Saturday, September 19th is Puppy Mill Awareness Day! Puppy Mills are commercial breeding facility that focuses on increasing profit, and not on the treatment of the dogs. The animals are kept most of their lives in cramped cages with little to no care. People don’t realize that most of these puppies are sold to […]
Research Finds that Dogs DO Get Green with Envy!
They give you love every day, but they expect you to clean up after them. They make you laugh and smile, but they are quite demanding, too. They give you kisses and make you feel special, but they expect your attention to be entirely on them at all times. No, we aren’t talking about […]
Is It Healthy For Your Dog To Eat A Hot Dog?
After dog lovers read this, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the 8-time winner of the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on Coney Island, might have some interesting competition next year! And this new competitors have not one, but two legs up on him! This just in: dogs CAN eat hotdogs. Now, before you get all […]
Does Your Child Want To Be A Little Veterinarian? Here’s their chance…
Is your child fascinated by animals and nature? There’s an opportunity and place for them to explore the world of veterinary medicine with practicing veterinarians. The NYC Veterinary Specialist located on New York City’s West Side provide classes that teach children; how veterinarians think and work, the use of real tools, different topics ranging […]
Do You Understand How Clever Is Your Dog? The Science Behind The Bark!
Almost every dog parent out there at one time or another has said to themselves, “My canine is quite clever, even downright smart.” Brian Hare’s book, The Genius of Dogs, helps pet parents discover exactly how their dog thinks and why! Hare is fast and a smarty himself, he received his PH.D., from Harvard […]
Join Us To Help Save The Elephants Of Thailand!
In Northern Thailand, a beautiful movement is growing. Since the 1990’s, Elephant Nature Park has been providing a sanctuary to elephants rescued from street begging, logging, and various tourism based activities. And it’s about time someone did it! Elephants have been on the decline over the past decades; there are only about 500,000 […]