- May
- 9
That’s the word from the Norwalk attorney M. Jeffry Spahr after finding out his city was being sued by Mahopac mom Kelly DeBrocky.
DeBrocky wants $100 from the city as compensation for having her day ruined (RUINED!!) by having to go through the horror that was her toddler stepping in dog poo in a parking lot [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on May 9th, 2008 | Comments Off
- May
- 2
Did you get your pet from a pet store? Has your cat not yet been spayed or neutered? Does your puppy pee on your rug?
If you answered yes, you may be making a common mistake with your pets. The mistakes, listed in a recent MSNBC.com article from the Today show, include buying dogs and [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on May 2nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
- May
- 1
Denver area news outlets reported this week on Lulu, an English spring spaniel who was pulled from the rubble of a Breckenridge, Colo. building that had exploded, critically injuring her owner.
Lulu had been underneath the wreckage of the collapsed building for eight days, yet suffered only mild dehydration and an eye injury.
Read more about Lulu’s [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on May 1st, 2008 | Post a Comment »
- April
- 30
I’d like to say that I’d give a big thumbs up to the Empire State for being the first in the county to outlaw electrocution as an acceptable way of harvesting animals’ fur.
But I can’t believe this was actually allowed in the first place. According to an Associated Press report, People For the Ethical Treatment [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 30th, 2008 | Post a Comment »
- April
- 24
So AOL.com’s shopping site came up with a list of pet items they called “wacky.” Well I can think of someone who has every single item on that list except for the advanced litter pan (and that’s just because I don’t know many cat owners.)
Tear stain remover? I’ve got it in my kitchen cabinet. Hypo-allergenic [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
- April
- 23
With celebrities and the media making a constant push for blood donation, it’s important to remember that cats and dogs often need donor blood also.
I found this article on MSN.com about animal blood donors and read it with interest.
My Italian greyhound, Molly, has von Willebrand’s disease, a clotting disorder. Animal (humans too) typically have a [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
- April
- 22
You’d think with the Pennsylvania primary and assorted polygamy news, today wouldn’t be such a slow news day that articles about the most beautiful bulldog have been making the rounds at major news outlets.
But indeed, American media outlets tody are celebrating Buddy, a three-year-old bulldog from Iowa who won the contest that honors the [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 22nd, 2008 | Post a Comment »
- April
- 21
New research has come out showing that our pets (you know the ones that give you kisses and sleep in your bed) are contaminated with a multitude of industrial chemicals.
Not good.
Veterinarians and researchers have said animals test higher than humans because they spend so much time lower to the ground where dust and other particles [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 21st, 2008 | Post a Comment »
- April
- 17
So my mom lives in a small southern Massachusetts town in a new development that is being expanded all the time. She was one of the first houses up there and enjoyed a thick area of trees and grasses behind her, most of which has been taken down to make way for new houses.
But she [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
- April
- 14
It’s been widely reported that the pet industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. I think I’ve spent enough at my veterinarian’s office to put most of her staff’s children through college.
But there are ways to keep expenses down. A recent article on msnbc.com listed 10 ideas, including seeking discounts for health care when you own [...]
Posted by Sarah Netter on April 14th, 2008 | Post a Comment »