Lisa Tynan The Pasadena Animal Shelter was damaged by a tornado on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Lisa Tynan arrived at the Pasadena Animal Shelter at 5 pm Tuesday – about two hours after a tornado ripped the roof off a kennel building while the dogs were inside. She saw the telltale signs of a tornado, …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions suggests that companion animals—including dogs, cats, fish and birds—do not significantly benefit the emotional health of owners with severe mental illness. The results showed that owning an animal was not significantly associated with the well-being, depression, anxiety or loneliness scores for …
It’s been a long time. A lot has happened. I’ve moved house. I’ve sold my bees, caught a swarm, given that away, nearly given up on bees completely, and then started going to meetings at my local association apiary, about twenty minutes drive away in mid-Cornwall. Back in my suit! I miss my bees and …
A Florida couple was arrested and their children and pets were removed from the residence after deputies found the house covered in feces, urine and garbage. Michael Clayton Howey, 36, and Brenda Darla Howey, 37, were arrested on thirteen counts of animal cruelty. They are being held at the Citrus County Detention Facility on a …
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Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Published Saturday, July 15, 2023 2:58PM EDT ROME (AP) – Scorching temperatures across Europe forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a second day as officials warned Saturday of even hotter weather next week, when the mercury was forecast to …
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… and the BC SPCA is investigating the mysterious appearance of stray huskies every four months. A tiny puppy in a cardboard box and a kitten caught in a fence along the Oak Street Bridge are some of Richmond Animal Shelter’s newest residents. More than half a dozen cats and dogs have recently moved into …
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Press release: Ren’s Pets Legault Group, a Quebec-based family business that owns the Mondou and Ren’s Pets stores, recently announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Homes Alive Pets, a third-generation family business specializing in the sale of pet products and accessories, with its head office in Edmonton, Alberta. Legault Group has thus made …
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Fuzzy Pet Health, a San Francisco-based veterinary care telehealth startup, has abruptly shut down, leaving employees and customers in the lurch. The 7-year-old startup’s top executives, Eric Palm and Zubin Bhettay, told staff Thursday evening of last week that Fuzzy would be laying off employees Friday and “winding down its operations” in an email obtained …
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It was on a drive with her sister that Joaney Starblanket got the idea that changed her life for the better, a little over a month ago. Starblanket said her sister thought it would be funny if pets had their own treaty cards. “I thought to myself, why not,” she told CTV News. That “why …
Sunshine, and plenty of it, is in BC’s forecast for the next week. And few things beat traveling the province during warm weather. However, if you have pets, having them inside your vehicle is the safest place for them. That’s according to the BC SPCA and the BC Highway Patrol, who say seeing dogs in …
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