Now more than ever, you are needed to donate your old blankets, towels, and sheets to your local animal shelter. With financial cut-backs, repairs on shelters are often put off, so if it's drafty, the animals suffer. I know my shelter uses rags to stuff under doors. No kidding! Empty out those closets... this is your chance to get rid of stuff and do something useful!


Monday, May 10, 2010

News Rounds Up

One lucky dog: Couple's Dominican honeymoon results in rescued pet
Full story:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100508/GPG04/5080360


Girl Scout creates dog bite prevention program for Gold Award
Full story:
http://www2.dothaneagle.com/dea/lifestyles/local/article/girl_scout_creates_dog_bite_prevention_program_for_gold_award/151847/


Dog with own disability helps hospitalized kids


Full Story:
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=12447318


Two people save dog from drowning, dog wrapped in chains
Full story:
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-05-05/Two-people-save-dog-from-drowning-dog-wrapped-in-chains#ixzz0nUChQFcB



Don't Give A Dog A Bone, FDA Says
Full story:
http://www.wpxi.com/irresistible/23224367/detail.html


Dog-sized dinosaur had thick, head-butting skullhttp://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=217965




Dog, gone: How poison killed his pet
Full Story:
http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2010/04/22/COVER-ratpoison-main-E.aspx


Learn about bone marrow transplants for dogs
Full Story:
http://pets.lohudblogs.com/2010/04/28/learn-about-bone-marrow-transplants-for-dogs/


First blood test unveiled for cancer detection in dogs
Full Story:
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/First-blood-test-unveiled-for-cancer-detection-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/657623?contextCategoryId=378

Also: check this out for cancer-related questions concerning your dog:
http://www.oncopetdiagnostics.com/links.php



xoxo