Animals & Pets News
Enjoy the creature comforts with news about companies, retailers and leaders in the animal and pet care industry. Highlights include pet products and services, resources, accessories, research and partnerships of interest to animal and pet owners and those who cater to them.
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association Discusses Winter Pet Safety
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association Member Dr. Geri Carlson Gives Tips on Keeping Pets Safe During the Winter Months - November 23, 2013 - Virginia Veterinary Medical Association
Monmouth County Underdogs to Participate in "Pictures with Santa" Fundraising Event.
The Monmouth County Underdogs will be participating in “Picture with Santa” on Saturday, December for 7th 2013 from 10AM-1PM at Camp Bow Wow Eatontown located at 284 Old Deal Rd, Eatontown, NJ. For a $10.00 donation owners can have photos of their dog(s) taken with Santa. Camp Bow Wow... - November 21, 2013 - The Monmouth County Underdogs
HumbleBeasts Partnering with Charitable Organizations
HumbleBeasts, an online boutique featuring luxury essentials for cats and dogs is proud to announce partnering with Alley Cat Allies and Best Friends Animal Society. - November 20, 2013 - HumbleBeasts
Pet Holiday Prep: 4 Ways to Get the Family Pet Ready for Guests and Festivities Advises SmartHealth's Pet Care Manager
Don’t forget the pets. With the busy holiday season ahead, remember to include the family's pet care in prepping for friends and family. Here’s four easy ways to make sure Fluffy and Fido put their best paws forward. - November 19, 2013 - SoftPaws
Traveling Cats Wants to Feature Your Cat for Christmas
Traveling Cats is preparing for the upcoming winter and Christmas season. The blog is known for its daily cat photos from all over the world and will soon start its winter edition featuring Christmas pictures with cats. And they want to publish photos of your cat as well. - November 18, 2013 - Vanessa Morgan
Shelter Hope Pet Shop is Celebrating 2 Years at Janss Marketplace and 650 Shelter Pet Adoptions
Shelter Hope Pet Shop in a non-profit all volunteer organization who pulls adoptable pets from local high kill shelters, and places them in loving forever homes, with the help of mall owners, such as NewMark Merrill, who donate high-traffic mall space to Shelter Hope Pet Shop free of charge. This partnership has resulted in over 650 adoptions in just the first 2 years at Janss Marketplace. - November 18, 2013 - Shelter Hope Pet Shop
Dunwoody Dog Park Advocates to Mayor, Council: "You’re Barking Up the Wrong Tree!"
Brook Run Dog Park supporters will hold an emergency rally at Dunwoody City Hall at 6:30 PM on Tuesday November 12 in an effort to save metro Atlanta's most popular off-leash dog park. - November 11, 2013 - Brook Run Dog Park Association
Online Sporting Dog Supply Retailer Launches New Web Site
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the World Wide Hunting Dog Superstore Launches a new state of the art web site. - November 09, 2013 - HuntEmUp.com
Thyro-Cat Treatment Centers See 97% Success Rate with Innovative Treatment for Feline Hyperthyroidism
Thyro-Cat Feline Hyperthyroidism Treatment Centers reports a 97% success rate in diagnosing and treating hyperthyroidism in cat patients. - November 09, 2013 - Thyro-Cat Feline Hyperthyroidism Treatment Centers
Florida-based Emergency Animal Hospital Offers Animal Hyberbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy
Animal Emergency and Referral Center in Ft. Pierce-with service to Vero Beach and Port St. Lucie-explains hyperbaric oxygen therapy and its benefits as one of their veterinary specialty services. - November 07, 2013 - Animal Emergency and Referral Center
Brooklyn Veterinarian Has Tips for a Successful Visit to the Dog Park
Atlantic Animal Care, a locally owned veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, announces helpful tips for bringing your dog to one of the area city dog parks, to make sure sure you and your pet have a safe and happy time. - November 03, 2013 - Atlantic Animal Care
Brooklyn Veterinarian Offers Tips on Keeping Your Pet Safe This Thanksgiving
Atlantic Animal Clinic provides helpful tips for keeping your pet safe this Thanksgiving and holiday season, and offers insight into a number of potential pet health dangers pet owners may not be aware of. - November 03, 2013 - Atlantic Animal Care
Doggy Do-Overs Gives Pets a Second Chance at a Healthy Life
Americans love their pets, so much so that according to the American Pet Products website, they spend more than $53 billion each year on their dogs, cats, birds, horses, cows, turtles, fish, snakes and other beloved companions. Of that, more than $14 billion is spent on veterinary expenses alone,... - October 31, 2013 - Doggy Do-Overs
PetVitalix Releases New Glucosamine for Dogs Formula with Their Mobility Care Plus
PetVitalix launches an advanced Hip & Joint Support for Dogs, and throws down the gauntlet to the competition to clean-up their act. - October 28, 2013 - Petvitalix
Help Create a Calmer, Safer Halloween for Dogs with Canine Calm from Earth Heart, Inc.
