Pets News Archive
31-May-2006
- 'Ordinance would encourage dog owners to microchip pets (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Evansville officials are considering an ordinance that would require dog owners to pay a 100-dollar annual fee unless they get their pets microchipped... - 'PETA Campaign Warns To Have A Hurricane Plan For Pets (NBC 6 Miami)
An animal rights group is launching a campaign to prevent pets from being stranded or abandoned during a hurricane. - 'Ordinance: Controlling Our Pets (14 WFIE Evansville)
Aspecial commission has been drafting the ordinance for the past two years. It follows after an investigation that uncovered neglected animals and overcrowding at the city shelter.But the proposed ordinance does have its critics. - 'Exotic pets bring disease risk / Popularity of imported rodents, reptiles brings calls for tougher laws (Daily Yomiuri Online)
With the popularity of rodents and reptiles as pets on the rise, specialists are warning that many of them carry diseases that can infect humans and could be especially dangerous to children less resistant to diseases. - 'CPR purr-fectly useful on pets (The Yuma Sun)
The Yuma Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer a course on how to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to pets June 3. - 'Welfare: Don't paint your pets (News 24 South Africa)
Germans who want to show their four-legged friends' support for the national side have been warned against painting their pets by animal welfare groups. - 'Give your pets a chip (Bradenton Herald)
Hurricane checklists for pets Small Animal Checklist - 'Pets must come second in an emergency (The Democrat)
Has United States House of Representatives gone completely mad? Recently the House passed by a vote of 349-24 a law requiring pets to be rescued during the next Katrina type emergency. - 'Pets May Soon Be Part Of Hurricane Evac Plans (CBS 2 New York)
Shiloh, Jennifer, Mojo and Little Pup are four dogs who have one thing in common. They were all abandoned by their owners during Hurricane Katrina because pets weren't included in evacuation plans. May 23: Bill Considers Pets In Disaster Plans Sept. 8, 2005: Katrina Leaves Pets In Peril Adopt A Pet From The Katrina Catastrophe! - 'Loving your pets to death (Daily Times)
Australia is a nation of pet lovers but it may be loving its animals to death with pet owners passing on rising levels of obesity by overfeeding their cats and dogs, the country?s main animal welfare body says. Despite its image as a sports-mad country full of fit, sun-bronzed youth, Australia
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