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Offbeat News tagged with pets

Winter Preparation
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pets, protection, winter, environment )

Cher
- 2 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Hot summer days and warm autumn afternoons have waned to frosty mornings and chilly nights. With the approach of winter weather, remember that your animals will need preparation for the cold months ahead. Even with coats of feathers, fur, or hair, they
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Pet First Aid
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, protection, first aid, environment )

Cher
- 2 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Do you know how to take care of your pets in an emergency? Pasado's Safe Haven learns life-saving techniques to better help the animals we care so much about.
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Church, Going to the Dogs - VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: environment, animals, pets, dogs, church, protection )

Cher
- 3 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
One LA pastor, Rev. Tom Eggebeen, has come up with a way to bring new members into his church, at the end of their pooch's leashes. Yup, Covenant Presbyterian Church has gone to the dogs with a special 30 minute service which includes doggies beds, bowls
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Halloween Fun for a Good Cause: Costumed Pets Strutted Their Stuff, Got New Homes at Shelter Event
Offbeat  (tags: environment, pets, costumes, shelters, good cause, animals )

Cher
- 3 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
We were honored to help judge Long Beach's Howl'oween dog-costume contest Saturday, but while we were having a blast with L.A.'s most pampered pets, our colleague Lu Parker of KTLA News was busy helping homeless pets find new adoptive families.
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Top 10 Reasons You Can't Trust a "Vicious" Pitbull
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, pit bulls, pets, protection, environment )

Cher
- 4 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Everyone knows how vicious and dangerous those pitbulls can be and someone put together this highly enlightening list of ten reason why you just cannot trust a pitbull. Please be sure to take note and keep these in mind, especially if you share your
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Swine Flu Infects Teenage Cat in Iowa and Ferrets in Nebraska and Oregon
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cats, pets, swine flu, environment, protection )

Cher
- 4 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.
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Marginalization in the Mainstream, Commiseration in the Community
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, environment, protection, wildlife, pets )

Cher
- 4 days ago - animalrights.change.org
There are occasional days when, as an animal rights advocate, all you feel capable of doing is burying your face in the pillow and screaming out your frustrations. And such days are why it's important for vegan animal rights advocates to seek out and
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Eulogy for a Dog
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 6 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
This one is a special favorite of mine and I've shared it before but am sharing it again by special request. A dear friend asked that I post it because we all need to be reminded that the love of our dear companion animals, the beloved canine, is not
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Pedigree Dogs Need Our Help and They Need It Now
Offbeat  (tags: environment, pets, pedigrees, protection )

Cher
- 6 days ago - rspca.org.uk
A new report published today echoes calls for urgent action to safeguard the welfare of pedigree dogs and has been welcomed by the RSPCA.
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Remember, Remember Your Animals This November
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 6 days ago - rspca.org.uk
The number of complaints to the RSPCA about firework related incidents fell to its lowest level in four years in 2008, with hopes for even fewer this year.
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Remote-Control Pet Door Keeps Intruders Out
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, protection, dog doors, environment )

Cher
- 7 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The Plexidor Pet Door is an interesting alternative. After installing the mini door, only pets with the compatible RFID chips attached to their collars can enter. The door opens when it detects a nearby chip, which the company assures is waterproof and
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Ghosts, Spooks, Spectres, and Things That Go Woof in the Night
Offbeat  (tags: animals, Halloween, protection, pets, dogs )

Cher
- 9 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
It's Halloween, the spookiest night of the year! Tonight is the night ghosts and goblins glide past your door looking for treats and handouts. Better give them some or you're likely to be the victim of a prank, or worse
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Bad Dog, No Xbox: Remote-Chewing Pup Buys 5,000 Xbox Points While Owners Sleep
Offbeat  (tags: environment, animals, pets, dogs, Xbox )

Cher
- 9 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A Virginia couple recently awoke and were startled to find that their dog had been up to no good. Well, let us clarify: The no-good dog had managed to rack up more than $60 in charges by chewing on a remote control. Bad dog.
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Carving Your Dog Up.... For Halloween
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, pumpkin carvings, pets, Halloween, environment )

Cher
- 9 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Carving pumpkins for me has always been basically grabbing a big knife and hacking the hell out of a pumpkin until I get something resembling a rudimentary face... of sorts. In the past years pumpkin carving has turned into an art form and I have seen
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It's Not Just the Chocolate, It's the Xylitol: Halloween Safety Tips for Pet Owners
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, safety, Halloween, protection, xylitol, environment )

Cher
- 9 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Timely reminder for pet parents: Most folks know that chocolate poses a big danger to dogs. But fewer know that another common candy ingredient, xylitol (a sugar substitute often found in candy and chewing gum), can be almost, if not equally, dangerous
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