MSNBC - We’ve all heard of people who love their pets too much. But what about loving your pet to death? Such was the case with Tom Tom, a healthy 2-year-old Yorkshire terrier who was euthanized and laid to rest last March after its late owner, Donald Ellis, left explicit instructions that his beloved Yorkie be put down and buried with him. While startling, it wasn’t an anomaly. Tom Tom isn’t the only pet to find his days numbered after an owner shuffles off this mortal coil…more…
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When You Die Will You Make Your Pet Follow?
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
United States Senate moves on food safety bill…finally
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010THE HILL – Almost a year to the day after a unanimous committee vote, a long-stalled bill to promote food safety is poised for Senate passage within a week. The bill by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) passed the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Nov. 18, 2009, with a 16-0 bipartisan vote. It had already passed the House in July 2009 on a 283-142 vote. But it was then forced onto the Senate’s back burner while the upper…more…
Lyme disease rates up among pets in PA. Humans also at risk.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Millie was a 16-month-old spayed Bernese mountain dog who bounded into the veterinary examination room and greeted our staff with her wagging tail and bubbly personality. Her coat was sleek, her eyes were bright and her physical examination was normal. She tested negative for internal parasites and was at her ideal weight. She was in perfect health — or so we thought…more…
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10317/1102863-51.stm
New Ohio Egg recall has ties to DeCoster, Bethel
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010IOWA INDEPENDENT - Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., was notified Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that one of its suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, had a routine environmental study sample that tested positive for Salmonella. Ohio Fresh Eggs has had ties with both Orland Bethel and Austin “Jack” DeCoster, the two men behind Iowa egg production companies at the center of a recent massive egg recall…more…
Wildlife as pets…Baby Attacked…Sadly it Happens all too often!
Friday, November 5th, 2010COVINGTON, GEORGIA — While law enforcement unravels the mystery of how a baby could be attacked inside her home by raccoons, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources reminds residents that it is against the law in Georgia to keep any native wildlife species as a pet…more…
Is Gulf fish being used in YOUR Pet Food and Products – post BP oil Spill?
Monday, October 4th, 2010MOBILE, Alabama — For consumers, the health of the Gulf fish population influences more than the price of a fried shrimp basket or the availability of a buttery plate of grouper. In the wake of the BP oil spill, scientists are closely monitoring the unassuming menhaden — more commonly known as pogy — which has wound its way into a web of products on dry land. Millions of pounds of the shiny, oily fish are hauled from the Gulf each year, processed into..more…
The Fisher-Price Recall: More than 10 Million Products
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Today, Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million children’s products that were sold in the United States.Fourteen models of the Fisher-Price Trike and Tough Trike toddler tricycles can cause serious injury, including genital bleeding when a child sits, strikes or falls on a pretend plastic ignition key. CPSC and Fisher-Price know of 10 injuries, including six girls between the ages of 2 and 3 who needed medical attention after falling against the pretend key that is sticking up in front of the toddler tricycle seat…more…
Obesity in Pets a growing concern!
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010“The vet told me that they were so fat they were going to have hip dysplasia in their old age and coronary problems and all kinds of things,” …more…
Jeff here – from my experience with Butch I know that it is important to watch his weight as pets, like humans can suffer many health issues later in life from being overweight! Butch’s mother “Buttons” is prone to this problem and I have to keep an eye on what my Dad is feeding here and how much. This is a good article.
Pet insurance claims reveal the outrageous behavior of our dogs and cats
Thursday, September 16th, 2010A Labrador who ate a hive with thousands of bees inside. The West Highland terrier who attacked a chain-saw. A border collie that crashed through a closed glass window to get to the mailman. Are these doggies with a death wish? …more…
What A Man’s Dog Says About Him
Saturday, September 4th, 2010What better way to gauge a man’s suitability than by scrutinizing the type of dog he owns? Finding out whether or not you’re compatible with a guy might just be as simple as looking at his dog…more…
Animal Diseases and Your Health Medline plus
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Animal diseases that people can catch are called zoonoses. About 75 percent of the new diseases affecting humans in the past decade can be traced to animals or animal products. You can get a disease directly from an animal, or indirectly, through the environment…more…
Training a Naughty Dog to Behave in the Garden
Saturday, September 4th, 2010The path to training a naughty dog how to behave in the garden may start with just that: a path. Ian Dunbar, a dog trainer and an author, and an avid gardener, has created a busy highway system…more…
Dog About Town: Kicking back at Duke’s in Dallas
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Operation Kindness’ Family and “Fur”-iends Day is from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Duke’s Original Roadhouse, 4180 Belt Line Road, Addison…more…
Losing a special pet causes grief and questions
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Some people use time between pets to travel, start a family, move, take a new job. Some older people are reluctant to take in a new pet for fear the pet will outlive them. Every person, every pet, every relationship …more…