Pets Weekly Picks

Update every Wednesday by end of day for inclusion in the Sac Paws newsletter, which pulls at roughly 4am on Thursday. The newsletter pulls up to 8 posts each week. Please remove the previous week’s posts.

YubaNet.com
Bill to Allow Pets aboard Amtrak Trains Praised

May 23, 2013

May 22, 2013 - Passengers would be allowed to take their pet cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains under a bill introduced yesterday in Congress. The measure drew praise from The Humane Society of the United States and its lobbying affiliate, the Human...

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Sue's Dog Blog
Tornado survivor has joyful reunion with dog

May 21, 2013

Keep a hanky handy when you watch Barbara Garcia's unexpected reunion with her little schnauzer while she's being interviewed by a TV station after her home was destroyed in the terrible Oklahoma tornado.  She hid in her bathroom with her dog and ...

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YubaNet.com
Tips for Keeping Your Pets Safe During Warm Weather

May 21, 2013
Tips for Keeping Your Pets Safe During Warm Weather

May 20, 2013 - As we prepare to kick off summer this Memorial Day weekend, The Humane Society of the United States reminds everyone to keep pets safe during the warm months ahead. "Summer is the perfect time to enjoy being with your pets," said KC The...

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FOX40
Search and Rescue Dogs Trained in California Get to Work in Oklahoma

May 21, 2013

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The devastation is mind boggling; rubble and wreckage in every direction. It’s a flat challenge to anyone whose job it is to find out, and find out quickly, what’s underneath.

“The team in Oklahoma? They were on the ground …


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FOX40
Benefits of Raw Food for Your Pets

May 20, 2013

Paul Robins and Bethany Crouch get tips from our vet expert, Dr. Jyl, on feeding your pets raw food.



Placer County Online
Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge offers friendly stay for your pet during summer visits to Lake Tahoe

May 20, 2013
Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge offers friendly stay for your pet during summer visits to Lake Tahoe

For people visiting the Lake Tahoe region this summer from Placer County or the greater Sacramento region, often times the quandary is whether to bring your pet or not. While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, ther...

Talking a Little Less Trash
Man’s Best Friend – Can We be Zero Waste With Our Pooch?

Man’s Best Friend –  Can We be Zero Waste With Our Pooch?

Exciting news from our home... We got a puppy!  Our sweet old cat passed away some weeks back.   Our house had a sad emptiness in it.  We've talked about adding a dog to our family for a long time, and decided it was time.   Me...

Marc Valdez Weblog
World-Record Rope Jumping Dogs

May 14, 2013

Uchida Geinousha's 'Super Wan Wan Circus' based in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, offers a unique act for its audience; the incredible sight of 13 dogs skipping on a rope.

ranSACkedmedia.com
What Kind Of Person Would Leave 11 Dogs Locked In A Hot Car?

Every summer in Sacramento, the pet owners who leave their dogs to suffer inside a hot car while they going shopping are publicly shamed on the news after animal control officers have to rescue the pups before it’s too late. This latest story ta...

FOX40
11 Puppies Rescued from Hot Car

May 13, 2013
11 Puppies Rescued from Hot Car

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Sacramento Animal Control says they’ve never seen anything like it – 11 dogs locked in a hot car on a hot Sunday morning.

Then emergency personnel arrived on scene all the dogs, including a litter of nine puppies were …




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