Dog Friendly Database & iPhone/iPod Touch App.That Supports the San Francisco SPCA

Seeded on Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT (Fido Factor)

Fido Factor - Dog Friendly Locations in San Francisco Access the guide on your iPhone or iPod Touch and always know where you and your pup are welcome. Add reviews and locations to the list and the SF/SPCA gets a donation!

charity, nonprofit, pets, dining, home-garden, spca

Winnipeg Veterinary Company Pharm-Vet Produces Essential Oil-Infused Mosquito Spray That's a Welcome and Safe Alternative to Controversial Deet-Based Repellants

Seeded on Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:13 PM EDT ( PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing)

Fighting mosquito attacks naturally - Pharm-Vet, a division of Dominion Veterinary Laboratories in Canada, offers a natural Citronella Spray for humans and companion animals. Spray features essential oils including: eucalyptus, lavender, and citronella.

health, medicine, pets, homeopathic

Red Lion Hotels and the ASPCA(R) Team Up to Help Animals

Seeded on Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:38 PM EDT (Red Lions Hotel)

The "pet friendly" west coast Red Lion Hotels has teamed up with the ASPCA to help animals. Guests of the hotel will be able to purchase the hotel's mascot "Red, the Lion" for $5, with the net proceeds going to the ASPCA. "Red" is also available for purchase online.

charity, nonprofit, pets, home-garden

Recall of Pet Food - Nutro Cat Food Varities Affected

Seeded on Thu May 21, 2009 6:58 PM EDT (Nutro Products)

Franklin, Tennessee (May 21, 2009) -- Today, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® COMPLETE CARE® Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO® MAX® Cat Dry Foods with "Best If Used By Dates" between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010.

health, pets, pet-food, cat-food, pet-food-recalls, feline-health

Woman, dog rescued from Lake Michigan :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State

Seeded on Wed May 6, 2009 4:22 PM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)

Seagull chasing pup dives off a pier into freezing Lake Michigan waters and is rescued by owner and Chicago marine police. Story serves as a warning and reminder that it only takes a moment for a situation to get out of hand.

chicago, odd-news, dogs, pets, off-leash, companion-animal

Twin River owners say they'll 'suspend' dog-racing on May 31

Seeded on Wed May 6, 2009 3:40 PM EDT (Projo.com Projo)

At a time when the Twin River greyhound track is facing significant financial problems, and the 125 greyhound racing dates limit has been reached for 2009, it is time to let Governor Carcieri know that it is a wonderful opportunity to put dog-racing in the history books for Rhod …

business, gambling, pets, dog-racing, greyhound-racing

Free Dog Food For Unemployed

Seeded on Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:58 PM EDT (Freedom Blogging : Freedom Politics)

DOGSWELL, a Los Angeles, Californa maker of natural pet food, is offering a "Bow Wow Bailout" for pets and their unemployed pet parents. The bailout offers a free bag of dry dog food to the first 10,000 unemployed pet parents who send in a redemption form.

business, economy, unemployment, dogs, pets, pet-owners, pet-lovers, dog-food-giveaway, dogswell

Univ. of Florida, ASPCA Join Forces to Train forensic investigators for crimes against animals

Seeded on Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:24 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

Thanks in part to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the country's first veterinary forensic sciences program at a major university will be open for enrollment at the University of Florida in 2010.

science, forensics, animal-cruelty, animal-abuse, crime-investigation