Entirely Pets

A 25-year-old Indonesian woman is suspected to have become the country’s eighth victim of bird flu, who died overnight on Tuesday in Jakarta.

Pet insurance has been around for at least 25 years, but it has never been more popular than now.

The Augusta Regional SPCA in Staunton will sponsor a Santa and Pet photo shoot from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10 at Augusta/Valley Animal Hospital on Betsy Bell Rooad.

Every year in Florida alone, thousands of animals, including purebreds, are put to sleep because there are not enough homes. In the United States alone, it is estimated that over 6 million animals are euthanized each year. These tragic figures are the result of overbreeding, and irresponsible pet owners who allow their animals to roam [...]

Animal lovers (in Singapore) will soon have something to cheer about: in six months, new measures are due to kick in to deter pet abandonment and poor pet welfare.

Indonesian health officials confirmed Saturday, that a 16-year-old boy has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Seven avian flu cases in Indonesia have been fatal.

Research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found owning a pet can also reduce risk of asthma and allergies in young children.

According to a study into tameness, only 40 genes separate your friendly pet dog from a wolf.

The second-annual pet adoption fair will be held Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, in the downstairs conference rooms in the Deschutes Services Center, 1300 NW Wall St. in Bend (located off the Parkway at the Lafayette exit).