The World Health Organization (WHO)announced that some household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu. Although it does not seem to be spreading quickly among animals, the H1N1 flu is affecting many household pets as well as pigs and turkeys.
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Dress kitty in a pink tutu, your pug in a Men in Black costume, or a Pirates of the Caribbean costume. One of the fastest growing Halloween markets is for pet costumes. Owners love to dress their pets up, and not just for trick or treat. Who says only kids dress up for Halloween?
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Teacup pigs are the latest pet craze in Great Britain and after making an appearance on the Today show, their popularity may spread quickly. Of course, they don't stay teacup size, they just start out that way. Teacup pigs weigh about 9 ounces at birth and weigh in at 65 pounds full grown at the age of 2.
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Pet Airways, an airline catering to pets, and only pets, is ready for take-off. In fact, it flew its first flight this week.
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Your dog deserves the same care and attention that we give to our own health concerns when he or she is facing health problems. Dogs face some of the same issues as people, such as arthritis, cancer, depression and diabetes, as well as their own unique illnesses such as heartworms and kennel cough.
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Earlier this morning we published a story about a Banana Bot Rat questioning the reason why it would be on the top of Google Trends. The only thing we knew from the Trends was the fact that mostly it's in Atlanta area that people search for the term, but no news association with it. Now, thanks to our readers, we know what was happening in Atlanta.
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A new study suggests that college students may handle stressful situations better if they have a pet.
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Labradors and Portuguese water dogs are mentioned as possible candidates for first dogs in the Obama Administration. The American Kennel Club, a purebred dog registry, is pushing for a poodle that has "a consistent and predictable coat, [which] is crucial for Obama's daughter and all who suffer from allergies."
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Now, I find this to be an awful cute dog toy (coming from someone who owns two dogs and an iPhone 3G). And who am I to deprive my dogs of a state-of-the-art dog toy such as the iBone. However, knowing Apple, it places this company right the their sights, lawsuit-wise.
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Adventuresome novelist Vanna Bonta is one of many dog owners now testing their pet's DNA.
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It's quite possible that there have never been so many cute domestic pets available for Americans to adopt as there are now. The reasons are both novel and sad.
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