What’s the latest on the pet overpopulation issue?

Sept. 10, 2011   5 Comments  

Major progress has been made in reducing the overpopulation of cats and dogs that had resulted in some 12 to 20 million being euthanized each year in the 1970s. Today, despite there being more than twice the number of companion animals in U.S. homes, the number euthanized yearly is down to three to four million. There is still clearly more work to be done. (Comstock)

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Pet oxygen masks donated to Boston Fire Department

Sept. 29, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Pet O2 Masks

Organization hopes to equip every town in the state

The cost of (pet) care

April 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Americans spend $45 billion per year

Get your Xbox 360 Avatar a pet, because you can

Dec. 2, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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I can has pony? Yes you can.

Report: PETA kills pets

April 2, 2009   13 Comments  

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According to a report released Thursday by the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. The report was compiled with public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the animal rights group euthanizes [...]

Commentary: One woman’s crusade for pets

Nov. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

In 1989 when Deborah Howard, President of Howard Communications, noticed the cramped and unsanitary conditions at the Docktor Pet Center, a pet store in the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, she became enraged. A tiny Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy had its leg pressed against its cramped metal cage. It was cut and bleeding badly. She asked [...]

Keep your pet safe on Halloween

Oct. 16, 2007   1 Comment  

No joke: Pets die every year of chocolate poisoning from Halloween candy!