Image via Joy Brown/Shutterstock.com   Community members of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, gathered to celebrate the official opening of the county pet center’s new dog park this week on Thursday morning. The community has felt the need for a place to…
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Image via Cressida studio/Shutterstock   The American Pet Products Association (APPA) released their annual report on the “Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics,” and it shows that pet parents are spending more than ever on their fur babies.                            …
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Courtesy of Deb Wilson via MyCampbellRiverNow   According to MyCampbellRiverNow, a lost therapy cat named Carlos was “discovered in a ‘heavily wooded rural area’ after going missing for about two months.”   Bryan Baker, president of the Kitty Cat Prevent-A-Litter-Society (Kitty…
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Image via KateSun/Shutterstock   Researchers at Cornell University just published a paper in the Journal of Zoology that shows evidence that smaller dogs will lift their legs higher to create the illusion that they are bigger.   Dog marking is…
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A species of tick native to eastern Asia has been spreading in the United States, prompting concerns among veterinarians because there are no antiparasitic products approved in the United States for use against it. The AVMA has consulted with the…
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  Image via OceanAlliance/Facebook     Reader beware: This article is snot for the faint of heart.   For whale biologists like Dr. Iain Kerr, it used to be a real mission to collect whale blubber. The fleshy tissue contained…
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Image via FDA.gov   G & C Raw, LLC Recalls ‘Pat’s Cat Turkey’ and ‘Ground Lamb Pet Food’ Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Health Risk     Company: G & C Raw, LLC Recall Date: August 3   Product Names/UPCs:…
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Photo via catconworldwide/Instagram   CatCon is the cat convention of all feline lovers’ dreams. CatCon claims to be the “biggest cat-centric, pop culture event in the world dedicated to all things feline, with a community of cat lovers that spans…
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  Image via Kia Andersen/Facebook    Toronto dog Marley was reunited with his family after taking an unsupervised joyride downtown on the local GO train.   The 6-year-old Border Collie-Shepherd mix escaped the home of owner Dorte Petersen last Sunday…
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Image via International Tortoise Association UK/Facebook   A woman in the United Kingdom has received a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), which is given for outstanding service to the community, for her work in rescuing tortoises,…
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