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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Cats, Culture, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech on 05 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets
In 2008, American pet owners spent $43 billion on their animals. Walk into any pet store and it is easy to see how — $60 brushes, $200 designer cat scratchers, $450 midcentury dog beds. But the market for pet gadgets has been dismal, in large part because of the abundance of novelty goods that are...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Animals, Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 04 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them
photo credit: West Zest Yesterday I found a dog wandering University Blvd, a busy street that runs through the University of Alabama’s campus.  I asked several passers-by if the dog was theirs, but they all said no.  I knew the dog was likely to be picked up by animal control or run over by a car...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Mammals, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng
photo credit: matrianklw I received this announcement from Richard Zimmerman of Orangutan Outreach.  To learn more about the plight of the endangered orangutans and to find ways you help save them, visit: http://redapes.org/campaigns/medical-appeal/ Malaria has hit the Nyaru Menteng Clinic with devastating...
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Posted by admin in Animals, Dogs, Featured Articles, From Our Readers, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 03 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Cow Hocks in Dogs

Cow Hocks in Dogs
Luika is our fourth German Shepherd Dog, but unlike are previous three, he comes from show stock. Maybe this is where the problem lay! When Luika first explored the delights of our garden, we noticed a marked weakness in his back legs. He was due for his second lot of injections within a couple of...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Featured Articles, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 02 24th, 2009 | 5 Comments

My Brilliant Idea to Save the Animals from Highways

My Brilliant Idea to Save the Animals from Highways
There is little evidence that the bridges built to allow wildlife to cross roads are helping them to thrive, a review suggests. The study by researchers in Austria points to a lack of genetic studies investigating whether groups of animals on either side of a bridge are breeding with each other. Animals...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Featured Articles, Fundraising, Pets on 02 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Club combines service, love for animals at elementary school

Club combines service, love for animals at elementary school
A group of 22 compassionate students at Msgr. Gadoury School recently learned about the plight of homeless animals by participating in a before-school service club dedicated to assisting abandoned companion animals at the Burrillville Animal Shelter and Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary. The students, ages five...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Pets, Wildlife on 02 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Number of Lawyers Working Pro Bono for Animal Rights Skyrockets

Number of Lawyers Working Pro Bono for Animal Rights Skyrockets
When Bruce Wagman of Schiff Hardin told management at one of his first law jobs that he wanted to do pro bono work in the area of animal law, the firm told him that wasn't an option. So Wagman left. Flash forward more than a decade, and animal law has become one of the fastest-growing areas of study...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Conservation, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Free Stuff, Mammals, Thanks, Wildlife on 02 12th, 2009 | No Comments

It’s never too late to save orangutans & get a t-shirt!

It’s never too late to save orangutans & get a t-shirt!
Stephanie from Wheeling, IL donated $15 to Orangutan Outreach, so we sent her a t-shirt & other surprises.  Thanks for your support, Stephanie! You can get a t-shirt too.  For a few months now, we've offered any kittymowmow.com readers the chance to win a free Orangutan Outreach Benefit Concert...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Free Stuff, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 02 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Enter to win a free pet dental kit and premium pet food!

Enter to win a free pet dental kit and premium pet food!
February is National Pet Dental Health month, so we're giving away 2 prize packages containing 5 great prizes that will help you keep your pet's teeth clean and healthy (and to keep your pet's breath from reeking).  One randomly chosen dog owner and one randomly chosen cat owner will be announced as...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Reptiles & Amphibians, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 02 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment

How to track the only wild Yangtze soft shell turtle in the world

How to track the only wild Yangtze soft shell turtle in the world
Send your animal-related questions to kittymowmowsanimalexpo@gmail.com, and I'll answer them here. A few days ago I received a question from a reader that goes like this: How do you keep track of the one Yangtze giant soft shell in the wild. -Bryce Hi Bryce, I didn't know the answer to your question,...
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