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August 2009
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June 2009 ArchivesFourth of July celebrations signal cookouts, family and the loud boom and sparkle of colorful fireworks. While this annual ritual is summer fun for us humans, the noise, increased activity and interrupted routines can be hard on our furry companions.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY...a few days early! We have an extra-big edition of BARC STARZ this week, full of dogs and cats hoping to gain their independence from BARC. And, remember as the Holiday approaches and fireworks fill the night sky, please keep your pets inside and be sure they are wearing collars and tags with current identification and are microchipped.
Meet some beautiful Cocker Kids at this Saturday's adoption event!
In a blow to trophy hunting groups like Safari Club International, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing sport-hunting of endangered antelopes at "canned" hunting facilities.
In North Carolina, 41 red wolf pups born in the wild this spring gave biologists a big reason to celebrate.
Rabbits in U.S. laboratories will be spared having "germ-killing" antimicrobial cleaning products dripped in their eyes thanks to a new program that does not use animals to test and label these products for their eye irritancy potential.
The Houston SPCA, 900 Portway Drive, is hosting a Horse and Farm Animal Adoption Day on Saturday, June 27th from 11am to 3pm in order to find permanent, loving homes for a large number of rescue horses, goats and other farm animals.
Known for delivering mail under the worst of conditions and being stalwart in finding the addressee -- even on occasion, a hundred years later -- the U.S. Postal Service now can claim matching special packages to the right home.
The American Association of Feline Practitioners releases the updated version of their Senior Care Guidelines.
CSR has over 100 cocker spaniels in rescue and they desperately need your help!
Join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 22-28, in recognition of the importance of pollinators to wildlife resources.
The owners of a pet-food company implicated in the 2007 recall that is estimated to have killed about 4,000 pets pleaded guilty to some of the charges leveled against them. ...SNAP kicks off summer with a special cat-only spay-neuter day! Have your cat spayed or neutered for FREE on Monday, June 22, 2009 at the SNAP Houston Spay-Neuter Clinic at 1603 Shepherd Dr.
Over 36,000 dogs have been killed in a cull in central China.
Can you teach a new dog old tricks? That's the challenge for James Symington and Angeline McCarthy of Los Angeles, husband-and-wife owners of the late search and rescue dog, and 9/11 hero, Trakr, who received four perfectly cloned puppies from BioArts International, a Northern California bio-technology firm.
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Cat - The flood of felines in spring and summer creates urgent need for loving homes.
Register now for Building a Community TNR Program 101 - Webinar presented by PetSmart Charities!
The World Society for the Protection of Animals will accompany a group of orphaned bonobos on a historic journey back to the wild.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is intensifying its evaluation of spot-on pesticide products for flea and tick control due to recent increases in the number of reported adverse reactions in pets treated with these products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was suspending the temporary Emergency Permit issued to Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc. As weather heats up, so does national campaign to stop dogs from dying in hot cars.
HOUSTON -- A pair of champion pooches visited the young patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center Wednesday. >> Continue reading: Doggies make good medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center The Houston SPCA welcomed the volunteers of the Cocker Spaniel Rescue of East Texas - Houston, as they donate their time, talent and expertise to groom 33 Cocker Spaniels rescued from a home in Rosenberg.
The staff of Hollywood Frame Gallery and artist Jim Tweedy are welcoming summer with a smile as they slip on their flip flops and cruise on down to "Golden Retriever-Ville" aka Hollywood Frame Gallery, 2427 Bissonnet, on Saturday, June 13, from 6-9pm
According to Cile Holloway, President of the Texas Humane Legislation Network, "This year's legislative session was a devastating loss for Texas animals and the animal welfare community."
Conservation groups recently filed their challenge to the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Idaho and Montana.
You and your canine companion are invited to this summer's main event, the Poolside Pet Soiree, on Thursday, June 18th.
The Food and Drug Administration just approved the nation's first drug developed specifically for the treatment of canine cancer.
FOSTERS SAVE LIVES! BARC depends on foster parents to provide temporary homes for adoptable dogs and cats. This week, we salute BARC fosters for their dedication and life-saving work.
Do you ever wonder what your pets would say if they could talk? Pet communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick was on "Great Day Houston" Thursday, letting folks know what their furry friends were thinking. What they had to say was surprising. ...President Obama's dog, Bo, was hanging out with the White House press corps when he got a little frisky with a microphone cover. The Houston SPCA is hosting its first annual low-cost microchip clinic on Saturday, June 6, 2009 from 10 am to 2 pm at 7007 Katy Road, inside the Houston SPCA's state of the art mobile clinic!
More than 60 endangered elephants face certain death in the southern African country of Malawi if they are not evacuated to safety by June 5th.
The American Kennel Club Education Booth will be offering their innovative and popular "PAL Live" program at the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - July 17, 18, and 19 at the Reliant Center.
Lori Stevens has an ambitious goal: to match service dogs with female felons in need of redemption, as well as with American heroes. Stevens, a Rockwall dog trainer, runs Patriot Paws, a nonprofit that finds good dogs and places them with female prison inmates for socialization and basic training. The dogs are then paired with returning military vets with wounds of body and soul. Click here for the whole story! ...Hurricane season is here and the best way to protect your family is to have a plan in place before disaster strikes.
Small cats and dogs are now welcome to fly with you in the cabin on Southwest Airlines! Travel starts 6/17.
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