Canine Calm is a safe, affordable, easy solution to help calm dogs overwhelmed by Halloween activities. - October 23, 2013 - Earth Heart Inc.
Tucson Pet Clinic Announces New Veterinary Service: Class IV Therapeutic Laser Therapy for Pets
Spanish Trail Pet Clinic now offers Class IV Therapeutic Laser Therapy as a part of their Tucson veterinary services, to promote faster healing times and more effective pain management for acute and chronic pet ailments. - October 23, 2013 - Spanish Trail Pet Clinic
PetComfortBeds.com New Innovative Pet Bed Design Coming to the Marketplace
Pet Comfort Beds are a new innovative pet bed design new to the marketplace. Pet Comfort Beds prevent bunching up of bedding and allow pet owners to customize the plushness of their pets bed with pet Comfort Pad Inserts, to insure comfort for your pet. Visit PetComfortBeds.com - October 22, 2013 - Pet Comfort Beds
Petpav’s Most Social Pet Contest – Win a Great Prize Just for Being Social
Petpav is the top pet social network. Now is your chance to not only make new friends and get pet advice on petpav.com, but you can win one of six different prizes. - October 22, 2013 - Petpav.com
Texas Animal Lovers Learn Cats R Cool at GreaterGood Event
Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy and Underwater Dogs photographer Seth Casteel take the stage together to show how Cats R Cool in an event to help improve cat adoptions in an event sponsored by GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site. - October 21, 2013 - GreaterGood
Special Little Girl Finds Love and Companionship with a Special Puppy
This Sunday, October 20th, Diamond Jim’s Casino presents a “No Limit Holdem” Tournament hosted by “Little Miss Rosamond,” Makayla Vaquilar, to benefit Ruff Patches, a local animal rescue nonprofit, and the Lancaster County Animal Shelter. The tournament begins at 1:00 pm and the casino, located at 118 20th Street West, will provide $2000 in extra chips to any tournament player who brings in a donation of two cans of dog or cat food. - October 20, 2013 - Ruff Patches
The Jumping Bulldog is Pleased to Announce the Release of Its Newly Designed Website
The new website provides quick and intuitive access to its versatile product line, and is more engaging with its modern client-centric and eye-catching layout. The site’s homepage welcomes visitors with a truly “jumping bulldog.” - October 20, 2013 - Jumping Bulldog
TFI Envision, Inc. Gets the Scoop
Playtex Products, LLC recently selected TFI Envision, Inc. to create the packaging graphics for 2 new Litter Genie® cat litter disposal system products. - October 20, 2013 - TFI Envision, Inc.
