June is a meaningful month for both our feline friends and the planet’s oceans, spotlighting World Reef Day, World Ocean Day, and National Adopt a Cat Month. But, as Daily Paws reports, the bond between cats and marine life runs deeper than the month of June. Many of the fish that end up in your cat’s […]
Many of us have probably had an unlucky run-in with poison ivy. What was supposed to be a fun time outdoors instead left us itchy and red, possibly for weeks. What about our dogs, though? Does poison ivy affect dogs? Are dogs allergic to poison ivy and similar plants like poison oak and poison sumac? […]
The Washington Nationals Baseball Team have once again tapped into their Minor League system to bring new talent to Nationals Park. Hoping he’d be Best in “The Show,” the team called up Bruce the Bat Dog from the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to make his debut on Saturday, June 14. As Major League Baseball (mlb.com) […]
The second Tuesday in June is World Pet Memorial Day, and that means it’s on June 10 this year. Losing a pet is painful and grieving afterwards is entirely natural. It’s an extension of saying goodbye to someone you loved, whether two-legged or four-legged. Wanting to have a pet memorial (something that reminds you of […]
Proud Big Bear Eagle parents Jackie and Shadow are now empty nesters. The younger of the two Big Bear eaglet sisters took to the sky for her first flight on Saturday, June 7 when the Friends of Big Bear Valley cameras caught Gizmo flapping her wings and taking off at 8:27 a.m., Popular Science reported. “Gizmo did it!” […]
The Big Bear eaglets Sunny and Gizmo are nearing their first flight, with the “fledge watch” period expected to begin soon. They are about 10 weeks old – Sunny hatched about a week before Gizmo – and bald eagles typically fledge between 10 and 14 weeks of age. The nonprofit organization, Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), is monitoring the eaglets […]
Just as the weather warms, the rattlesnake vaccine that has been in use for more than 20 years for dogs, cats and horses has lost its U.S. Department of Agriculture-issued license. History of the Rattlesnake Vaccine Dr. Dale Wallis DVM and her partner Jim Wallis, developed the Crotalus Atrox Toxoid vaccine in the early 2000s. […]
May 19 is National Endangered Species Day. Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, in effect since 1973, almost two thousand of endangered species once thought to be on the brink of extinction have had a resurgence. But that could all come to an end this year. The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the […]
According to the 2025 American Pet Products Association’s National Pet Owners Survey, 68 million U.S. households have a dog – and each of those pups needs a name. In 2025, the name you’re most likely to hear called out at the vet this time around is Luna. According to US News & World Report, Luna, Bella, and […]
Amazon is celebrating National Pet Month by announcing the return of Amazon Pet Day on May 13 and 14. Essentially Prime Day for pet owners, but Pet Days offers ALL customers – not just Prime Members! – two full days of incredible deals on everything your furry, feathered, or scaly friends could want. What is […]