Pets in Focus

Current Poll

After the tragic death of a killer whale trainer, SeaWorld is continuing shows without in-water interaction. What do you think they should do in the future?

  • Remove the whale responsible for the attack from all shows (50%, 6 Votes)
  • Find new ways to showcase the trainer/whale connection (50%, 6 Votes)
  • Resume "business as usual" after a thorough investigation (8%, 1 Votes)
  • Stop all in-water interaction with the whales (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 12

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Scottie the Hot Dog at Westminster

Associated Press   -   Judge Robert J. Moore, left, handler Gabriel Rangel and U.S. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson pose Dec. 13, 2009, for photograph with Sadie, a Scottish terrier, which won "Best in Show" at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Long Beach, Calif. Sadie is the overwhelping favorite to complete dogdom

NEW YORK (AP) — She is a hot dog, this little Sadie.

Tongue out and wagging tail up, the perky, 4-year-old Scottish terrier has won more than 100 best in show ribbons and is the overwhelping favorite to complete dogdom’s Triple Crown this week at Westminster. She’s already charmed the judge, in fact.

What in the show [...]

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Pet Vaccinations

Even though they may be taken for granted, pet vaccinations are vital for your pet.  Properly vaccinating your pet is a very important part of pet care because vaccines can potentially help protect your pet against some serious health conditions and diseases.

“Vaccines are a suspension of altered microorganisms which will prevent, lessen, or treat disease [...]

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One State’s Rules On Exotic Animals

By MARY PEMBERTON

Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is famous for wildlife: moose, bear, whales. Not capuchin monkeys and kinkajous.
And the Alaska Board of Game wants it to stay that way.

The board considers exotic pet requests every four years, and this year’s petitions covered everything from allowing Alaskans to own the “organ grinder” monkeys [...]

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Dogs on Duty in Iraq

Associated Press  -  In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, Iraqi police handlers and their bomb-sniffing dogs are seen during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective to pinpoint explosives at checkpoints and other search sites, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

The first shipment of dogs — 25 were expected Friday — comes amid pressure on Prime Minister [...]

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Feeding Wildlife Joyful, Troublesome

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. —  Henry David Thoreau

The beauty of nature is awe-inspiring and magical.  It [...]

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