Most people know that eating unprocessed foods is a healthier choice. But would avoiding highly processed foods be good for your beloved pet? Rick Woodford is adamant that fresh vegetables, meats and fruits, full of valuable antioxidants and phytochemicals, can be as beneficial for Fido as they are for the owner. “The more fresh foods [...]

The Urban Mutt, Berwyn’s independent pet supplies store, will host its third-annual Bow Wow Luau from noon to 4 p.m. July 29. The event includes food, vendor displays, Hawaiian dressing contests for pets and owners, doggie snow cones and a canine hula contest. Pets also will be on hand and available for adoption. A number [...]

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 8–> Question: I love my dog, but sometimes she bugs me to DEATH for attention. What can I do about her engaging, yet sometimes irksome syndrome? Answer: I see this all the time, and most dogs that become “addicted” (for lack of a better word) to our love and affection, can fall [...]

As a response to complaints about ill pets, including fatally ill small birds, PMI Nutrition International LLC, a division of Land O’Lakes Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of four varieties of their LabDiet and Mazuri feed products for small birds, guinea pigs, maned wolves and primates. Recalls may affect many Utah pets While recalls [...]

MASSENA — Karl Antwine said he’s always wanted to own a pet store and, now that he’s retired, his dream is just weeks away from becoming a reality. Mr. Antwine and his wife, Brenda, shared their plans for KB Pets Supplies with the village Planning Board this week. They were required to make an appearance [...]

I agree 100 percent with the recent letters about the danger of leaving your dog in a car in this hot weather – but want to take the hot weather warning a bit farther and add a couple more things that can hurt your dog. Traveling with a dog in the bed of a pickup [...]

Nature’s Variety recalled several bags of Prairie Beef Meal Barley Medley Kibble for Dogs due to an off-odor smell that may develop over time. Posted: July 16, 2012, 10 a.m. EDT The product is not contaminated, but some products are not remaining fresh over the course of their shelf life. The company detected the defect [...]

Loading image. Please wait London: Presence of pets at home benefits children in their homework than hindering their progress while also helping them in developing cleverness, a British study over beneficial effects of pet ownership has suggested. Commissioned by Pets at Home, a Britain-based pet supplies retailing company, the study of 1,000 pet-owning children, aged [...]

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VERO BEACH — The Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County (HSVBIRC) is requesting donations of pet food to help replenish its community Pet Food Bank. Besides helping pet owners who have signed up with the Humane Society, the Pet Food Bank also aids pet owners who obtain assistance through local agencies including [...]