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Ontario woman warns of cheap pet toy after $8,100 dog surgery

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An Ontario woman feared her dog was going to die after ingesting fibers from a $9 rope toy. “I was panicking. He’s a puppy, and if they hadn’t done that second ultrasound, I could have lost him,” Wendy Sunday, of Midland, Ont., told CTV News Toronto. Sunday said she bought the toy for her nine-month-old German Shepard Dakota last month. After a day or so of playing with it, Sunday said her dog started to act strange. “He was still playing around and drinking water, but he couldn’t keep his food down,” she said. As days went by, Dakota got…
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Pets at Home bans rabbit sales over Easter

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Easter bunny sales have been banned by pet shop chains to stop “impulse” rabbit purchases. Pets at Home is pausing the sale and adoption of the animals at all of its 457 stores nationwide over the Easter weekend and laying on free workshops to educate families on responsible pet ownership. The retailer, the largest pet shop in the country, said its move was to put a halt to Britons flocking to join the Easter celebrations by buying a rabbit they cannot properly care for. Jollyes, another pet chain, has followed suit at its 84 stores and warned the public: “A…
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Best wet cat food for kittens, seniors and pets with sensitive stomachs

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Cat food is one of the most important needs for your pet. Yet there are so many options to choose from today, it can seem like a daunting task to find the best one. The two most popular types of cat food are dry food, commonly called kibble, and wet or canned cat food. There are benefits to both types of food, but if you have a picky eater, wet cat food might be the way to go. “Wet cat food is often more appealing to cats than dry kibble because of its taste and texture,” said Dr. Nicole Savageau,…
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Skunks are dying of avian flu. What does that mean for you and your pets?

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Experts are advising British Columbians, and pet owners in particular, to take precautions after a recent case where several skunks died of avian flu in Metro Vancouver. On Monday, the province said eight skunks in Vancouver and nearby Richmond had died, likely after scavenging dead wild birds, and they all tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus. They later confirmed the virus was the cause of the animals’ deaths. The deaths of the skunks are part of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) that has affected North America since last yearwith thousands of birds culled in BC…
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Designer pets that suffer ‘miserable’ health problems could soon be banned in the Netherlands

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Owning unhealthy designer animals, such as flat-faced dogs or cats with folded ears, could soon be banned in the Netherlands. “We make life miserable for innocent animals, purely because we think they are ‘beautiful’ and ‘cute’,” the country’s Minister of Culture, Nature and Food Quality, Piet Adema, said in a statement. “That is why today we are taking the big step towards a Netherlands where no pet has to suffer from his or her appearance.” The Minister said he was looking to ban the ownership of designer breeds as well as photos of them in advertising and on social media.…
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97% of pet owners say their animals are part of the family

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They’re one big happy — and furry — family Nearly all pet owners, 97 percent to be exact, say their pets are part of their family, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. And more than half — 51 percent — even consider their animals as much a part of the family as their human relatives. The groups that were found are more likely to feel this way were women, people with lower family incomes and urban dwellers, according to research. A pet owner’s marital status was also found to affect the results. Those who are married…
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How to keep pets safe when they are unhealthy

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As wildfires continue across Canada, thick clouds of smoke continue to fill the air all around Michigan. Luckily, there are plenty of ways for people to stay safe from smoke inhalation such as limiting strenuous activities, wearing a mask, and staying indoors. But, what about all the adorable, four-legged furry friends out there? The tiny, dangerous particles filling the hazy skies can also cause serious issues for pets. Here’s what to know and how to keep your pets safe. Michigan’s bad air quality:Everything you need to know How to say poor air quality impact animals? Lori Teller, President of the…
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Animal shelter staff resorts to drawing pictures of pets after camera ‘breaks’: ‘Third dimension is overrated’

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An animal shelter has been sharing drawings instead of photographs of the pets they care for in hopes of getting them adopted. On May 9, the Ottawa Humane Society appeared to have warmed hearts on Facebook after posting some of the original artwork created by staff, after they thought their camera had stopped working. “Our camera broke so we’ve resorted to drawing our adoptable animals,” the Ottawa Humane Society in Canada, shared in a public Facebook post. SENIOR DOG IN CALIFORNIA ON THE VERGE OF BEING EUTHANIZED IS ADOPTED, BEATS CANCER The organization shared four renderings of different animals up…
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