On Tuesday night, the Richmond SPCA returned from an excursion to Greenville, South Carolina with approximately 23 rescued flood dogs, for which they hope they can find happy homes. In the wake of Hurricane Joaquin, the East Coast, including South Carolina, has been hit hard with incredible flooding, wind damage and the destruction of homes. […]
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Dogs have a natural ability to track things down using their amazing sense of smell – that’s a fact. Did you know that our canine companions have a staggering 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses and that their brains are 40 times more devoted to analyzing smells, compared to us humans? It’s no wonder […]
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The Humane Society of Louisiana has reported that more than forty neglected cats and dogs were seized by authorities from a house in Bogalusa on Monday, October 12th. The authorities have reported citing owner Terri Turner and her daughter, Frannie Charlene Fisher, with animal cruelty. According to Washington Parish sheriff’s deputies, Turner and Fisher had […]
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In Montesano, Washington, dogs are helping third-grades bone up on their reading skills every Thursday, acting as reading companions for students at Beacon Elementary School. Each week, the twenty students pick out a puppy provided by a handful of dedicated volunteers for their 15 minute reading session, spending that time reading to their canine companion […]
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Following a new bill signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York restaurant owners are now allowed to have dogs on their outdoor patios. Starting immediately, restaurants are permitted to let customers and their dogs into their outdoor dining areas. This new law only applies to restaurants with alternate entrances to these outdoor areas […]
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A new organization based out of Wayland, Michigan has allowed Detroit-area families to take in future assistance dogs and become foster puppy raisers. Deb Davis, the community outreach manager of Wayland-based organization Paws With a Cause, says, “At Paws (With A Cause), we train service dogs for people with any number of physical disabilities; hearing […]
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Saturday saw Manhattan filled with adorable costumed puppies in America’s largest Halloween dog parade. Not only is the event a wonderful display of canine cuteness, the dog parade raises money annually for the parks’ dog run by running a Best in Show competition that many dogs (and their owners) were ready for. Hundreds of dogs […]
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According to Business Insider, Chinese researchers have successfully bred genetically-edited dogs whose DNA was altered to give them specific attributes. The Journal of Molecular Cell Biology released a report noting the researchers’ experimental work with beagles, in which they altered their DNA to eliminate the gene that produces myostatin – a protein that limits muscle […]
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All dog owners would agree that the bond between you and your furry friend is inseparable and deserves to be celebrated and memorialized as an everlasting tribute to your cherished pup. People have been putting on generic paw print tattoos for quite some time now, but to some these tattoos are even more meaningful. We […]
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On Tuesday, jurors found 37 year old David Etzel of Palm Beach County guilty of animal cruelty, which carries the possibility of a year or more in jail. What did he do to his poor pet? Well… he bit his mother’s dog. The Palm Beach Post reported that Etzel, who is 375 pounds and 6 […]
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