Thyro-Cat Releases Feline Hyperthyroidism Symptoms to Save Cats Lives
Feline hyperthyroidism treatment center says “Get Your Cat Tested” to save his/her life. Read on for warning symptoms of feline hyperthyroidism to see if your cat should get tested and treated. - October 18, 2013 - Thyro-Cat Feline Hyperthyroidism Treatment Centers
1 Million Euthanized Pit Bulls Remembered in Candlelight Vigil
First Annual - Light for the Lost Candlelight Vigil to be Held in Atlanta to Remember 1 Million Euthanized Pit Bulls - October 11, 2013 - Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue
Curry Ford Animal Hospital Launches New Website for Greater Orlando Area Residents
New web resource for community education and awareness launched in Florida. - October 10, 2013 - Curry Ford Animal Hospital
Dirty Dog Inc., the Creators of the Anti-Bacterial Spray for Dogs Announce the Launch of the "Doggie Bag" Monthly Dog Products Mailed to Your Door
Dirty Dog announces the new product offering "Doggie Bag" where small dog owners are mailed a unique and different dog product each month for just $10.00. - October 07, 2013 - Dirty Dog, Inc.
Rapid Expansion of a Pittsburgh-Based Company
The Dog Stop®, a Pittsburgh-based company that operates full-service dog care facilities and employs over 40 people, has announced aggressive plans for the coming year through both company-owned and franchised stores. The Dog Stop®’s expansion comes at a pivotal time. The pet care... - September 27, 2013 - The Dog Stop
New Device Helps Train Parrots to Stop Screaming
A new training device finally solves the problem of pet parrot screaming. - September 25, 2013 - Stop Screaming Polly
Our Bulldogs Now Offering Healthy and Happy English Bulldogs for Sale
Anyone looking for English bulldogs for sale and wish to buy English bulldog pups will find what they are looking for at this website and with this company. - September 25, 2013 - Ourbulldogs.org
Ordinary People Helping Shelter Pets
A new booster campaign offers a unique t-shirt design with a positive animal advocacy message and all proceeds benefit The San Diego Humane Society and SPCA. - September 25, 2013 - Kurious Kitty
Jumper Calcutta Trophy Established
The American Trakehner Association will now award a trophy to the winning jumper horse's owner in the annual ATA Jumper Calcutta. - September 18, 2013 - American Trakehner Association
Traveling Cats Celebrates Fall and Halloween with Related Cat Pictures
Traveling Cats, a blog featuring cat pictures from around the world, wants to get its readers into the mood for the upcoming fall and Halloween season. The blog will soon start to publish fall and Halloween-related cat pictures and is already accepting cat photo submissons from its readers. This is your chance to turn your cat into a blog star. - September 16, 2013 - Vanessa Morgan
More Than 480,000 Pounds of Pet Food Shipped to Shelters in July and August
From mid-July through late August, Rescue Bank® shipped more than 480,864 pounds of pet food (489 pallets) to rescue groups and shelters in Tennessee, Nevada, Georgia, California, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, South Carolina, New York, and Texas. These food donations were made possible by... - September 14, 2013 - GreaterGood
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association Announces 2013 Rabies Awareness Week
Veterinary Association Sponsors Statewide Rabies Awareness Week - September 14, 2013 - Virginia Veterinary Medical Association
The Pooch Coach Chosen by Best Friends Animal Society as the Official Dog Trainer for Their San Francisco "Strut Your Mutt" Event
The Pooch Coach will be the official “Ask A Trainer” for the first annual Best Friends Strut Your Mutt event in San Francisco on September 21, 2013. http://www.strutyourmutt.org/sanfran Last year, nearly 11,000 people nationwide took part in Best Friends Animal Society’s Strut... - September 14, 2013 - PoochCoach
RunningK9.com Store Launched to Meet Needs of Active Dogs
Springer America, Inc. President Recommends Harnesses, Leashes, Accessories for Larger, Active Breeds - September 11, 2013 - Springer America, Inc.
