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Revamped Website Makes it Easier for Pet Owners to Take Advantage of Pet Product Deals with Added Special Savings throughout the Month of May. Great Neck, NY (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 The FamilyPet Network, which provides pet owners access to top providers of products and services for their pets, announced today the relaunch of Coupaw.com, its highly successful flash sales and daily deals e-commerce platform. Launched in August 2011, Coupaw.com offers hundreds of thousands of members across...
The nation's leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider strengthens its capabilities in PET/CT and SPECT/CT service, systems and parts. WEST JORDAN, Utah, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BC Technical, the nation's leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider, has acquired NC Systems, a leader in nuclear medical service, systems and parts. This acquisition will further strengthen BC Technical's capabilities in PET/CT and SPECT/CT, and expand its nationwide service coverage....
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, MAY 9: COMPANIONABLE ANIMALS Profile America -- Thursday, May 9th. This is a time to recognize those nonhuman friends who add a special dimension to our lives -- it's Be Kind to Animals Week and National Pet Week. While most pets are a source of companionship, many dogs provide...
Research Uncovers Dog and Cat Lifespans Have Increased From 10 Years Ago, According to the Banfield Pet Hospital State of Pet Health 2013 Report PORTLAND, Ore., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Banfield Pet Hospital, the world's largest veterinary practice, released its State of Pet Health 2013 Report today, revealing that spaying and neutering dogs and cats, among other factors, may influence a pet's lifespan. The report, compiled by Banfield's internal research team, Banfield Applied...
WORCESTER, Mass., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard French, DVM, M.S., Ph.D., Dean of Animal Studies and Allerton Chair of Animal Health Sciences at Becker College is urging pet owners to pursue healthy lifestyles. The bond between human owners and their pets may be affecting the health of both, he says, especially when it comes to diabetes, high blood pressure, and other illnesses associated with obesity. "In the veterinary sciences field, we have observed that the...
More than 1 in 10 animals taken from shelters no longer in homes six months later, according to major study aiming to help increase pet retention; Research released during "Be Kind to Animals Week®" WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research published today by American Humane Association indicates that more than one in 10 animals adopted from animal shelters are no longer in their homes six months later. Based on this data and a comprehensive literature review,...
Flash, a Yellow Lab from California, takes the title. OMAHA, Neb., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash, a three-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever with a talent for learning tricks and a healthy smile, took the top spot in the Superstar Smiles Photo Contest sponsored by SENTRY(®) Petrodex(®), a dental brand from Sergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs, an established treatment for cancer patients, could offer a novel therapeutic approach to decrease levels of inflammation in the atherosclerotic plaques of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), reported an abstract¹ study at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT, May 5 to 8 in Berlin, Germany. "Our results should act as a stimulus for further exploration of radionuclide...
WAGS Pet Adoption employees love the work they do and created a fun video to share the message of considering adoption of a sheltered pet http://youtu.be/vub70H_tTIk . Westminster, California (PRWEB) May 05, 2013 Over 1600 animals are brought into WAGS Pet Adoption http:// [ http://www.wagspetadoption.org[http://www.wagspetadoption.org by Westminster Animal Control officers yearly. Often these animals have been abandoned, found on the street, and neglected. The feral cat population...
Security Equipment Corporation, the makers of SABRE Pepper Sprays, have developed the Protector® dog spray to answer the need for an effective and humane way to deter dog attacks while maintaining the safety of both pet and owner. Walk confidently with Protector® dog spray. (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Now there is an effective, humane way to keep pets and their owners safe! It happens every 75 seconds and it can take less than 10 seconds for tragedy to happen. Over 1,000 (pets, pet...
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The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog originated as an experiment in 1955 in the former Czech Republic. The breed was created by breeding a German Shepherd with a Carpathian Wolf, in attempts to create a "wolfdog" which blended the qualities of a dog and a wolf. The breed looks the part. The build of the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, as well as its hair are wolf-like. The color of its coat is gray, with either a yellow or silver tint and a light mask. Its hair is straight and thick. The breed stands over...
A Chausie is a hybrid between the Jungle Cat and a Domestic cat, typically the Abyssinian. A Chausie can weigh 15 to 30 pounds with the males being larger than the females. Their breeding began in the 1960s or 1970s to provide a safer alternative to having wildcats as pets. Because of their size, Chausies require much more space for activity. Like normal cats, they cane take up to 2 to 3 years to reach full size. There are not many known health issues associated with this breed, but they...
The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species of rabbit native to southern Europe. European Rabbits are small, gray-brown mammals ranging from 13 to 18 in (34 to 45 cm) long, and are approximately 3 to 5 pounds (1.3-2.2 kg) in weight. They have four sharp incisors (two on top, two on bottom) that grow continuously throughout their life. They also have two peg teeth on the top behind the incisors. Rabbits have long ears, large hind legs, and short, fluffy tails. Rabbits move by...
