Today we introduce pawsitively news, our new online publication. We think that you will be as excited as we are about this publication.
Don't be shy, tell us what you think!
Make sure to take a break from the outdoors and check back to pawsitively news regularly, as new articles will be released to the site
every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
If you're in the market for a new best friend and can't stand the
thought of the nonstop training, walks in the middle of the night and
constant 'NOs!' - adopting a senior dog may be exactly what you're
looking for.
Continue
Reading
...
The foster program is our main focus," says Tom Haimelin of Underdog.
"We are always looking for all types of foster homes: single
individuals, families, homes with many pets and homes with no pets."
Continue
Reading
...
Television is filled with courtroom dramas whose premise is based on
forensic and DNA evidence. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic
acid that contains the genetic roadmap used in the development of all
living organisms.
Continue
Reading
...
There would never be a good reason to sedate a human being and tear out
the tops of his or her fingers. Even if this human had a tendency to
ruin the kitchen table or shred the carpet, chances are, whoever yanked
the fingernails - and bones attached - would be in a load of trouble.
Continue
Reading
...
All four of them stared at me with shock and disbelief?How could I do
this to them? Sam, the Jack Russell; Buford, the Bloodhound; Holly, the
Pug; and Lilly, the Chihuahua could not believe their eyes - or their
noses.
Continue
Reading
...
In a few weeks, Canada's annual seal hunt will begin. Baby seals are
clubbed or shot because commercial fishermen and others believe this
reduces seal populations and competition for fish. Canada's fisherman
profit from the seal skins, making a few million dollars, which
comprise about 5% of their annual income.
Continue Reading
...
On Thursday, February 21st, the Bush administration eliminated federal
protections for hundreds of endangered wolves in Greater Yellowstone
and the Northern Rockies.
Continue Reading
...
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit regarding
recalled
Diamond Pet
Food products. A settlement fund, worth up to $3.1
million, will
be established and pay consumers who purchased recalled
Diamond Pet
Food
products, and compensate dog owners whose dogs were injured as a result
of
eating recalled
Diamond Pet Food
products.
Continue
Reading
...
When PawSpot met with Zoey and Nancy, the winners of our "When We First Met" contest, Zoey was very talkative but it was easier to understand Nancy's answers to our questions:
Continue
Reading
...
Impassioned activists, including
PawSpotters, were not deterred by
Thursday's chilly rain. At 225 Park Avenue, home of the Port
Authority
of New York and New Jersey, many protesters from metro New York and
Long Island met to challenge the agency's ineffective policies on cat
population control.
Continue
Reading
...
For decades, fifty to a hundred or more stray and feral cats have lived
on 5000-acres that make up JFK airport's compound. Employees have fed
and built makeshift shelters for the animals for years. They've given
the cats names and pet the tame ones. Other volunteers have spent their
own money to get cats sterilized and vaccinated. Some of those cats
have since gone missing.
Continue Reading
...
On October 28, 2007, festively clad pooches and their proud owners came
to Brooklyn's McGolrick Park to display their costumes and compete in a
variety of contests at the first annual District Dog D.O.G. Halloween
Parade and Party.
Click
here to view the slideshow of images from the District Dog D.O.G. Halloween Parade and Party.
Continue Reading
...
Now that most people have digital cameras, we have the luxury of taking
many photos in our quest for the perfect one. This is a great
development for pet photographers everywhere.
Continue Reading
...
One of the best parts of having dogs is leaving them.
Whether I'm gone for 20 minutes or home from a five-day business trip, my inevitable return brings a torrent of wags, kisses and joyful barking. Sam, Buford and Lilly each have their own ways of greeting me. When I first insert the key into the front lock, I immediately hear the thunderous baying from Buford's deep baritone bloodhound voice.
Continue Reading
...
Siberian Huskies have the enthusiasm, stamina and free-spirit, which makes them one of the premiere canine athletes. While not all owners have the opportunity or desire to 'mush,' Siberians will happily pull a youngster in a wagon or sled. They're also great buddies for cross-country skiing or ski-joring, a sport when the dog is harnessed to the skier.
Continue Reading
...
Essentially, dogs bury bones for the same reason squirrels bury nuts: as a hedge against the lean times. Not that the typical dog has to worry about where his next meal will come from, but his wild ancestors figured out a long time ago that when food is easy to come by, it's a good idea to put some aside?kind of like setting up a savings account that can be drawn on in an emergency.
Continue Reading
...
The $3 billion-a-year
scrapbooking industry isn't turning a blind eye
to the fact that pets are an important part of many families. Some
scrapbooks are devoted entirely to pets, creating a niche market within
the scrapbook world and prompting many companies to produce pet
specific items including stickers, papers and embellishments, to meet
the growing demand.
Continue
Reading
...
Animal problems never exist in a vacuum. They are reflections of the values and priorities of the whole community. When we began
Best Friends Animal Society in 1984 we discovered that there were no dedicated animal control services in our local community separate from the police department.
Continue Reading
...
