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Tiki Dog™ & Tiki Cat™ Food Donations To Shelters in Crisis Help Keep Pets in Foster Homes
May 08, 2020 • Health & Wellness • Rescue
Barrett, a 3-year-old cat found wandering the streets of St. Louis, enjoys his new foster home.
Homeless pets in many parts of the US are experiencing an unexpected benefit during the coronavirus crisis, as housebound families with time on their hands, and a desire to do some good, are adopting and fostering shelter animals in record numbers. According to Pethealth, which tracks more than 1,400... -
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: A FREE BOX OF CALM FOR YOUR NEW FRIEND
May 07, 2020 • At Home • Health & Wellness • Rescue
We are loving the new Charlotte’s Web initiative - they’re on a mission to help improve the lives of those who improve ours. Whether fostering or adopting a dog, the transition to a new home can be both an exciting and stressful time. They created this box as a gift to help promote a sense of calm and peace.Undergoing a major change can be both exciting and stressful, and when it comes to...
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How to Make Your Pet Feel Secure and Safe During the Up’s and Down’s of Anxious Times
April 30, 2020 • Health & Wellness
By Certified Dog Trainer Mikkel Becker in collaboration with Sure Petcare Technology Products
Times of transition and change can have a detrimental impact on an animal’s physical and emotional well-being if progressing stress is left unaddressed. But, thankfully, there are ways to settle and soothe stressed out dogs and cats and provide increased security during seasons of change (or, to...
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Six Super Sniffers That Could Detect COVID-19
April 29, 2020 • Health & Wellness • Most Popular •
Image Credit: Bex Arts/ Nigel Harper Photography
With COVID-19 testing and treatment still being limited, researchers are looking into ways that medical detection dogs can help. Today, scientists believe that these super sniffer dogs can be trained to sniff out coronavirus in people. Some of these dogs are already pre-trained detector dogs that could be trained in no time at all.
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Paws of War is helping veterans during COVID-19 lockdowns supplying them with pet food, masks & more
April 28, 2020 • Health & Wellness • Most Popular
When disabled veteran Hank Urnaitis answered the door, he wasn’t expecting Paws of War to be there, ready to help him through the pandemic. But that’s just what they did. The organization, which helps veterans and animals, stopped by to provide Hank with face masks and pet food. They also teamed up with Cambridge Catering to take him some prepared meals. When they looked around, they realized... -
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation - How You Can Help
April 13, 2020 • Health & Wellness
Proud to Support Alternative Methods
YOU wouldn’t want to be used as a ‘guinea pig’ for painful, invasive research. Neither does an actual, live guinea pig.
Animals don’t volunteer to be test subjects—they don’t have a choice. But we do.
Thanks to you, AAVS’s affiliate, the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF) funds projects to develop humane, non-animal research models...
