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Fido may soon be able to join the ranks of London Transit bus passengers.
A report going to the London Transit Commission (LTC) suggests permitting small domestic animals in carriers on city buses would benefit riders who need to transport their pets.
Currently, all pets are prohibited on London Transit buses.
In keeping with provincial accessibility laws, service animals are allowed while working to aid their owner.
London Transit recently reviewed the pet policies of six similar transit services (Brampton, Durham Region, Hamilton, Kingston, Milton, Mississauga, Toronto, Windsor and Waterloo Region) and discovered it is the only one that bans…
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…
Following her usual morning routine, Chrissy Villarreal kissed her dog Petey goodbye as she left for work.
It was the last time he would do so.
And it was all because of a preventable accident.
Vets are warning too many furry friends are getting their paws on the common and seemingly harmless household item of empty snack bags, often with tragic outcomes.
The caution comes after Ms Villarreal shared the heartbreak of losing her “baby boy” to the hazard.
In a Facebook post, Ms Villarreal said she could not wrap her head around what happened to Petey.
She said her…
Aussies are surrendering their pets thanks to the combined pressures of the cost of living and the rental crisis.
Inflation has soared up to 7 per cent in Australia, and new data also shows rental prices in some suburbs have increased by almost 50 per cent in the past year, pushing a growing number of tenants to breaking point.
A total of 69 per cent of households across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia are now home to one or more pets, according to Animal Medicine Australia.
Owning a pet also doesn’t come cheap.
According to the government’s MoneySmart website, a…
Author and animal communicator Joan Ranquet says a technique based on Chinese medicine can help pets deal with emotional stress.
Ranquet said that animals can have emotional responses just like humans.
“We don’t necessarily recognize it because they’re excellent at masking,” she told CTV News.
“Moving into a new house, getting a new boyfriend or girlfriend, divorce, even bringing in a roommate, bringing in another animal, all of these things definitely can contribute,” Ranquet said.
Some of the signs to watch for, according to Ranquet, include a variety of unwanted behaviors.
“If they start digging or even licking their paws,…
A Manitoba family is picking up the pieces after losing everything in a house fire, but thanks to the quick thinking of their 12-year-old daughter, all of them are alive.
Emily Neufeld was at their home in La Broquerie, about 55 kilometers southeast of Winnipeg, with her two younger brothers on the afternoon of March 2. They were waiting for their parents to get home from work.
The Grade 7 student had just gotten off the phone with her mom, who was at work in Winnipeg, and was getting ready to start her chores when she noticed a smell coming…
Your beloved pet may be hurting your sleep, research published Thursday finds.
Although pets can have many positive effects on health, pet ownership is linked to poorer sleep, according to a study published in the journal Human-Animal Interactions.
The researchers looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which asked questions on a variety of health topics. They adjusted for factors that could affect sleep, including race and income, as well as age, gender and BMI, and focused on whether a person had a sleep disorder and whether a person had a cat or a dog.
Sleep…
This week we’ve melted at a dog and a rabbit who look just like twins and have been amazed by a cat owner’s genius hack to calm down her excited kitten.
As well as some favorite viral pet moments, we’ve been delighted by Newsweek readers’ submissions of their pets.
If you want your pet to be part of our Newsweek Pet of the Week line-up next week, be sure to follow the details at the end of this story.
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Murray the cat loves going on strollers with his owner and canine siblings. He even says hello to passing dogs.…