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Cat Hoarder Intervention

When I walked into the small living quarters, the smell was overwhelming. Fecal matter, urine, rancid food. Flies everywhere. More than 20 felines zipped up walls...

Cat Sitting: What Could Go Wrong?

Getting to enjoy someone else’s cat without the responsibility of ownership, doing a friend a favor while they’re out of town … cat sitting...

Pandemic Makes Paws & Hearts Therapy Dog Visits More Challenging

Article by Richard Waxman, “Paws & Hearts” Animal Assisted TherapyPhotography courtesy “Paws & Hearts” Animal Assisted Therapy Let’s go back to March 2020 … at...

Finding Apple

When I was adopted in 2015, I was welcomed home by three Chihuahua siblings. Bruno An ancient old man who is “the reason for the season,”...

HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER PART OF LARGEST DOG RESCUE MISSION IN U.S.

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.  (July 22, 2022) – Over 4,000 beagles at a Virginia mass breeding facility, bred for lab testing purposes, are being released...

On the Go With Bow: Good health with a side of horse sense

Like many dogs, Bow hates going to the veterinarian. But she’s intrigued by horses, and Sunnycrest Animal Care Center, 951 W. Bastanchury Road in Fullerton,...

On the Go with Bow: Boom! Time to Get Away

Independence Day is no treat for Bow. Like many dogs, explosives cause her intense anxiety. And not for an hour or two. We’re talking 7...

Update on Mighty Joe Young – dog that wandered into the gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

The dog we referred to as “Mighty Joe Young” is actually named Meatball! His owner came forward and reclaimed him on Sunday, June 19....

On the Go with Bow

A heavenly time at the ballpark When the Los Angeles Angels issued their 2022 schedule, I checked for a dog night, but as far as...

Million Dollar Donor Names Animal Samaritans’ Vet Clinic

Thousand Palms, CA – June 3, 2022: On the heels of a seven-hundred and fifty thousand dollar ($750,000) donation from the Richard Brooke Foundation,...

On the Go with Bow:

Going off-road for a change… Disclosure: Bow isn’t thrilled by traditional walks around the neighborhood. If they exceed 20 minutes, she stages protests, halting in her...

On the Go with Bow:

Waterways and water days… “To escape and sit quietly on the beach… that's my idea of paradise” — Emilia Wickstead It’s a good idea. But try doing...