Hundreds of dogs, many dressed as babies or clowns, were taken to celebrate mass in Masaya Nicaragua on March 9, an annual ritual where the owners pray for their pets to be cured or avoid falling ill.
A long queue of Catholics, carrying their pets or leading them on leashes, waited their turn to pass by an image of San Lazaro.
The faithful thank the saint for curing their pets or ask for the dogs to be protected from illness. The town's priest always conducts a special canine mass.
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The mission of the
Search Dog Foundation is to produce the most highly trained canine disaster search teams in the nation. The job of these teams is to find people buried alive in the wreckage of natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
To create these teams, SDF recruits rescued dogs from shelters and breed rescue groups, gives them professional training, and partners them with firefighters and other first responders at no cost to their departments.
Who could resist?
Especially when you can replace the ring tone with a pig snore.
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The latest wacky pet accessory is this pacifier for your dog. Manufactured by
Rakuten, the pacifiers come in four designs guaranteed to make your dog look totally ridiculous so that you'll be hated forever.
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Lakeland, FL, resident Adrian Apgar was rescued in 2006 from the jaws of a 12-foot alligator while naked and high on crack cocaine.
Police have rescued Apgar again and are holding him in protective custody after he was found standing naked in a pond. He told deputies he had been bitten by a snake while looking for an alligator.
For pet owners are appalled to find that their dogs are eating their own feces or that of other dogs or cats.
This behavior is known as coprophagy, from the Greek copro, which means "feces," and phagy, which means "eat." Coprophagy is rarely seen in cats but is quite common in dogs, especially those who are very food-motivated. Many dog owner/guardians find this a completely unacceptable habit. Overall, it's not good for the dog, either, because of the risk of ingesting parasites.
Four Paws Potty Mouth Coprophagia Prevention is a remedy to stop your pet from the horrible habit of consuming feces, also commonly known as Coprophagia. The Four Paws Potty Mouth formulation contains ingredients that will quickly stop pets from consuming feces.
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West Coast Pet Supply
Think twice before buying a real Easter bunny. People buy rabbits thinking they're great low maintenance starter pets, but as a pet, they are actually more time-consuming than dogs. They have cages that need to be cleaned, like other small animals, but they need social interaction like a dog does, at least a couple of hours out of their cage each day.
Your home needs to be carefully rabbit-proofed against chewing. The many electrical cords required by modern living are a particular hazard. Although rabbits can be affectionate, they don't like to be picked up, which is frustrating for children, and can result in injury to the rabbit when it tries to get away. Spaying and neutering is critical. Otherwise, behavioral problems start at puberty, including territorial aggression and smelly spraying. A pet rabbit can live 10 to 12 years.
Because people often don't understand what they're getting into when they buy a rabbit, and rescue organizations get at least 30 phone calls a month from people wanting to give them up, many of which were bought as gifts for children at Easter.
That problem is why the
Columbus House Rabbit Society started their "
Make Mine Chocolate!" campaign. The campaign encourages a better understanding of rabbits by distributing educational literature, and raises awareness of the Easter issue by selling
rabbit pins that resemble chocolate bunnies.
