In the beginning, cross breeding dogs had the best intentions. One breed was mixed with another to take advantage of each dog’s inherent specialties. Some dogs are great hunters, others shepherds, etc. An example: Wally Conron, now 90 years old and speaking about his career in this CBS News article, bred a lab with a […]
We’ve been around long enough to see the best of rescue, and the worst. Sometimes there’s infighting, like rivalries between rescue volunteers or other rescues (sometimes over something as trivial as team t-shirts). Other times there’s moral or ethical shortcomings in a member or adopter that lead to angst or name calling or worse. And […]
For the last couple of years, we have been able to monitor how friendly our city has become to our pets through a series of measures. Wallethub, for example, compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. using 24 key metrics. The data set, Wallethub says, “ranges from minimum pet-care provider rate […]
“Any pet parent,” a recent PEOPLE Magazine story we read says, “who has spent those precious last months, weeks, days and, most of all, hours, with a failing animal knows the anguish involved with the decision to euthanize their baby.” It’s tough, for sure. It’s often so hard that it deters folks from getting another […]
If you’re in California and are looking to buy a pet in a pet store, you are out of luck. AB485 is a new law that went into effect earlier this week and prevents any sale of animals in pet stores “unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, humane […]
Thursday’s matchup (Dec. 13, 2018) in the NFL is muy juicy anyway. But if you’re a pet lover, there’s at least one more reason to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Patrick Mahomes is the story of the year in the NFL. The first-year starter is a phenom, setting records […]
One thing we’re always doing on Pets in Omaha is encouraging adoption and advocacy for shelters and rescue groups. Stories like the one below are awful, but perfect in helping us promote our mission. Adopting an animal saves a life. Shelters will add that it “saves another life- the dog that takes your adopted animal’s […]
Just like when Iowa shut down its allowance of dog racing a couple of years ago, Florida voted this primary election to kill the practice. For animal advocates, that’s welcome and overdue news. A question left to answer, though, is Where do the racing dogs go now? Heartland Greyhound Adoption, one of the great animal […]
The southeast has once again been battered by hurricanes- this time, Florence and Michael- so once again, Nebraska humane organizations are at the ready to accept responsibility for animals displaced by the storms. Hearts United for Animals is leading the rescue efforts in this round of life saving. The Auburn, NE, group was at Council […]
With National Homeless Animals Day approaching and over 85 million U.S. pet-owning households projected to spend $72 billion this year, the personal finance website WalletHub recently released an in-depth report on 2018’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities as well as accompanying videos. In order to determine where Americans’ animal companions can enjoy the best quality of life without breaking the […]
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