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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Polls Archive

Dog Has Need for Speed

Associated Press  -  Mike Schelin rides a motocross bike Jan. 13 with his dog Opee, a 8-year-old blue merle Australian shepherd in Perris, Calif.

PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Opee is only 8, but he’s already a popular veteran in the down and dirty sport of motocross.

He can pull 6 Gs. He’s been the centerfold for Cycle News and poses regularly for fan photos. He’s a survivor of the grueling Baja 500 and has racked up more than 10,000 hours [...]

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Jogging With Your Dog

Jogging with a friend can help keep you motivated and fit.   So should your jogging buddy be short or tall, blonde or red-haired, two or four-legged?

“Dogs need exercise just like people and jogging is a good way to do this,” notes J. David Sessum, RVT, veterinary technician at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical [...]

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Pet-vet Program New Trend

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kara Dalton is attempting to control chaos. It’s Monday at the teacher’s pre-veterinary science class at Gateway Institute of Technology high school, and that means baths for the dogs, cats, bunnies, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs and one elusive ferret named Riley.

On one side of the room, three students are grooming [...]

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Still a Need for Blacksmiths

Associated Press   -   Ferrier Jason Wilson-Maki files down the outside edges of a horse hoof Dec. 18, 2009, before putting on a new shoe at Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — After surgeons removed pieces of bone and realigned the horse’s leg by bolting it together, they turned their patient over for a custom shoe-fitting to a man most often seen working in a cowboy hat and leather chaps.

Generations ago, someone like Jason Wilson-Maki would have been at the center of [...]

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Captive Vs. Wild

“Mom can I keep it?” is a question typically heard in reference to some type of wild animal such as a turtle or a lizard, especially by a child who is on the lookout for a pet. There is often controversy between reptile pet owners, over whether people should buy wild caught, or captive bred [...]

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