Hesitancy around vaccines has spilled over to pet owners in recent years, sparking concern about the resurgence of rabies, a virus that’s nearly always fatal. As USA Today reports, some pet owners argue against vaccinating dogs – over concerns that vaccines shorten the canines’ lifespans or beliefs that vaccines can cause autism in dogs. But autism’s […]
Statistics show that one out of three pets become lost at some point in their lifetime, and missing pets rarely find their way home. Approximately 10 million pets are lost or stolen in the United States each year, and more than 6 million animals wind up in the nation’s animal shelters. Given that dogs and […]
t’s time to help name the two new eaglets welcomed by Big Bear’s famous bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, earlier this month! Friends of Big Bear Valley has officially launched its eaglet naming contest. As KABC-7 in Los Angeles reports, the two eaglets broke through their shells over Easter weekend. Now, they’re eating and growing quickly […]
According to estimates by the American Heartworm Society, more than one million dogs in the United States are infected with heartworms. These nasty parasites can cause serious, permanent problems in pets, including death. And while treatment is typically effective, it comes with a high price tag and a lot of hassle. Year-round prevention, combined with […]
Bluetick coonhounds must be courageous, amenable, friendly and fearless to be considered fit to carry the torch held by the 11 University of Tennessee Smokey mascots before them. Now, as USA Today reports, two-year-old Neyland will follow in the paw prints of his predecessors as “Smokey XII” to become the very first rescue dog to assume the […]
National Pet Day is April 11, although if you’re a pet owner, you know there’s not a day that goes by that you don’t celebrate your animal companion! So hug your hedgehog, bond with your bunny, and cut some catnip for your kitty! After all, that little critter makes you happy. Over the past 10 […]
April 8th is National Dog Fighting Awareness Day, a day which attempts to bring awareness to one of the cruelest forms of animal abuse: dog fighting. Dogs that are forced to participate in dog fighting frequently suffer extreme physical and mental abuse. What is Dog Fighting? Dogfighting is a type of blood sport in which dogs […]
What goes in must come out. That’s why the first full week in April is International Pooper Scooper Week, a week that recognizes a year-round problem and offers solutions to it. This awareness week was introduced in 2008 by the Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws) with the hope of educating pet owners on […]
Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, one of Jackie and Shadow’s chicks officially broke out of the egg — the first time this season for the beloved SoCal eagle couple — and just in time for Easter Sunday. According to Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), the organization that maintains a live camera of the birds’ nest […]
Few cuddly critters are cuter than inquisitive kittens. But as The Daily Wag reports, their appeal means many pet parents overlook adult shelter cats for adoption in favor of these feline fur-babies. According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), around 3.4 million cats enter shelters annually, and only 37% of these felines […]