Although it is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, flattered is not what Oleg Cassini, the Kennedy administration’s ‘Secretary of Style,’ felt when indulging the First Lady with a leopard coat and subsequently 250,000 leopards were killed as the market flooded with demand for copy-cat-coats to be worn by countless Jackie-ites […]
Ask the Vet – No Fleas, Please!
Sentinel, Advantage, Program, Frontline, Tick Arrest, Preventic, Revolution. If your animal’s flea and tick preventative wasn’t listed … read on. Fleas and ticks are very successful parasites. An untreated animal can easily support a flea colony of 60 to 100 fleas per week, each producing 20 eggs per day, hatching in as little as 2 […]
Respect for Life: A Prince’s Pursuit – Bellerive Foundation
AS PRINCE SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN TRAVELS THE WORLD, HE LEAVES THOUSANDS OF HAPPY ANIMALS IN HIS WAKE. THROUGH HIS ORGANIZATION, BELLERIVE FOUNDATION, THE PRINCE WORKS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE SWIMMING, FLYING, AND FOUR-LEGGED CREATURES WHO SHARE THE EARTH WITH ALL OF US. At Chateau Bellerive, Prince Sadruddin and Princess Catherine Aga […]
A Moon Rises in the East – A Second Chance for the Asian Moon Bear!
Throughout the forests of Asia, the Asiatic Black Bear roams, unaware of the perils that may await him. For years, these gentle creatures,affectionately dubbed “Moon Bears” because of their yellow moon-shaped markings on their chests, have suffered at the hands of trappers and bear farmers. These individuals extract the bears’ bile for use […]
The Last Post – The “Club Med” for Cats!
Nestled by the banks of the Housatonic River, in Northwestern Connecticut’s rustic woodlands, The Last Post is considered the “Club Med” of cat retirement homes, “a kind of Hotel Pierre for pampered pussycats,” says it’s Director, Jeanne Toomey. Almost 400 cats reside on the 37-acre sanctuary, founded in 1982 by legendary radio star and animal […]
Sifting through the Top Dogs of Westminster!
Throw open the doors at Madison Square Garden during Westminster, and prepare to be overwhelmed. The many thousands of dogs competing in the event are everywhere-tucked into every corner, all being primped and preened, sprayed and brushed by their doting owners in preparation for the big event. But beneath all of that hairspray and […]