Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Loss of a Pet Alamy If you think stories of people choosing to bequeath some (or all!) of their hard-earned loot to their four-legged kids is a solely American trend, think again. According to a new survey conducted in the U.K., close to 1.5 million Brits plan to leave [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Cats Yukari*, Flickr Four months had passed since my father’s sudden death when my husband and I realized we had absolutely no game plan for our boys. At the time, I was mired in estate issues because my dad hadn’t anticipated dying at 54, which got me thinking about how [...]

Grabbed from link Since 2004, drugs designed for use by people have been the leading source of poisonings among companion animals, according to the national Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, Ill. Among cats, Adderall – a medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – has quickly become one of the most common and [...]

Grabbed from link WARNING: Story describes an act of animal cruelty in general terms. Sweet Mango, the Calico who never lost her power of purr, has found fancy new feline-friendly digs and state-of-the-art care at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. We reported on Mango last week. She was doused with lighter fluid and set afire on [...]

Grabbed from link Every day animal shelters across the U.S. hear the same story from distraught pet owners: “My pet lives indoors. I never thought he would run away and get lost!” The sad fact is that millions of lost pets arrive at U.S. shelters each year — and only about 15 percent of dogs [...]