Pets in Focus

Current Poll

Lee Richardson Zoo has met the fundraising goal for Cat Canyon. Do you think the new exhibit will bring visitors from other towns to our local zoo?

  • Yes (100%, 4 Votes)
  • No (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 4

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Polls Archive

Pet Therapy Brings Joy to Patients

TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) — It’s Thursday morning at Tewksbury State Hospital, and patients are buzzing with excitement, already starting to line up. Patients will sit and wait in the hallways, so as to catch a glimpse of one of their most cherished visitors, who has developed somewhat of a cult following at the hospital: Tucker, [...]

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Fewer Pets Killes Becauses of Spay, Neuter Programs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Stephen Zawistowski got his first dog 50 years ago, she was the only dog in the neighborhood that was spayed. “She had an incision that must have been a foot long and was sewn up with what looked like piano wire,” says Zawistowski, science adviser for the American Society for [...]

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How To Make Dog’s Days of Summer Better

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ready for your dog’s days of summer? Everybody seems to have a list of tips. Most are no-brainers. Don’t leave dogs in hot cars or let them walk on hot asphalt, play too hard or get too much sun. Apply flea and tick repellents, and if you’re in a mosquito-prone area, [...]

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Pug Franklin Tugs at Heart

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Despite being told he probably would never walk again, Karen Minton took Franklin the Pug into her home and is using a new veterinary treatment to get him back on his feet. Last August, while chasing his owner, Franklin was hit by three cars. The owner was a college student who [...]

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Dog Escapes, Joins Half Marathon

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland dog is raising money for cancer after escaping from his yard and running part of a charity half marathon. The 3-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix named Dozer joined runners near his home, at mile five of the 13-mile race in Howard County near Baltimore on May 15. Runners reported [...]

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