Social networking for cats has arrived. Two tech geeks with a fondness for felines and an eye for niche marketing have created Catmoji, a Pinterest-like website that is wall-to-wall cat pictures, cat videos and cat chats. Matthew Phiong and Koekoe Loo, the site creators, don’t actually own cats … [Read more...]
Airport Scam Dupes Pet Buyers
Source: Yahoo! Patricia Mills, 39, of Western North Carolina was just hoping to get two English bulldog puppies for her daughters, but she was duped in an airport scam that unsuspecting gift-giving families are being drawn into during the holidays. Mills said she saved up for a year to buy a … [Read more...]
This Dog Knows Math
I found this 3:39 minute video on youtube and it's amazing. This little dog named Maggie knows how to add, subtract and multiply numbers. Definitely worth showing your toddlers to encourage them to learn math. Afterall, they don't want a dog to be smarter then they … [Read more...]
Neuter Your Pet or Do Time
On Tuesday Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed one of the nation's tougher laws on pet sterilization, requiring most dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered by the time they are just 4 months old. The law is aimed at eliminating the thousands of euthanizations conducted in Los Angeles' … [Read more...]
Seizure-Alert Dogs
My brother has had epilepsy for over at least 30 years now and recently had a serious accident after having a seizure while waiting for his wife to pick him up at work. He fell flat on his face and unfortunately the local government he works for has a Taj Mahal so the floor was marble, or as hard as … [Read more...]
For Prospective New Pet Owners
This video that should be watched by every person thinking about getting a new pet. It's the "ugly side" of our love of pets. If you take a look at the highlights below you'll have a pretty good idea of what you'll see in the video. Don't watch it if you cry easily and don't feel like crying or if … [Read more...]
Virginia Puppy Mill Shut Down
Over 1,100 dogs were rescued from a Southwestern Virginia "puppy mill" after a 5 month investigation by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) led to it's closure. According to the reports Virginia has been lax with it's regulations of the dog breeding industry and that has led to a lot large scale … [Read more...]