Pets passing on (Asbury Park Press)
At a facility tucked into a Carmel, Ind., shopping center, pet owners find urns to store their deceased animals' ashes and a chapel to say their last goodbyes. They're offered hugs and condolences and the chance to memorialize their pets by screen-printing their pictures onto plates or throw pillows.
Talking to animals (Redditch Standard)
BRADLEY Green's very own Dr. Dolittle claims her ability to 'hear' animals' problems straight from the horses mouth has helped her solve pets' bad behaviour.
Shelter-skelter: Too many animals are still being killed (The Oklahoman)
At the annual rate that Oklahoma City’s animal welfare division must euthanize cats and dogs, about 100,000 animals are killed in any five-year period. That’s tragic and the inevitable consequence of pets being abandoned and/or not being kept from reproducing.Animal shelter workers and volunteers would always prefer that no domestic animal be euthanized. The emotional burden is tremendous.The ...
RSPCA urges cat owners to desex pets | Pets and Animals | Ipswich Queensland Times (Queensland Times)
CAT owners are being urged to desex their pets as the RSPCA NSW euthanases dozens of unwanted kittens daily. The RSPCA says its shelter at Yagoona in Sydney's south west is near capacity and struggling to cope with the high numbers of cats and kittens being surrendered.
Pets Being Abandoned As Budgets Tighten (WCVB Boston)
Dog owners who can no longer afford to care for their pets may be abandoning them rather than paying shelters to take in the animals, according to one Massachusetts animal control officer.
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