The current U.S. financial crisis has the potential to grow into a serious animal welfare issue, warns executive vice president of ASPCA programs, Dr. Stephen Zawistowski. As households across the country are caught in the economic downturn, an estimated 500,000 to one million cats and dogs are at risk of becoming homeless.
“According to national financial [...]
The Pet Pundit
Humane Education and Writings on Animal Issues
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Feb 25
One million pets at risk of being homeless
Feb 23
A look at how “Animals Make Us Human”
A person with autism, Dr. Temple Grandin , a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, has become famous in the animal world for her ability to understand the nature of how animals think. She says autism makes her a visual thinker and believes animals see the world in the same way.
The proof, they say, is in [...]
Feb 21
Presidential legacy may be linked to pet names
Turns out, if you are a good little President, your followers may someday honor you by naming their pets after you.
When historians and political pundits look back on a President’s legacy, there may something more to review than job creation or approval ratings. Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation’s oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, scoured [...]
Feb 16
Article on Polluted Pets in Dog Fancy magazine
Check out the February issue of Dog Fancy magazine for an article I wrote on Polluted Pets. The article presents information on the impact of chemicals on dogs and an online sidebar offers tips on what you can do to prevent toxins from building in your dog’s bloodstream. We live in a polluted world, but there are [...]
Feb 13
Ten ways your pet can help you score a date
Finding love is never easy, and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the pressure is mounting for singles everywhere. While many pet parents may sometimes feel that their furry best friend is destined to be their one-and-only soul mate, Petfinder.com offers the top 10 ways a pet can help score you a real human date.
1. Start [...]
Feb 11
Dog comes out of retirement to win Westminster
Stump, a Sussex Spaniel, just won the 2009 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show proving that youth isn’t everything.
Comparable to Michael Jordan coming out of retirement to play again for the Chicago Bulls, ten-year-old (that’s about 70 in human years!), Stump, more formally known as “Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee,” entered the final ring with champions half [...]
Feb 04
The Link: Man kills pets with six children in the home
When I read about a Wisconsin man who shot and killed two dogs and four cats in front of six children, my stomach sank.
Angered over two of his dogs fighting and one killing the other, he decided that it would be best if he just killed all the other pets in the home. And after [...]
