I'm saddened to announce that one of the precious pets of the current first family has passed away –
this cute cat died Sunday at the Executive Mansion at the age of 18. The lil girl had many names; she was originally called "India" after the former Texas Ranger baseball player, Ruben Sierra (nicknamed "El Indio"), before the then 9-year-old Barbara Bush renamed her "Willie" when she joined their family. When the twins went off to college in 2000, they left their cat at home in the White House with President and Mrs.
If your pup dines on Solid Gold brand dog food, then sit up and take note! The company
has voluntarily recalled one formula from their line of canned pet food because of several complaints regarding mold found in a batch of 13.2 oz cans. Affected formulas are:
- 13.2 oz Turkey and Ocean Fish Canned Dog Food
- Purple label with a POP –TOP (Pull top) only
- Date on bottom of can 01/02/2010
- (Turkey and Ocean Fish cans without a Pop-Top are not affected.)
This limited production was never distributed in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington so, if you live there, you may have never seen this item anyway.
JetBlue wants your furry friends to fly the friendly skies! The airline (which
saddened us by raising prices earlier this year), just announced a brand-new program for jetting with your pet. In addition to a downloadable Travel Pettiquette guide, as part of the new
JetPaws, customers will receive two TrueBlue customer loyalty program bonus points for each trip – that way your furball can help you earn frequent flier points, whether or not they're invited next time!
Hello cutie pie! (That's my name for this new Koala making its debut at the Los Angeles Zoo over the weekend.) The babe was born on Apr. 3 but spent the requisite months developing inside mama's pouch before peeking out at the public.
Although it isn't Monifa (who's
currently a close second in our cutest zoo baby of '08 poll), this equally adoro hippo is having some watery fun with mama, Kati, at the Berlin Zoo! Born less than a month ago on Nov. 29, it makes sense that the yet-unnamed babe can already swim since many hippopotamuses are
born underwater with the mom pushing the lil one to the surface to breathe, and even nursing while in there.
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See more underwater shots from today's public debut when you .
While we've been anxiously waiting for any announcement about the
TBD Obama puppy, the "second dog" was just introduced over the weekend. Vice President-elect Joe Biden picked out a three-month-old German Shepherd from a kennel in suburban Philadelphia on Saturday. The lil boy won't join the family quite yet and still remains nameless.
We all agree that pets
cheer us up when we're feeling sad, but can they also tell when we're ill?!
Beamish, this Rottweiler, did just that when his increased attention to a mole
convinced Chris Tuffrey to get it checked out. The pooch kept nuzzling, licking, and trying to lift his owner's arm and it turns out the mole was a melanoma .
According to the results of a recent investigation, it turns out that the largest chain of pet-selling stores in the US is also the nation's largest retail supporter of puppy mills.
An
eight-month evaluation by the Humane Society of the United States uncovered that Petland stores are purchasing and selling puppies from horrific conditions despite promises that the dogs come from known breeders with only "the highest standards of pet care." Many hail from massive commercial facilities or are purchased from large scale "pet distributors" (read: puppy brokers) .
2524939It's easy as one, two, three for these lil boys! While two of the cheetahs recently born in Cincinnati will go off to Columbus, one will remain at the Cincinnati Zoo as part of the Cat Ambassador Program — I have to mention that he's only 3 weeks old and has already started his very own blog,
Cheetah Days! His name?
Glenn Close hosted an event last night to honor pups that have served in combat, and with returning veterans, for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The benefit celebrated the brave men and women (and dogs!) and raised awareness for the organization that makes it all possible,
Puppies Behind Bars.
The prison-based nonprofit trains dogs to be explosive detection canines and service dogs for the disabled with their newest initiative, titled “Dog Tags: Service Dogs For Those Who’ve Served Us”,
offering these inmate-trained canines to help soldiers readjust to civilian life.
