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Dog training company sues animal transport company over dead...

A lawsuit has been filed over a tragedy at Bush Intercontinental Airport after a dozen dogs were found dead after being locked in the back of a truck when they were supposed to be cared for in a kennel. These weren't your typical fami [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Rescued dogs responding to care

Their thin bodies shake, not because they are cold now but because they are scared. Half of the 42 dogs rescued by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) on Tuesday have found temporary housing at Hillside Ke [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Another Cat Killer? Ten Cats Found Poisoned in the Hammocks

Ten cats were found dead in a yard in the Hammocks on Monday morning, and another three were so ill they had to be euthanized. One of the cats was found with signs of head trauma, but authorities suspect that all of the felines were likel [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

New dog day-care center in South Portland

Mutty Paws opened last week in the old Union Oil building on Lincoln Street. Kris Klinges, who has five years experience working at other kennels, said Mutty Paws has a 5,000-square-foot outdoor play area with a sand pit for digging. M [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Pet Pointers: Senior 4 Seniors

September is adopt-a-shelter-cat month and shelters are getting creative as they connect people with specific pets. Pet Adoptions are down across the country, but surrenders are up which is driving the shelter population through the roof. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Dumping of the handbag dogs: Hundreds of miniature pooches a...

Padding along the path, Sammy the long-haired dachshund took a few steps before stopping abruptly and plonking himself down on his silky rump. Refusing to move, he looked up with a doleful pair of brown eyes, pleading to be carried. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Horse Care - Some Points to Note

Next to dogs, horse care is more familiar to man than the care of any other animal. Horses have been a close companion to human beings since the times of some our oldest civilizations. If horses were used for transportation and battles th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

US company traces dog droppings back to pooches

A US-based company has offered a unique solution to Collaroy Rugby Club’s ongoing problem of dog poo on their playing field - testing the droppings to catch the offending dogs’ owners. Today the club pleaded with dog owners to [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

The Components of Proper Dog Care

Dogs have often be referred to as man’s best friend. Dogs should be taken care of just like we take care of our children. Caring for a dog takes a lot of responsibility. To be healthy and free of disease, proper dog care must be app [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Dead dogs mystery could be 'deliberate' poisoning

Poisonous mushrooms, antifreeze and algae are being considered as animal welfare experts and the police try to solve the mystery of dying dogs in a quiet North Yorkshire village. At least eight dogs have dropped dead within roughly 20 min [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Post-rapture pet care is cruel, unnecessary

Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean - North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism The “earthbound pets” story got a lot of play lately in online news along with the “end of the world” that never [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Atheists Offering Post-Rapture Pet Care

Preparing for that trip to heaven but don't know what to do with Fido? For those Christians who believe the Rapture is May 21, and they will be summoned up to Jesus Christ, atheists are offering to come to the rescue. Several po [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Post-Rapture Pet Care

Allison Warden feels compassion for the pets she'll leave behind on May 21, but she says she finds comfort in the Scripture and is certain that God provides for pets as He does for wild animals. But if you're not so sure your toy [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Taking care of the pets in post-disaster Japan

The dog had been left tied up in a yard in Fukushima, the largely emptied city synonymous with the words “nuclear disaster.”Despite the threat of radiation leaking from the nuclear plant 64 kilometres away, Toby Weymiller, a [...]