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January 31, 2008

Sanctuary to rehab Vick’s fighting dogs

Sanctuary to rehab Vick’s fighting dogs
Columbus Dispatch - Best Friends seeks to turn them into symbols of canine rehabilitation. “We have a staff that cares for them 24 hours a day,” said kennels manager Michelle Besmehn. “They are not used to people but will have the opportunity to learn life skills here.”

Filed under: Dogs — veronica @ 12:56 pm

TUNE IN THIS WEEKEND: ABC’s ‘Mafia’ shamelessly steals from Star

TUNE IN THIS WEEKEND: ABC’s ‘Mafia’ shamelessly steals from Star
Reading Eagle - Chief among these are lessons for his often-absent son (James Gallanders), who has channeled grief over his wife’s accidental death into an unhealthy focus on work that has left Casey to spend an inordinate amount of time with her iguana and her

Filed under: General — veronica @ 12:56 pm

January 30, 2008

Bruno the Bear to Be Stuffed

Bruno the Bear to Be Stuffed
Der Spiegel - public’s imagination — especially after the mass-circulation Bild Zeitung newspaper picked up the story — but failed to appease local families and farmers, who lost not just livestock to the ravening bear but even, in one case, a pet guinea pig.

Filed under: Guinea Pig — veronica @ 1:44 pm

Mice as Pets

Mice as Pets
Introduction to keeping fancy mice as pets, incluinding tips on choosing a pet mouse.

Filed under: Hamsters — veronica @ 1:44 pm

Unique businesses cater to needs of family pets

Unique businesses cater to needs of family pets
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Last year, 71.1 million U.S. households spent an estimated $40.8 billion on pet food, veterinary care, supplies, medications, grooming and boarding, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Americans’ relationships with their

Filed under: Pet Foods — veronica @ 1:43 pm

Charity’s vet clinic scheme extended - Oxford Mail

Charity’s vet clinic scheme extended - Oxford Mail

Charity’s vet clinic scheme extended
Oxford Mail, UK - Jan 29, 2008
By Debbie Waite More pet owners on lower incomes in Oxford can now benefit from a charity vet clinic run by the Blue Cross. In 2007, the charity opened a


Filed under: Pet Medicine — veronica @ 1:43 pm

This new Wal-Mart is larger than life

This new Wal-Mart is larger than life
Baltimore Sun - The store is so big, I had to take a shuttle bus to get from electronics to pet supplies. OK, that’s not true. Neither is that stuff about the surgical center. But the store does have a drive-through lane in the garden center, where apparently you’ll be

Filed under: Pet Supplies — veronica @ 1:42 pm

Over 100 Salmonella Cases Caused by Exposure to Pet Turtles - Newsinferno.com

Over 100 Salmonella Cases Caused by Exposure to Pet Turtles - Newsinferno.com

Over 100 Salmonella Cases Caused by Exposure to Pet Turtles
Newsinferno.com, NY - Jan 25, 2008
A Salmonella outbreak responsible for sickening 103 people – mostly kids – has been traced to pet turtles. According to the Centers for Disease Control,


Filed under: Reptiles — veronica @ 1:01 pm

Acquiring a New Pet - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Acquiring a New Pet - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Acquiring a New Pet
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jan 28, 2008
Even if that doesn't happen, you are still opening up a slot for the next puppy that has been produced by some poor dog who lives in an overcrowded rabbit


Filed under: Rabbits — veronica @ 1:00 pm

‘One Missed Call’ is joltingly creepy, but boring

‘One Missed Call’ is joltingly creepy, but boring
Akron Beacon Journal - An actress you’ll know or at least recognize takes a call and is killed in a koi pond (little Japanese touches abound). In a string of wakes, funeral visitations and latte-bar rap sessions, her collegiate peers start to piece together what is

Filed under: Fish — veronica @ 12:59 pm
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