As the home mortgage crisis is sending more people into foreclosure, many are choosing to leave belongings behind — including the family pet.
Animal experts say pets often become the silent victim.
Shelter workers are receiving three times the usual number of calls from owners who want to give up their pets.
“Basically, they have no other option. […]

Pets are very similar to humans when it come to reasons and health effects of obesity as well as the remedies for the problem, say researchers.
Dr Craig Thatcher, a noted veterinary nutritionist at Virginia Tech, has found in a study that the prevalence of obesity in dogs is between 22 and 40 per cent.
The researcher […]

Most of us know that February is Black History Month and National Heart Month. And a few even know it’s International Twit Award Month (more on that another day.)
But if you’re a cat owner or lover, here’s another one you need to know: It’s National Cat Health Month. If you’re like many cat owners who […]

Shopping for a cuddly creature to put under the tree? Brace yourself for a brave new world of strange breeds that are genetically modified for convenience and cuteness, says Stephen Armstrong
Abandon your search for an iPhone, that elusive Wii console, or those Christian Louboutin leopard-print peep-toe platform pumps. This year’s Christmas must-have is small and […]

The holidays can be a time for packing on the pounds. And while people are expected to fill out during the holidays, it is a little-known fact that household pets will also experience expanding waistlines around Christmas time.
Dr. Bob Watson of the Brookhaven Animal Hospital said people tend to project human qualities on their animals, […]

MENTALLY I’m still in August.
I just cannot comprehend that Christmas is in two weeks.
It’s also that time of year again where we sit and ponder, and worry and turn ourselves inside out trying to plan what we are going to get people for Christmas.
Ironically, while I’m still mentally almost in spring, physically this year I […]

Around two-thirds of American pet owners let their dog or cat sleep on the bed with them and buy holiday gifts for their furry companions, a survey showed Tuesday.
In addition, the vast majority of Americans who have a pet consider it to be an integral part of their human family, the poll conducted by Harris […]

Globalisation hits the catwalk in spicy style on 1 and 2 December 2007, when the East Meets West fashion show takes place at the Kyalami Theatre on the Track.Wanda (model). Designs by Amina Hamid (Memsaab). Photo by Tyrone Crossman
This Eastern-inspired extravaganza has already dazzled Durban earlier in the year, and now it’s gearing up to […]

Everybody knows it’s not a dog’s life to be rich, but no one knows this better than a rich person’s dog.
Leona Helmsley, dubbed the “Queen of Mean” for personifying the 1980s stereotype of greed and excess, made her pet Maltese, Trouble, her biggest heir, leaving a $12 million trust fund for the pet in a […]

They modeled the latest fashions on two and four feet.
Almost 300 people packed into the Matterhorn Restaurant in Elkhart for the Furry Friends Fashion Fair Thursday afternoon.
The luncheon featured models showing off the latest fall fashions and many of their dogs dressed up for the occasion, too.
There were hundreds of items up for auction.
It’s an […]