Montclair Disaster Relief Canine: Animal Planet Documentary Pays Tribute to Hero Dogs of 9/11 in Documentary Special
Premiering in the United States on Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm ET/PT Animal Planet is airing Hero Dogs Of 9/11, a one-hour documentary special that chronicles the legacies of working dogs at Ground Zero. The program includes Frank Shane from Upper Montclair, N.J. and his Disaster Relief Canine Nikie who worked on Ground Zero for nine months. It pays tribute to all the unheralded dogs that were part of the rescue and recovery efforts. - September 10, 2013 - k-9 Disaster Relief
Snaggle Foot Round Lake Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers Receives 2013 Best of Round Lake Award
Round Lake Award Program Honors the Achievement - September 06, 2013 - Snaggle Foot Dog Walks and Pet Care
26 Bars & a Band Debuts an Innovative Walking Solution Designed to Make Walking Your Dog Simple and Convenient
Already an Editor's Choice winner, stride™ brings simplicity and convenience in walking the dog. Stride's multiple features will help dog lovers do more with less and take the next step toward a meaningful shared walking experience. - September 06, 2013 - 26 Bars @ a Band
Colorado Dog Author is Making a Difference
“If you love dogs, you’ll love this story. By the time you finish the introduction, you’ll be hopelessly hooked on the idea that you’re going to read a book with a dog talking to you..” --Mile High Dog Magazine - September 02, 2013 - Michelle Jansick
Equine Back in Action is Offering Improved Services for Horses
Equinebackinaction now offers services using the Mctimoney animal manipulation technique. - August 28, 2013 - Equine Back In Action
Earth Heart Sponsors 2013 GoToRovers.com 5K Fun Run/Walk for Pets to Benefit Tails Humane Society at Backer’s Total Pet Expo
Earth Heart joins GoToRovers.com at Backer’s Total Pet Expo to help Tails Humane Society raise much needed funds. - August 20, 2013 - Earth Heart Inc.
New Innovative Pet Bed Design; Pet Comfort Beds Prevent Bunching Up of Bedding and Allows Customized Plushness for Your Pet; Visit Petcomfortbeds.com
Pet Comfort Beds LLC is bringing a new innovative patent pending pet bed design to the marketplace. Pet Comfort Beds prevent bunching up of bedding and allows pet owners to customize the plushness and thickness of their pets bed to insure their comfort. Pet Comfort Beds and Pet Comfort Pad Inserts are sold separately and are available in various colors and crate sizes to fit all pets. Pet Comfort Beds insure Comfort For Your Pet. - August 07, 2013 - Pet Comfort Beds
Giving Second Chances to Cats in Need
Jusani Culture, a company designed to help pets in the care of the nation’s nonprofit rescues and shelters, is happy to announce its sponsorship of the Second Chance Sheridan Cat Rescue from August 5 through August 18. - August 07, 2013 - Jusani Culture
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Names Dr. David Linzey as New President
NCVMA Selects Veterinarians from Across the State to Serve on 2013-2014 Executive Board - August 07, 2013 - NCVMA
The Monmouth County Underdogs Announces Doodle Rescue Collective, Inc. (DRC) as a Donation Recipient
The Monmouth County Underdogs is proud to announce the selection of Doodle Rescue Collective, Inc. (DRC) as one of the rescue organizations that will receive a portion of funds raised at our upcoming event, “The Power of Positive Training with Victoria Stilwell.” “The Power of... - August 06, 2013 - The Monmouth County Underdogs
Ypsilanti Animal Clinic Celebrates 32 Years of Ann Arbor Area Veterinary Care
This August, 2013, Ypsilanti Animal Clinic, the veterinarians, and veterinary staff will celebrated 32 years of veterinary excellence in the Greater Ann Arbor area community. - August 02, 2013 - Ypsilanti Animal Clinic
LaGrange Plaza: PetSense Grand Opening
LaGrange Plaza to hold PetSense grand opening on August 10th. - July 31, 2013 - Crossman & Company
Trends Expert Daniel Levine Points to Pooch Pampering as Our Absurd New Obsession
Should doggie ice cream, doggie tattoos and DogTV make us pawse? - July 31, 2013 - Daniel Levine
Tropical Fish Wholesaler Sun Pet Ltd. Lands a Great Catch with an Aberrant Scopas Tang
Sun Pet Ltd., an Atlanta based tropical fish and live animal wholesaler imports a rare aberrant Scopas Tang from Indonesia. - July 30, 2013 - Sun Pet, Ltd.