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Houston-area pet lovers rush to rescue after tornado ravages Pasadena Animal Shelter – Houston Public Media

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Lisa Tynan The Pasadena Animal Shelter was damaged by a tornado on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Lisa Tynan arrived at the Pasadena Animal Shelter at 5 pm Tuesday – about two hours after a tornado ripped the roof off a kennel building while the dogs were inside. She saw the telltale signs of a tornado, such as collapsed structures and scattered debris, as well as scared, started looks on the faces of more than 100 animals. Tynan also saw a crowd of fellow pet lovers who had beaten him there. “There were already dozens of people there helping, which was…
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Despite opposition, the Saanich council approves dog leash requirements in parks

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Despite opposition from residents, the Saanich council unanimously approved Wednesday evening a strategy that includes mandating leeches for pets at 84 per cent of the district’s park space. The strategy has met with heavy objection from dog owners, who started a petition and protested the strategy outside the Saanich municipal hall on Friday. The vote was deferred from Monday to Wednesday due to a large number of speakers at Monday’s council meeting. Previously, under-control dogs were allowed to be off-leash in most of the district’s 172 parks and several beaches. Starting this fall, only 57 parks will have leash-optional areas,…
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Record number of registrants for annual Steps for Pets Walkathon – PembinaValleyOnline.com

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Not only was the weather ideal for Saturday’s Steps for Pets Walkathon in Morden, but it also drew a record number of registrants. One of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Pembina Valley Humane Society, the Walkathon drew over 60 individual registrants. “I can say for sure that this has been a record-breaking year when it comes to registrants for the Steps for Pets Walkathon,” said the PVHS’s Holly Thorne. “And we’ve been doing this for a long time, but we’ve never had this many individual registrants. We had over 60 of them this year, and they all…
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Dogs who refuse to separate get adopted together

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Hey Siri, play ‘Best Friend’ by Saweetie and Doja Cat. Two pit bulls at a Minnesota animal shelter went viral this week after one jumped over a wall to be reunited with her BFF, and the cuteness is just in time for National Best Friends Day. Dogs Brenda and Linda were dropped off at the Friends of Minneapolis Animal Care & Control shelter in Minneapolis on May 22. Workers at the shelter think Brenda, the brown one, is 4 and Linda is 7. The pair were initially in separate kennels but before long, Brenda climbed up the wall separating them…
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A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter | Life and style

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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,…
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Dogs will be allowed in outdoor dining spaces: US

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Just in time for the summer dining season, the US government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces. But even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from being settled, with many diners and restaurants pushing back against the increasing presence of pooches. “I’d like to be able to enjoy my meal without having to worry about fleas, pet hair, barking and entitled dogs and their owners,” said Tracy Chiu Parisi, a food blogger in New York, who was once started by a dog…
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What do you do if your pet eats weed?

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Reports of cannabis-induced toxicosis in pets have increased “significantly” in North America since 2018, after marijuana was legalized for recreational use in Canada and several US states, according to a 2022 study conducted by researchers at the University of Guelph and data from the Pet Poison Helpline. University of Guelph researchers surveyed 251 veterinarians in Canada and the United States—191 of whom practiced in Canada—between January and April 2021. According to the survey data, published in PLOS ONE on April 20, 2022, cannabis poisoning were most commonly reported in dogs and most likely to be caused by edibles that pets…
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With 2 days left to register exotic pets, owners in a bind in Chennai | Chennai News

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CHENNAI: Owners of several thousands of exotic pets in Chennai are waiting with bated breath as there are just two days left for the new, amended Wild Life (Protection) Act to kick in across the nation. Once it takes effect on April 1, 2023, owning invasive alien species, including exotic, non-native animals, birds, reptiles and rodents will be a punishable offense. It, however, takes a lenient view towards people who already own exotic pets, provided they make self-declaration of the pets they own. Once registered, the new law will insulate them, their pets and the progeny of the pets from…
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