Religious Conservative Blogger Defends Prop 8 and Ban on Gay Adoption, Says K...

SistersTalk, a left-leaning political lesbian blogger, interviewed religious conservative blogger Ian Essling on Sunday night.  The two discussed true Republican values, Sarah Palin, Prop 8 and gay adoption.  Ian Essling defends the passing of Prop 8 and his desire...

Humans Now Used as Taste-Testers for Pet Food

In a recent Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition paper, Dr. Pickering explains the potential value of having people act as taste testers to rate cat foods. For example, he believes it might enable manufacturers to understand why a cat favors certain foods. While...

$24 million cash fund to compensate pet owners whose pets became sick or died

Almost 6,000 claims have been filed in a class-action settlement stemming from last year's massive petfood recall (read more here, here, and here). Menu Foods, other pet food makers and retailers in May agreed to set up a US$24 million cash fund to compensate pet owners whose...

Euthanasia leading cause of death for dogs. Pet owners opt for dog's death du...

Euthanasia is a leading cause of death for dogs. Often pet owners opt for euthanasia due to their dog's behavior problems. Add to that poor training that results in dogs being hit by cars or otherwise killed and it's clear that improper training is a major killer of dogs....

Violent animal rights activists set fire to scientist home - very little prot...

Animal rights activists set fire to the home of Dr. David Feldheim, a molecular biologist on the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz.  This event, which may have resulted in the death of the family, and taken together with similar incidents at...

Baldness drug causes heart failure in cats

Vets have warned men using hair growth stimulants to keep their pets away from their head after a Sydney cat went into heart failure after licking its owner's scalp. Ed Dunn, of Bondi, thought Luna, his 11-year-old domestic shorthair cat was just being playful on August 3,...

Semen shipments for artificial insemination at risk

Wide experience over the years has demonstrated the potential for damaging the sperm cells through poor temperature control at any stage of this process. For example, a rapid fall in semen temperatures has often been noted at Artificial Insemination centres where ejaculates...

China prepares for more pork production

China's decision to reduce import taxes on pork is a clear sign of interest on the part of the Beijing government in facilitating foreign purchases, members of a Brazilian delegation have commented while visiting a trade fair in Guangzhou. They have been attending the China...

Interesting pet treats you probably knew nothing about

If you're like millions of other Americans, you love your pet and you spoil her silly with special treats - even if she hasn't been a good girl that day.  You're most likely familiar with the dog treats and cat treats isle at your local Wal-Mart, but you probably didn't...

Homeless animals getting lots of help

Source:  Pet food industry newsletter Companion animals in shelters and resucues across the US are benefiting from various charitable functions, websites and donations in the face of economic recession.  Take for example, Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) Chicago...

Multinationals dominate market share for dog food

Dog food sales showed an increase of 9% in both volume and current value terms in 2007, reaching sales of CH$114.7 billion (US$229.6 million). Several factors such as the growing popularity of television shows that deal with animal care and more Chileans consulting...