Dogs abandoned during Houston’s January freeze settle into their forever home

HOUSTON – It was an ending that Amanda Mares could only dream of when she found two shivering dogs in the cold during January’s harsh freeze.

Mares had heard frantic barking in a wooded area next to her family’s business

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A dog was found tied to a gate at a BC shelter. The reason may signal a bigger problem – BC

A heart-wrenching discovery in Aldergrove over the weekend may be a sign of a bigger problem.

Luna, a two-year-old mixed-breed dog was found abandoned at the gates of the Patti Dale Animal Shelter early on Saturday morning.

“It was tethered

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More than 100 dogs in need of homes at Lake County shelter

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Milk-Bone with peanut butter is the “go-to” snack for dogs at the Lake County Animal Shelter.

Volunteers are not only making sure their tummies are full, but they are also on another mission: to get them

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Mayo Clinic Minute: Wash your pet’s food and water bowls to prevent salmonella

  • Infectious Diseases

Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. It can be transmitted from contaminated food, such as raw meat or eggs. But what you may not know is

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Pet Talk: A delicious danger for dogs

Pet Talk: A delicious danger for dogs

Sonny with some dog-safe treats. SUPPLIED/24032601

Dogs eat some funny things. Along with the more normal weird things like whole bones and baited fish hooks, I have seen sticks, kilograms of grass, stones, earrings, mango and peach seeds and

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Pets ‘doing well’ after parvovirus forces NAWT to close

On Friday last week (March 22), the National Animal Welfare Trust Hertfordshire(NAWT) appealed for any towels, duvets, blankets, or sheets that members of the public could donate.

It said that it had been forced to shut and throw out all

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Bail lowered in animal hoarding case | Local News

Bail was reduced for a Bedford couple currently jailed on $1 million bail each for allegedly torturing and failing to provide care for nearly 100 animals — mostly dogs — who were kept in cages stacked floor to ceiling on

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Oshawa to explore the possibility of regulating pet breeding businesses


Updated (4:30 pm) with more information.

Oshawa councillors are directing staff to conduct a review of the city’s policies on pet breeding.

“The number of backyard breeders […] is getting out of hand,” said Councilor Brian Nicholson at Monday’s meeting.

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