Category: Pets News

Poland’s EU office wins praise as the only Polish embassy in the world to welcome pets

, 26/05/2023

Poland’s permanent representation to the European Union has won praise for being the only Polish embassy in the world to allow staff to bring their pets to the office. Ambassador Andrzej Sadoś, who introduced the policy, said the animals help reduce workplace stress. While pets are not permitted in European Union institutions such as the commission, council and parliament, Poland’s permanent representation to the EU encourages its staff to bring their canine companies to work, especially if the animals would otherwise be left home alone. “Here you sometimes work several hours a day, seven days a week,” Sadoś told news…

UK’s Pets At Home bets on digital as owners feel the pinch

, 25/05/2023

By Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) -Britain’s Pets At Home is stepping up investment in digital services such as virtual consultations, even as some pet owners cut back spending in areas such as grooming and accessories in the cost-of-living crisis. The company said on Thursday it would invest 400 million pounds ($505 million) over the next five years on its expansion plans, which include a “one stop shop” digital platform integrated with its products and services. The platform will allow owners to access their pet’s history, organize virtual medical consultations, and place orders for prescriptions and food without going out. “There is…

Hotels Roll Out the Red Carpet for Pets

, 23/05/2023

Hilton As anyone who travels with a pet knows, sometimes questions or concerns about their health or behavior arise while you’re on the road. If you happen to be at a Canopy by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton or Tru by Hilton hotel in the United States or Canada, you’re able to get free virtual support from a service called Mars PET On-Demand from Mars Petcare, a pet products and services company. Guests can gain access to the service via a phone help line and a website with a live-chat…

Louisiana senator criticized for ‘vulgar and racist’ comments about Mexicans eating cat food

, 23/05/2023

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A Republican senator found his own efforts to paint himself as a reasonable moderate under question by none other than Fox News on Wednesday. speaking on Your World with Neil CavutoLouisiana’s John Kennedy found himself in the hot seat and faced a line of questioning about an off-colour remark he had made about the state of Mexico’s economy, wherein he had suggested that people in the country would be reduced to eating pet food were it…

BC Ferries pet pilot allows dogs on some outside decks

, 22/05/2023

BC Ferries is letting pet owners bring their dogs and cats to the outside upper decks of vessels along three routes this summer under its expanded pet pilot program. Starting today, May 15, cats and dogs are allowed on select areas of outside upper decks on ferries traveling between Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay, Comox-Powell River and Earls Cove-Salery Bay. Dogs must be on a one-metre leash, and cats must be in a travel carrier while on the outer decks. To access the outer decks, pet owners must use designated stairwells and entrances that are marked by paw prints on the ground.…

A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter | Life and style

, 21/05/2023

When Bernadine Swale’s marriage ended after 36 years, when she was 57, her first instinct – once she had recovered from the shock – was that she couldn’t manage alone. “The standard, cookie-cutter way you have to be in your 60s is man and woman, and you travel together,” he says. It took her a few years to realize: “Actually, no.” Now 68, Swale, a retired pharmacist, travels the world as a pet-sitter. Last year, she spent only 23 nights in her own bed, in a loft that looks out over downtown Denver. Pet-sitting stops have included London, New York,…

SPCA offers free pet health screening for low-income Singapore households

, 20/05/2023

SINGAPORE: This weekend, 77 cats, 25 dogs, four rabbits, three hamsters and one chinchilla underwent health checks as part of a program that lets low-income households receive veterinary care for their pets. The initiative by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was launched on Saturday (May 13) at Marsiling, where the first of 10 pet health screenings was held. The health screenings are fully subsidized and funded by donations from the public. Full-time and volunteer vets and nurses from the SPCA administered veterinary services such as physical examinations, vaccinations and microchipping. For pets that need further…

The pet I’ll never forget: every night I would sing to Cackles the goose. Then tragedy struck | Life and style

, 19/05/2023

Cackles was not technically a pet, I suppose, and certainly not the border collie I desperately craved, but she was my favorite goose. She was physically difficult to pet, but I tried my best, stroking her long, muscular neck. I sang to her nightly while she sat there quacking along. Or quacking in protest. It was hard to know the difference. I was very proud of her. No one else I knew had geese, except for the Ballantine’s distillery down the road, which had about 100 guards the whiskey. But no one from Ballantine’s went to my school, so that…