ST. LOUIS • The owner of a Missouri pet food company, Spectrum Pet Care, has been indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and accused of committing a multi-million dollar investment fraud, federal prosecutors said Monday. Frank J. Renick, 62, of Montgomery City, was arrested early Monday on three charges of mail fraud. Prosecutors say [...]

Many of these health columns have been about how to keep you and your children healthy. That leaves out a very important member of your family: your pet. You may not know it, but your home can be full of hazards for these furry family members. Electrical cords are sometimes seen as chew toys, while [...]

One of the basic principles of attachment parenting is “safe sleep,” meaning that a loving parent attends to his or her child’s emotional and physical needs at night as well as during the day. Many attachment-minded families find that sleeping together with their baby is the best way to accomplish this. However, the majority of [...]

In the mood for a free cup of coffee? Or how about an iced coffee or tea? Well, it’s on our tab. In conjunction with Coffee House, 15282 FishHawk Blvd., Lithia, Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch is giving away free cups of coffee to anyone who brings in pet food to donate on Saturday, June 9 from 10:30 [...]

Scott City, MO 06/3/2012 — Local author, Catherine Stovall, Images Vinyl Lettering and Graphics, Busch Pet Products, JDS Mechanical, Bob’s Food Liner, and many other local businesses will host Reading for Rescues pet food and supply drive on June 23rd. The drive will be held from 9 am to 3 pm at Scott City, MO [...]

(ABC News) A 3-year-old girl in Texas who suffers from a rare form of infant diabetes wouldn’t be alive today if she didn’t have a diabetic alert dog, her mother says. The little girl, Faith Wilson, has a severe condition that must be constantly monitored. “It’s a very difficult disease to manage and basically it’s [...]

When Lou Mack goes to work, his employees do somersaults — literally. They jump, flip and catch Frisbees, too. Mack is the owner of Las Vegas-based Cool Dog Productions, and he puts on canine Frisbee shows (with just about every other dog trick you can think of) worldwide. He and his crew of trainers and [...]

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> APPLETON — Appleton East’s Marissa Michalkiewicz and Wrightstown’s Jackson Fox have had outstanding school years for their respective teams. The two were named the Pet Supplies Plus/Post-Crescent High School Athletes of the Year at the recognition banquet Sunday at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. Michalkiewicz, a three-sport athlete participating in golf, [...]

Has anyone ever made a comment to you that in their next life they would like to come back as YOUR dog?    photo by Tatsuki Kobayashi How one person defines “spoiled” could be perceived as normal pet parenting by another.  Most dog lovers believe spoiling a dog equates to love and these acts of love [...]

FRITCH, TEXAS — More than 50 dogs have accumulated on Lorie Hubbard’s property over the years, and she is now seeking community help to get the dogs into good homes. There is no law stating how many animals a person can own if they live outside the city limits.  What began with several domestic pets [...]