Take your cat to the vet with a failing kidney and emerge with a new kidney: compliments of an innovative kidney transplant procedure for cats. Donor cats become heroes for services rendered in the operating room. It’s an equal trade for both cats; one gets a kidney and the other gets a home. This procedure […]
Tippi Hedren: From The Birds to Big Cats
From her Hollywood debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, this former New York fashion model has accompanied her acting career with outstanding humanitarian services. Mother to actress Melanie Griffith, and her son-in-law is Puss in Boots (how appropriate) actor Antonio Banderas, Tippi Hedren, founder and president of The Roar Foundation provides a sanctuary for formerly famous […]
Baghdad Zoo: Restoring a Safe Haven for Animals
The Baghdad Zoo used to be the largest zoo in the Middle East. Despite being in the middle of the desert, it spanned 300 acres of beautiful open lawn. It held 650 animals and received 1.5 million visitors between 2001 and 2002. However, once the war in Iraq began, this recreational area became a battlefield. […]
Third Annual CESAR Five Dog Bone Awards (2007)
Animal Fair magazine, the nation’s first lifestyle magazine for animal lovers, is proud to announce the recipients of our Third Annual Cesar© Five Dog Bone Awards for their excellence in pet-friendly services! Our readers have surveyed and barked out! We are pleased to report and award the top-level pet companies that cater to pampering pets. […]
When nine lives aren’t enough- Cloning!
Among the many questions raised by the practice of cloning is the question of who or what will be cloned. To whom will the gatekeepers of life-after-life grant the privilege of immortality? Geneti-Pet, a company in Port Townsend, Washington, is not a cloning service. For $75 plus a $100-a-year storage fee, it will, however, store […]
Pets in the Hood: Where Pit Bulls and Parolees Come Together for a Better Life
Imagine for a moment what life is like for an ex-con … You’re finally free after years behind bars, rehabilitated and ready to re-enter society, only to have doors slammed in your face. Unable to find a job, you are left essentially exiled from society as a result of your checkered past. Where do you go? How do […]