Darren the Cat Is Still Hoping for a Home After 8 Years at a Wisconsin Animal Shelter

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The shelter says Darren is “a big, handsome fellow who enjoys basking in the sun and the finer things in life” Petfinder Meet Darren, the first fluffy couch potato he has wanted to adopt for eight years. The cat is still looking for a forever home after living most of his life at the Ocooch Mountain Humane Society in Wisconsin. The shelter’s manager, Cat Arbegust, said Darren is a shy boy who arrived at the shelter as a stray, with the aptly-named manager telling WMTV the big tabby have been living in their sanctuary with other cats that tend to…

Ukraine: Elderly residents living put with pets in abandoned east

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“God protects me,” says 73-year-old Tamara. She’s one of the few people who have stayed in the town of Konstantinivka, eastern Ukraine. “If there is a need, God will save me. If not,” she added with a shrug, “it is what it is.” Tamara has lived in the same flat for the past 40 years. Her son, a drug addict she says nonchalantly, is in Russia. Her husband died long ago. Now, it’s just her and her cat. Konstantinivka is 22 kilometers, about 13.5 miles west of the city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense fighting…

Vets provide free care for Calgary-area pets

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The average vet bill can cost anywhere from a few hundred all the way up to thousands of dollars, which is why Parachutes For Pets helped 50 low income families cover the hefty burden. Melissa David, founder of the non-profit organization, said the vaccine clinic held Saturday at Fen Vet in Airdrie provided vaccines, dental check-ups, x-rays, and everything in between for cats and dogs young and old. Several veterinary professionals and volunteers gave their time to provide 100 per cent free pet care thanks to help from numerous sponsors who donated to the cause. “A lot of our individuals…

Moving bees | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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A few weeks ago I moved my two little colonies in nuc boxes to a new location closer to home. I’d never had to move bees before, so asked other beekeepers for tips beforehand and as luck would have it the BBKA News that landed through my door that day had an article all about moving bees. The main thing with moving bees is make sure the bees can’t get out. Earlier in the day I had put ventilated travel screens on top of both nucs, then left their roofs resting on them just in case it rained (it didn’t).…

Arlo + Mabel | Ferndale Pet Photography | Kat Ku | Modern Dog and Cat Photos. Ann Arbor| Detroit | Chicago| NYC

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I was talking with a friend the other day about how on earth did we survive before the world of internet. I remember going on road trips with my family as a child, and how my parents would get in arguments due to incorrectly reading a map and missing the proper turn or exit. Thanks to Google Maps today, the only thing we have to worry about now is having the app take us down the wrong road. And also thanks to the internet today, I’m able to connect with pet lovers all over the world. Emily and I “met”…

Mum decided to move GPs for appointment which led to cancer diagnosis

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In February, Jolene Segrave, of Little Horton, was told she had the aggressive blood cancer classical Hodgkin lymphoma at the young age of 32. She said it came after a couple of months of trying to gain an appointment at The Ridge Medical Centre. Jolene claims she performed the surgery 200 times before upping sticks and registering her family with Bradford Student Health Services in December. The Ridge Medical Center said they could neither confirm nor deny whether Jolene had ever been on their patient list due to their obligations around confidentiality – but pointed out that its complaints procedures…

University of Guelph experts weigh in on avian flu risk in pets and humans

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Migration season is underway and scientists warn it could fuel the spread and evolution of avian influenza. “Because we have birds moving this time of year, it creates some added risk,” said Scott Weese, a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College and the University of Guelph. “We’re getting birds coming in from areas where they may have more flu activity.” The disease has led to a devastating global outbreak that shows no signs of slowing down. “It varies, what it does to different bird species,” Weese explained. “In many it can kill them fairly quickly and we’ve seen fairly large…

Rescues struggling to house rejected rabbits as feral bunny boom spreads across Metro Vancouver

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Some rabbit rescues in Metro Vancouver say they’re at capacity as shelters grapple with the fallout from pandemic pet purchases. That’s caused a consequent explosion in the feral rabbit population, operators say, with many owners simply releasing their pets into the wild after finding they no longer have time to care for them. The bunny boom is also affecting shelters themselves as they try to expand to cope with demand, with some falling foul of municipal regulations as a result. One long-running shelter, run by Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy (VRRA), is now at risk of being shut down unless…