Pets News Archive
01-Oct-2008
- 'Residents Show Off Pets to Festival Crowd (The Inter-Mountain)
Big, small, furry or scaley. If you fit one of these categories, or love someone that does, then last night was your night. Animals and animal lovers from all over the region brought their favorite pets to the Elkins High School gymnasium to compete in the Mountain State Forest Festival Pet Show on Monday night. - 'Pets get 'back-to-school blues' too (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
It's not just kids and parents. During fall, the experts say pets get the 'back-to-school blues' too. - 'People Dumping Live Pets at Tooele Landfill (FOX 13 Utah)
People are dumping their unwanted pets like garbage at the Tooele County landfill. Cats are most commonly found at the site, but last week a rooster was left to wander the area. Landfill office manager Rayda Tegen says people who think the cats will be fine by feasting on garbage have it wrong. Instead, the animals can get sick or be crushed by large equipment. - 'Now we can blame the Pets.com sock puppet for two burst bubbles [Where Are They Now?] (Valleywag)
The last time I saw the the Pets.com sock puppet was during an E-Trade Super Bowl commercial. In it, a chimp rides a horse through a postapocalyptic, postbubble Silicon Valley. At the end of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] - 'Hurricane Ike pets arrive in Tampa Bay (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Are you looking for a new pet? The SPCA of Tampa Bay wants people to adopt more than 100 new pets from Galveston Island after Hurricane Ike hit the area. - 'Cash-Strapped Owners Abandoning Pets In Park (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
A dog rescue organization says that people are abandoning their pets in a Bucks County park because of the economy. - 'Seattle People (And Some Pets) (Seattle Weekly)
This week, in our look at people not making headlines around town, we visit the folks of Ballard and their pets. All photos by Laurie Pearman. - 'Pet Place: Help pets find you when they?re lost (The Adobe Press)
If another person found one of your pets, would they be able to find you? Does your animal friend have an identification tag, a microchip or anything that could help reunite you? Even though it might seem unlikely that you will ever be separated from your pet, accidents will happen. - 'First-graders to lead blessing of pets service (The Post-Standard)
St. Patrick's School in Oneida will hold a blessing of the animals prayer service at 1:45 p.m. Friday at the school's backyard on Elizabeth Street. First-grade students will lead the prayer service. The public is invited to bring pets. All animals must be well behaved and on a leash. - 'Pets also need shelter during emergencies (The Wahpeton Daily News)
In the event of a storm, most people know to take shelter immediately. But Richland County Emergency Manager Brett Lambrecht said they shouldn't forget their pets.
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