many pets end up in shelters where their future remains uncertain. In an effort to provide tools and resources that help pet parents better provide for long…