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How To Protect Your Pets this 4th of July
June 27, 2024 • At Home • Health & Wellness
Best Friends Animal Society Offers 4 Tips to Keep Pets Calm and Safe Over the Fourth of July
Food. Fireworks. Parties. While many people love the July 4 holiday, it can be traumatic for pets who have a phobic reaction to the loud sights and sounds that are synonymous with Independence Day celebrations.
With dogs and cats getting spooked and running away from yards, doors, and even...
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FIDO Friendly Magazine 18th Annual Cross-country Pet Adoption Tour: Get Your Licks on Route 66®
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It’s the Route 66 Centennial this year so what better way to help celebrate this historic year than with another road trip down America’s Favorite Highway to help save the animals. See all the Centennial fun here: https://route66centennial.org
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