New Pets

DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver man is facing animal cruelty charges after he allegedly killed hamsters he stole from a pet store. William Riddick worked at the PetSmart on Town Center Drive in Westminster.    .. more …

He also posted a moving video tribute to the 13-year-old pet online. He wrote: “This is in her memory. She was such a wonderful little cat. “This is a montage tribute to my beloved Sophie cat. I loved her so much and still do.”Michael’s body was found eight days later at his home in Poole, Dorset. His sister told Bournemouth Coroner’s Court how he threatened to end it all. Juliet Willmore said:    .. more …

Choosing compatible fish can be a real challenge since there are so many saltwater fish available. What makes it even more difficult is people fall in love with fish. They visit an aquarium or pet store and find a fish in their favorite color, like bright purple, or it has an irresistible face, like a dog face puffer and they have got to have it. If possible, resist the urge to fall in love with a    .. more …

CHICAGO (CBS) – A Naperville pet store owner is getting an award for making the transition from selling puppies–to finding homes for rescues.The award comes from the Puppy Mill Project–for fighting what puppy mills are all about.Dog Patch Pet and Feed owner Greg Gordon says it’s not as if his store ever got puppies from puppy mills. He says when he sold puppies, he was always so    .. more …

Obviously you survived another Valentine’s Day. Are you feeling lonely because you didn’t have anyone to share it with? Do you wish you could have received flowers like all your other lucky girlfriends? Or would you just be happy to find your man no matter what he ended up doing for you on V-Day?I know how you’re feeling because I was there too. Often, I would pick up flowers for myself to help me    .. more …

A juvenile is facing multiple charges after a night of crime– and a trip for pizza.According to a public police report, a 12-year-old Indianapolis boy was witnessed alone in a South Emerson Avenue pet store by an employee around 8:20 p.m. Thursday.When asked, the boy told the employee he was not accompanied by a parent.Moments later the employee and the store manager witnessed the boy climb into    .. more …

The United States is no stranger to natural disasters, with its long history of freak hail and snow storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and forest fires. According to statistics, there have been over 640 calamities that have occurred in the country between 1980 and 2010, with a record of 12,366 people killed, and 26,889,582 citizens injured and affected. The worst devastation recorded in history    .. more …

Ready to retire and want to become an expat?After working nearly eight months to acquire a special “pensionada” visa, scouting out the correct pet carriers to bring along her dog and cat, holding umpteen garage sales and finally selling her mission-style bungalow at a small profit – to retire in Paraguay as an expat – Bess G. flew off to retirement paradise.By the end of three months, Bess was    .. more …

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – A major recall has local pet store owners pulling bags of dog food off store shelves.Diamond Pet Foods is recalling two types of dry dog food: the Lamb Meal and Rice Formula and the Puppy Dry Formula. The company says it could be contaminated with Salmonella.But a store in Carytown sold us a 6 pound bag of the Lamb Meal and Rice Formula dog food that was on the recall list.    .. more …

Bearded dragons are becoming very popular pets, and it’s not hard to see why. Babies are extremely cute, and the adults so calm and placid that even people who say they’d never have a reptile in the house are often swayed to change their mind once they’ve have an opportunity to get up close to them.Many are bought as pets as an impulse buy – babies are being sold quite cheaply nowadays and are    .. more …