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Animals In North Korea

May 15, 2020

In South Korea, one out of 4 households raises pet animals, with the number of pet owners surpassing 10 million. The local pet care market is expanding fast, while the government and civic organizations are making efforts to create a new culture where people and companion pets can live in harmony. So what about the […]

Groomer Says Dogs Are Struggling

May 15, 2020

While pet grooming businesses are considered nonessential during the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of a Buzzards Bay grooming salon says that animals are suffering during the enforced closures. Marybeth Spencer, the owner of Pampered Paws Pet Salon on MacArthur Boulevard, said that getting a pet groomed goes beyond cosmetics and that not being able to […]

Dog Grooming Services Open

May 15, 2020

Is pet grooming an essential service? If you’ve pondered that during this crisis, you’re not alone. Pet owner Steve Kiraly of Blue Bell is starting to have trouble recognizing his dog. His 7-year-old cocker spaniel normally gets groomed every five weeks, but the pooch’s regular groomer is closed. “Why can’t dog groomers be open?” he […]

USPS Trying To Prevent Dog Bites

May 15, 2020

The U.S. Postal Service is asking dog owners to keep their animals secured when deliveries are being made. The Postal Service says while it continues to fulfill its mission of providing essential services – the delivery of information and goods – to residents, they ask dog owners to take the needed steps for the protection […]

Feeding The Street Dogs

May 15, 2020

When 25-year-old Megha Jose heard of street dogs in the industrial city of Coimbatore starving as they could not find food due to the Covid-19 lockdown, she and a group of animal lovers swung into action. Since the last week of March, Jose and 50-odd volunteers are feeding around 1,500 street dogs in various parts […]

New Support Dog, Marlee

May 14, 2020

Anyone who has been a victim of a crime can attest to how emotional the process following the incident can be. That’s where Madison and Marlee come in. The pair are both victim advocates with Victim Services Lethbridge Corridor. Marlee and Madison might have the same job, but their handler Adonus Arlett said their personalities […]

Service Dog Training

May 14, 2020

Peek through the large windows of the low-slung brick building at 667 E. Calhoun St. and you might see two 40-pound, 6-month-old black Labrador retrievers being put through their paces by trainer and Woodstock resident Kirk Halma. The energetic pups sit, lie down, stay, come, and heel at the sound of Halma’s voice and with […]

Therapy Dogs Help Lower Stress

May 14, 2020

New research published in Academic Emergency Medicine indicates that for physicians and nurses working evening shifts in the emergency department, interacting with a therapy dog for several minutes may help lower stress. In the 122-participant study, emergency providers randomized to a five-minute interaction with a therapy dog and handler had a significant reduction in self-reported […]

Service Dog Has New Job At Elementary School

May 14, 2020

When it came time for 8-year-old golden retriever Zephyr to retire, he didn’t know what to do. A service dog of seven years, the usually calm and relaxed dog began showing signs of separation anxiety. “Zephyr is a working dog, that is all he knows,” said Dawn Auten of Normal, Zephyr’s owner and mother of […]

Is Your Pet Stressed During Pandemic

May 14, 2020

To the surprise of no one, most dogs seemed to relish the first few weeks of their humans’ staying home. More walks, more attention, more fun—what’s not to like? But veterinarians report an uptick in injuries from dog-to-dog bites, and owners who’ve walked their dogs regularly are dealing with an invasion of “new” dogs and […]