NSW vets get state register for lost animals (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The State Government is giving New South Wales vets access to a state-wide register of microchipped pets, making it easier to reunite lost animals with their owners.
Pet owners asked to check pets after rabies scare (Town Online)
Officials are using this week's rabid cat attacks as a chance to remind residents to stay away from unfamiliar animals and keep pets' shots up to date.
Remembering their fallen pets (Daily Courier)
The Fayette Friends of Animals will take part in a national memorial ceremony that remembers the pets that died from contaminated food.
Animals seized from Bar Harbor stable (Bar Harbor Times)
Dozens of animals have been seized from a Bar Harbor stable that has been the subject of controversy in recent months.
Pet owners share concerns about animals harmed by tainted food (Herald Standard)
MENALLEN TWP. - Multi-colored balloons dotted the clouds after pet owners participated in a symbolic release in memory of animals across the nation lost to the tainting recently of pet food, during a local event Saturday morning.
Action News Extra: Pets Need Oxygen Masks, Too (WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
During a fire, pets can be especially vulnerable, so WTAE Channel 4 Action News will tell you about a relatively new piece of emergency equipment that could help save your four-legged friend.
The Ferret Fandango show at the Gilbertsville Fire Company raises funds to help shelter abandoned pets. (Reading Eagle)
The Ferret Fandango show at the Gilbertsville Fire Company raises funds to help shelter abandoned pets.
KOPS Brings Awareness to Tainted Pet Foods (KTVN Reno)
Across the country, animals have died or become ill because of tainted pet food. Saturday, it was all about awareness at Rancho San Rafael Park. Up to 100 people showed up to the event, not only to comfort people who have lost their pets, but also to remember those animals that died.
Legal cases address pets' value to owners (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Most people consider their pet priceless. But in civil law, at least, pets are usually seen as property - akin to a toaster or TV set - worth only their market value. Now, amid the incidents of tainted pet food tied to animal deaths and the subsequent rash of lawsuits against pet-food makers, there's a push to put a higher value on a pet's life.
Animals found dead in student car (BBC News)
More than 70 animals are found dead in a car after a student left them to go to classes, a charity says.
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