Showing 118 posts from March 2009
American Idol judge — and Chihuahua owner (times four) — Paula Abdul has signed up to help raise money for guide dog programs.
Abdul will be helping Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance, Petco, and independent pet stores raise awareness and money for guide dog organizations across the country, according to Dogchannel.com.
Her role involves getting the word out [...]
While the American Veterinary Medical Association has been praised by animal welfare groups for establishing a policy last year opposed to cropping of dogs’ tails and ears, it tail and ear cropping.1976 POLICY
in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Suggested by the American Animal Hospital Association and approved by the [...]
Oprah Winfrey’s 3-month-old cocker spaniel Sadie has returned home, making a full recovery from Parvovirus, Zootoo reports.
The dog was one of two Winfrey recently adopted from PAWS in Chicago. Ivan, Sadie’s brother, and Winfrey’s second adopted puppy, died earlier this month from complications associated with the disease.
A spokesperson for Winfrey said Sadie is doing well.
It [...]
The town of Mount Airy has opened its first dog park.
In the works for 18 months, the Mount Airy Dog Park, located on the grounds of Watkins Park on state Route 27, will hold a grand opening Wednesday, but is already open to dogs and their walkers, according to The Gazette.
Use of the park is free [...]
ABC’s Nightline tackles puppy mills tonight in a report that will focus on Amish breeders in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County. The show airs locally at 11:35 p.m.
ABC Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and investigators from Nightline visited numerous commercial breeding facilities in the area, and the report includes an on-camera interview with a Mennonite breeder who allowed a tour [...]
