Thanksgiving Food Quiz: Is Your Feast Safe for Your Pets?
Thanksgiving feasts bring the whole family together, sharing food around the table…and under it. Many pet lovers admit to sneaking human food to their pets (guilty here!), and who can resist those puppy or kitty eyes peeking up at them…
Read More »Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Part 1: Heroes in Their Community
October 30, 2012 | Posted by Jennifer P. in Cat Adoption, Dog Adoption, Pet Adoption, Pet Care, Spay & Neuter
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If I asked you who your everyday heroes were, I’d bet that philanthropists, firefighters, police officers, moms and dads would top that list. I’d also take a guess that your local animal shelter and their staff might not immediately come…
Read More »Don’t Be Unlucky: 13 Halloween Pet Safety Tips For A Tail-Wagging Good Time!
Found Animals recommends taking some common sense precautions to make this a fun-filled and memorable Halloween for animals and animal lovers alike. As a pet owner, you know your pets best, but as a reminder, here are 13 pet safety…
Read More »How I Ended Up with Chickens…
I love eating eggs, but after California voters passed Proposition 2 in 2008 to increase the standards of protection for poultry animals, I learned a lot about the plight of egg laying hens on commercial egg farms. I swore off…
Read More »The Importance of Pet Wellness Exams
This Guest blog was written by Dr. Annette LePere, Medical Director at Rolling Hills Animal Hospital in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Every pet owner knows their cat’s or dog’s most coveted snacks, favorite window perches or places to go on…
Vet Tech Appreciation Week Continues With 2 Guest Blogs
This guest blog was written by one of our Lead Adopt & Shop Volunteers, Keeli Tebeau.
Animal health care has come a long way since Dr. Walter Collins developed the curriculum for veterinary technicians in the 1960s. For all you…
Read More »A Day in the Life of a Shelter Vet Tech
Veterinary technicians (or vet techs for short) are one of the many unsung heroes of animal welfare. They play an integral role in keeping the pets healthy and happy during their stay at the animal shelter. Unfortunately, not many people…
Read More »Pregúntale a Pierre (aka Ask Pierre)
The French bulldog with a curious Mexican flair dispels the myths
Bonjour amigos! I hope you’ve been well. In case you missed it, my last post in the “Preguntale a Pierre” series revealed that I am a dog living with…
World Animal Day 2012
Every year on October 4th, animal lovers from every country celebrate World Animal Day. World Animal Day is the celebration of animal life in every form, started in Florence Italy in 1931 by a group of ecologists at a convention,…
Read More »Feline Obesity: Is My Cat Overweight?
Most of us have heard about the obesity epidemic in America, but did you know it’s not just people who are gaining an alarming amount of weight? Recent studies show that between 40 – 50% of pet cats are overweight. …
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