RCMP in Trail, BC, are warning residents to keep their pets indoors after the poisoning deaths of two dogs. Police said they were alerted to the deaths on Tuesday, even though the dogs died Sunday and Monday, respectively. They occurred in a rural neighborhood on the Trail, approximately 300 kilometers…
Facebook groups among top dogs at finding missing pets
One Barrie-area group boasts more than 14,000 followers and another has 6,400, so there’s plenty of eyes and ears out in the community It’s a pet owner’s worst nightmare. Calling out for your little loved one and getting no response. Finding a door taught when it shouldn’t be, or a…
Charlotte + Harper | South Haven MI Pet Photography | Kat Ku | Modern Dog and Cat Photos. Ann Arbor| Detroit | Chicago| NYC
Today is a significant day for Charlotte and Harper’s humans. One year ago today, Charlotte was diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma at 2.5 years old, which is crazy young. Upon diagnosis, Charlotte went through a series of chemo and radiation therapy, and has been in remission since the beginning…
PAWsively Social teaches pet owners to train their dogs
PAWsively Social Canine Adventures has seven instructors and offers a variety of different classes Tammy Williams started PAWsively Social Canine Adventures after years of training dogs as a hobby. Williams was mentoring under other instructors and volunteering at rescue shelters. She saw a lot of dogs being surrendered due to…
Chewy, Petco tout health care as a path to profits
Monty Rakusen | Culture | Getty Images If there’s one thing that’s clear from Chewy and Petco’s latest earnings reports, it’s that pet health care will be key to whether the companies can grow and make higher profits over the longer term. The retailers, which both released their quarterly earnings…
ZooMiami’s search for plastic bottles includes crocodiles’ guts
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – When a plastic bottle fell into the area where two endangered crocodiles, Leroy and Princess, live at ZooMiami, the fear of a potentially deadly digestive obstruction prompted veterinarians to act quickly. Award-winning photographer Ron Magill, a spokesman for the zoo, reported Wednesday that the Cuban crocodiles…
Facial recognition app can identify your pet’s face with 99% accuracy
Many of us chip our pets these days to keep track of them if anything ever happens. Although, a new AI-driven pet ID app may be aiming to have us forget chips and use our phone’s camera to ID our pets’ faces. This technology eliminates the need for microchipping and…
Disc golf helps a grieving father find a new passion, purpose in life | News
Three things become evident when you speak with Bart Altman: He deeply loves his daughter, was devastated by her death and disc golf saved his life. Altman, 60, was 27 years and 10 months old when Alexandria Anne was born. Alex loved animals. She had three dogs and worked at…