Posted by kittymowmow in Business, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 01 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

How to Keep Your Pet Healthy in Tough Economic Times

Pets are big business in the United States. Americans spend a staggering $41 billion a year on their cats, dogs, birds, lizards and any other animal you can think of, according to a 2007 report by Business Week. But, as the economy takes a downturn — are our pets suffering in the process? Click here...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Cats, Pets on 01 5th, 2009 | No Comments

So Many Animals — Not Enough People

Shelters nationwide are being hit by the economic meltdown. Cash-strapped pet owners have inundated the SPCA with pets that they can no longer afford. It's not just the usual cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs -- a horse and 50 chickens have also landed at a South Jersey SPCA. "What I’m seeing is...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Birds, Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech on 10 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

Guess who’s feeling economy stress? Your pet

Image courtesy of flickr.com user snappED_up The economy, the election, and myriad other problems are really stressing out ... pets. When humans get stressed, often their pets take on that stress, too. "Dogs and cats are very good at picking up stress in people, as are birds," said James Morrisey,...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 10 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Don’t cut costs with cheap food for pets

Everybody is looking for ways to cut corners these days. The country's economic woes are hitting us all in the pocketbook, and a trip to the grocery store seems to get more painful every week. We are all looking for less expensive alternatives to our daily staples. For you and me, this typically means...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Cats, Culture, Dogs, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 05 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Economy Causing People to Get Rid of Pets

photo credit: wakalani The high price of gas and food and other items is having an effect on animals as well. The Humane Society says it has been seeing an unfortunate trend taking place that hasn't been this common in a number of years... Zeus is a healthy, impressive-looking bull mastif/boxer...
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