Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away ? unaware it was a death camp for cats.

Cat - Extermination camp - Pennsylvania - Recreation - Pets
[Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:44:07 GMT]
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Hundreds of specially trained dogs form Italy's corps of canine lifeguards, are deployed each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.


Dog - Lifeguard - Emergency service - Health - Public Health and Safety
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:23:06 GMT]
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Pet owners often swear that a new baby won't change how they feel about their cat or dog. But a new study of pet owners in Indiana finds that parenthood does affect the way people think about and treat their domesticated furballs.
Recreation - Health - Indiana - United States - Washington D.C
[Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:21:54 GMT]
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The Centers for Disease Control says salmonella tainted pet food poses danger to young children. WNBC's Lynda Baquero reports. (NBC News Channel)

WNBC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - NBC News - Health - Pets
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:04:34 GMT]
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A small dog who refused to return home until a neighbor followed her helped rescue her owner after he collapsed at home following heart surgery.


Cardiac surgery - Dog - Surgery - Health - People
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:11:10 GMT]
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Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.
Pet food - Health - Pets - Animal - Nutrition
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 04:49:44 GMT]
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Easter bunnies grow up and the novelty wears off. Come summer, people often just dump the bunnies.

Easter - Holidays - History - Traditions - Easter Bunny
[Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:46:12 GMT]
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Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military. Now, veterinarians say, she has post-traumatic stress disorder.

Iraq - Posttraumatic stress disorder - German Shepherd Dog - Health - Mental Health
[Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:41:54 GMT]
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Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. said Sunday it is voluntarily recalling two lots of Iams brand prescription renal dry cat food because it could be contaminated with salmonella.
procter-gamble - Pet food - Brand - Health - Business
[Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT]
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Massachusetts on Wednesday will become the first state to ban the surgery that devocalizes dogs and cats, which many animal rights advocates see as a cruel and unnecessary procedure.
Animal rights - Massachusetts - Animal welfare - Devocalization - Organizations
[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:04:08 GMT]
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A 6-year-old cat named Nazzaning has defied conventions of kitty-kind. The Turkish Van cat has learned to walk again after being paralyzed, thanks to hydrotherapy treatment typically used for less water-averse canines.
Cat - Hydrotherapy - Pets - Recreation - One-Cat Homes
[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:26 GMT]
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Veterinarians are practicing ever more advanced medicine on the nation's 77 million dogs, 90 million cats and other animals ? treatments that vie with the best of human medicine.
Medicine - Pet - Health - Shopping - Animal
[Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:29:28 GMT]
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While states across the nation grapple with national health care reform, a new population of patients is gaining attention in California: Fido and Fluffy.


California - Healthcare reform - United States - Politics - Health Care Reform
[Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:55 GMT]
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Bulldog and pug owners, beware: Short-snouted breeds accounted for roughly half the purebred dog deaths on airplanes in the past five years, government data released Friday shows.

Dog - Purebred - pet - Recreation - Breeds
[Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:17:06 GMT]
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Double-bunked behind the bars at the overrun St. Bernard Animal Shelter are more victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill: shiny-coated Labrador retrievers, long-haired Chihuahuas and a fluffy Shih Tzu.

Chihuahua - Dog - Pet - Oil spill - Labrador Retriever
[Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:46:11 GMT]
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The American Kennel Club is welcoming a trio of new breeds to join the 164 already in its registry. The Icelandic sheepdog joins the Herding Group, while the Cane Corso and the Leonberger are new entrants in the Working Group.

American Kennel Club - Cane Corso - Dog - Herding Group - Dog breed
[Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:49:31 GMT]
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Life after doggy death row was just a three-hour jet ride away for 60 pooches flown to Canada on Friday for adoption north of the border.
Dog - California - Canada - United States - Pets
[Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:12:16 GMT]
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A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation.

Prosthesis - Recreation - Technology - Shopping - Touch Bionic
[Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:55:40 GMT]
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There's a new breed of dog groomer for those who can afford it ? dog stylists. Groomers keep dogs clean; stylists make them fabulous.

Dog - Pets - Recreation - Dog breed - Snow grooming
[Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:44:39 GMT]
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A Florida man was reportedly run over by his own truck after his dog put it into gear.
Florida - Recreation - United States - Business - Southwest Florida
[Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:31:28 GMT]
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