Archive for February, 2008

MetroZoo in Miami, FL Holding Pet Amnesty Day

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The Metrozoo in Miami, FL is holding a pet amnesty day this coming Saturday. The object of the event is to allow exotic pet owners to drop the unwanted pets off at the zoo – without prosecution. Licensed exotic animal breeders will be on hand to adopt and place the unwanted critters in loving homes. [...]

$150,000 For Clone of Pit Bull

Monday, February 18th, 2008

I recently read an article where a woman in California is paying $150,000 (no, that is NOT a typo) to have her recently deceased dog Booger ( also NOT a typo) cloned by a company in Korea. In this post I am going to go over the information available on this topic and give some [...]

Animal CSI

Friday, February 15th, 2008

We’ve all seen about a zillion commercials for some type of CSI TV show, but would you believe there is a woman who is an animal CSI? It’s true! Today my post is going to be all about her work, what she does, and the impact it will have on the future of veterinary forensics. [...]

Beagle Wins Best In Show!

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

For the first time in the breed’s history a Beagle has won best in show at the Westminster Dog Show held in Madison Square Gardens. Uno, made history by becoming the first Beagle to earn the top spot in the entire 100 years of the shows existence. The final events were held Tuesday night and [...]