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Stressed over a test? Pet your pooch
When deadlines loom and homework piles up, a furry friend can be a source of support, companionship and stress relief for college students, finds a recent Ohio State University study. While other research has shown that pets can reduce anxiety and provide comfort for the elderly or the terminally ill, the new study showed the same is true for college students — a demographic dealing with the simultaneous worries over leaving home and the uncertainties of entering the real world. |
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A First Dog From Down South
The Obamas are reportedly leaning toward a labradoodle or a Portuguese water dog. They say they want the First Pet to be a dog from a shelter, a decision that's both fashionable and morally sound. But as with other shifts in our collective tastes in pets, the growing popularity of shelter animals has had an unanticipated side effect -- there is a mismatch between the number of people who want to rescue a dog and the number of dogs needing to be rescued. |
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Peanut butter recall-the true value of your pet
The recent recall of peanut butter that has affected all sorts of human products has now impacted the pet industry. PetSmart is removing seven types of its Great Choice Dog biscuit products from its shelves. Although there have been no known cases of pet illness due to the ingestion of the peanut paste that may contain salmonella, PetSmart is removing the product as a precautionary measure. The packages range from 32oz to 10lbs and were sold between August 21, 2008 and January 19, 2009. If you have a concern you can call and verify the information. |
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FDA updates recall list to include certain pet foods
The FDA reports in a prepared statement, "The agency continues to investigate potential Salmonella contamination of peanut butter and paste made at the Blakely, Georgia facility of Peanut Corporation of American (PCA), and is informing pet owners that the recall also includes some pet food products." |
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When pets attack
If you have ever been bitten by a dog, you are certainly not alone. More than 2 percent of people in the United States are bitten each year – that’s more than 4.3 million people! But what causes aggression and how should an owner handle it in dogs? |
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Learning about God from our pets: A St. Francis reflection
"A person could learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours."
John Grogan, a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, penned those words just days after the death of his family's Labrador retriever named Marley. His loving farewell to a drooling dynamo of a dog touched universal sentiments among pet owners. |
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Orphaned Mid East pets travel to U.S.
Adopt an Orphaned Pet Day has been established in tribute to the 800 pets that were orphaned on 9/11 in New York City and their human companions who tragically died. Fortunately, animal rescue groups across the country joined forces to find new homes for these pets. Unfortunately, there are not enough resources to currently help find homes for all 500,000 pets that become orphaned each year when their owners die. |
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Remember: Kids eat in one room, pets in another
When the kids are eating, the dogs and cats need to be eating, too, set apart in another room. When the children's meal is over, give the floor a quick sweep before the pets are released, to prevent feeding people food to the pets. |
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Chip away at unwanted pets
Unwanted animals are a chronic problem in most communities, and ours is certainly no exception. Unfortunately, a significant portion of that problem arises from people ignoring a basic rule of responsible pet owners: have your pets spayed or neutered. |
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Spaying, neutering pets offer benefits for health
As host Bob Barker of The Price is Right is famous for saying, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered." But many people have no idea why spaying and neutering also is important for the health of their pet. |
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