Archive for May, 2007

Free Vet Care

Everyone with a dog or cat is now aware of the big pet food recall. You may also have heard that the company behind the recall is offering to help pay the cost of any vet bills.
But some pet owners say that’s great…..Until you read the fine print.
Cathleen Combs breeds and shows dogs for a […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

World’s First MRI/PET Scanner

In what could prove to be a turning point in diagnosis and therapy for millions of patients suffering from neurological diseases, stroke, and cancer, Siemens Medical Solutions showed results of a prototype for the world’s first fully-functioning imaging system capable of simultaneously performing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The first in-vivo […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Pet snakes and lizards at reptile zoo

People will get a hand-on opportunity with snakes and lizards during a reptile zoo at Hats Off Day on Saturday.
Members of the Westcoast Society for the Protection and Conservation of Reptiles will be there with their personal pets – including snakes, lizards, a bearded dragon and geckos – showing them off and answering questions about […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Pet With Their Environment

t’s like a free temporary adoption, with all benefits included. That is probably the best way to describe the foster pet parent program.
With the opening of the Animal Shelter of Clarendon County last January, a foster pet parent program was instituted to help domesticate the dogs and cats before they were put up for adoption.
A […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Pet crematorium may move forward

A veterinarian who was losing hope he could open a pet crematorium and memorial garden in Urbana after investing more than $2 million in the project may soon move forward with the plans.Dr. Daniel Negola, who has practiced for 30 years and owns Negola’s Ark Veterinary Hospital in Gaithersburg, said he wanted to open a […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Humane Society needs foster homes

The Larimer Humane Society needs volunteer foster homes to help take care of the hundreds of animals they have already received and those they expect to receive throughout the spring and summer.
Because of the current need, there will be a special foster care volunteer orientation at 7 p.m. today at the Larimer Humane Society located […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Full for Full goal

Cinnamon is like putty in Jill Iurato’s arms. The Pomeranian stares into Iurato’s eyes, as she gently strokes the dog’s golden brown coat.
Since she was a little girl, Iurato has always had a way with animals.
Her parents owned a kennel in Arizona. Growing up, she and her sister would tend to the animals after school […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption

Memorial Day for pets

Memorial Day celebrates the loved ones we’ve lost, and I hope it’s not too much of a stretch to include our furry family members.
Most pets won’t outlive their owners, making the short time we share with them even more precious. Accidents may tear them away from us while they’re young. Some drift off in the […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pets

Public meeting set after factory plan angers community

COMMUNITY leaders have accused developers of keeping them in the dark over plans for a massive factory with a 100-foot chimney near a new housing estate in Rugby.
Now councillors are trying to arrange a public meeting so that all the residents in Coton Meadows can have their say over the controversial plans - which many […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized

Dogtopia Partners with Findley Group

Dogtopia’s Partnership with Findley Group Gives Franchise Industry Something to Bark about the Full-Service Dog Day Care Concept Dubbed the `Next Big Thing’ in $38 Billion Pet Care Industry With consumers spending more than $38 billion to pamper their pets each year, a prominent franchise consulting and development company has “spotted” Dogtopia, a full-service dog […]

May 31st, 2007 - Posted in Pet Adoption