Category: Pets

The PURR Act sparks concerns for AAFCO and Pet Food Safety

Overflowing bowl of dry dog food in front of dog and cat food bags

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has raised concerns about the newly reintroduced H.R. 597, the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025 (PURR Act of 2025), which it said could negatively affect consumer protection, transparency in pet food labeling, and product safety and impact the safety of pet food products. As PetFoodIndustry reports, AAFCO’s […]

It’s Puppy Mill Action Week, and Animal Welfare Organizations are Urging Congress to Pass Goldie’s Act

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The week before Mother’s Day in the United States is also Puppy Mill Action Week. What are Puppy Mills? The American Humane Society defines “Puppy Mills” as the breeding of dogs in facilities where profit is clearly given priority over the health and well-being of the dogs, where there is no interest in or effort […]

Sovereignty Wins the Kentucky Derby, Beating Odds and Making History

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Horse trainer Bill Mott no longer needs an asterisk next to his Kentucky Derby victory. The Mott-trained Sovereignty rallied down the stretch to win Saturday’s $5 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs by an impressive 1 ½ lengths. It was a cool and rainy evening, and the track was muddy, even referred to as “sloppy” by commentators, but that didn’t […]

National Purebred Dog Day: Celebrating Dogs Bred for a Purpose

The adjectives that describe the dogs in our lives frequently also apply to ourselves — whether that’s reserved or energetic, loyal, or stoic. Consciously or not, we are often drawn to breeds that reflect our perception of ourselves and our values, both inside and out. And though those qualities can certainly appear in all dogs, in a purebred […]

Dozens of Dogs Rescued from LA wildfires Have Been Adopted thanks to “Extraordinary World”

Smiling Lab Mix Dog in rescue pen jumping up to human hand

The popular animal show “Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin” has been helping dogs get adopted by highlighting their stories and connecting them with potential adopters.  As CBS News reports, since the devastating LA wildfires in January that displaced hundreds of animals in both the Alta Dena and Pacific Palisades areas, the show has helped dozens of rescued […]

There’s a Hummingbird Migration Underway in the United States

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Hummingbirds are on the move, and soon, these fast-feathered birds will be fluttering through gardens all across the eastern and central United States. After spending the winter in Central and South America, ruby-throated hummingbirds have been migrating northward across the United States. During the second half of April, they typically appear in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, […]

A Happy Ending for the Surrogate Mom Dogs that Fostered the Bioengineered Dire Wolves

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Colossal Biosciences, the world’s only de-extinction company, announced that they have brought the Dire Wolf back from extinction with the birth of three Dire Wolves. The three litters of Colossal’s Dire Wolves include two adolescent males (Romulus and Remus) and one female puppy (Khaleesi.) As Parade Pets reports, in order to birth these three amazingly rare and […]