Social networking makes it easy for people to stay in touch with loved ones or follow celebrities, but it has other uses as well. In fact, these networking sites can be put to good use during June for Social Petworking Month. According to the website SitStay, Social Petworking Month is a whole month dedicated to […]
Category: Pets
Elephants Talk To Each Other Using Names Like Humans Do
African elephants use “names” to communicate with each other in the same way that humans do, researchers have discovered. As Newsweek reports, a new study, carried out by Colorado State University scientists who analyzed hundreds of elephant calls, found that wild African Savannah elephants address each other using personalized sounds, instead of relying on the […]
Petco Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community with Pride Collection for Pets and Pet Parents that Gives Back
In 2021, Petco announced the expansion of its Pride collection, emblematic of Petco’s commitment to supporting the LGBTQ+ population at Petco and in the communities it serves. Part of Petco’s Youly brand, today the expanded Pride collection continues to feature a variety of bold, colorful products that were thoughtfully designed to include all pets and people […]
Bark Air shows it’s a Dog’s World, and We’re Only Flying In It
It’s become exceedingly difficult to get your dog on a commercial flight, which is why a new, luxurious, albeit quite expensive, chartered air service for pets may be quite appealing to some pooch owners. BARK, which is a company that primarily sells dog food and toys, has officially launched an air travel service for dogs, dubbed BARK Air. […]
Pedigree Dog Food Is Being Recalled Across Multiple States—Here’s What You Need to Know
Another day, another recall that affects our precious pups. This time, it comes from a popular dog food brand that has been around for decades. As Parade magazine reports, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), dog pawrents who feed their pooches Pedigree may need to take a second look at […]
Let’s Shellebrate – It’s World Turtle Day!
Let’s Shellebrate®! World Turtle Day® is May 23, 2024 sponsored by the nonprofit American Tortoise Rescue. World Turtle Day was created as a yearly observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. American Tortoise Rescue is a nonprofit organization established 34 years ago for the protection of all […]
Punxsutawney Phil and his groundhog spouse Phyllis’s Twins’ Names have been Announced!
This year, Mother’s Day was celebrated by families of all kinds, including furry families. That’s right, a very popular Pennsylvania power couple had some celebratory news to announce in honor of the Mother’s Day holiday. As CBS News reports, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle announced on Facebook that two names had finally been chosen for Phil […]
National Rescue Dog Day is May 20!
National Rescue Dog Day is proudly observed annually on May 20 to bring awareness to the countless number of amazing dogs in shelters around the country who deserve a second chance at a forever home. The day was founded in 2018 by Lisa Wiehebrink, children’s book author and Executive Director of Tails That Teach, an organization […]
You’ve heard about the Met Gala, but did you know there’s a “Pet Gala?” The Creator Explains his Design Inspirations
Just when you thought every celebrity’s red carpet turn at the 2024 Met Gala’s had been critiqued to the nines, an offshoot encore performance, so to speak, is coming up – “the Pet Gala.” You read that right. The Pet Gala will take place on May 20, with designer Anthony Rubio orchestrating the event at the […]
‘Unadoptable’ rescue Miles wins over everybody’s heart at 2024 Westminster Masters Agility Championships
A rescue from Pennsylvania stole the spotlight at the Westminster Dog Show 2024. Miles impressed everyone with his journey from being an “unadoptable” shelter dog to becoming one of the best agility contestants in the United States. As Dog Time reports, Miles’ journey towards becoming a top agility dog started when Christine Longnecker adopted him. […]