PetWise Market Blog

A cat snuck into a moving van, traveled 1,000 miles over three days and then roamed in some woods for 18 more days before being found.
“She’s definitely a pretty darn independent cat,” 10-year-old Annie’s owner Ann Roskam said. “She likes to be outdoors all the time but she comes home every morning. When she didn’t […]

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An artist has turned Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick trading cards into chew toys and fundraisers. Rochelle Steffen, a former Vick fan, took the Vick trading cards out of her collection and gave them to her 6-year-old Weimaraner Monte and her Great Dane puppy Roxie.
Now those cards are showing up on eBay. The winning bid money, […]

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A hamster tossed into a garbage pile in his cage was found and rescued before being picked up by the garbage crew. A caller mentioned the hamster in a complaint call and a pest control officer was dispatched.
Now the hamster has become an office mascot with a new name, Brian, after his rescuer.
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It’s not just pet food we have to worry about. Flame-retardant chemicals that are in everything from carpeting to furniture may be responsible for a dramatic increase in hyperthyroidism in cats, according to an Environmental Protection Agency study.
The chemicals, known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDEs, were introduced around 30 years ago, for use in […]

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A small glimpse into the bird trafficking world has a happy ending this time. The 149 endangered Amazon parrots, protected by U.S. and international law, were returned to Mexico after being confiscated from smugglers earlier this year. The birds included five species of the Amazon parrot, ranging in age from 1 to 5 years […]

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A pet owner created two networks within the popular social networking site,  Facebook, aptly named Catbook and Dogbook. Pets, with a little help from their owners, can post pictures, send messages, and will soon share videos. The networks have already garnered 600,000 users.
Geoffrey Roche, the creator,  said, “You really join a community of other […]

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Two black Labradors Lucky, right, and Flo received medals for their hard work sniffing out DVD’s in an effort to stop video pirates. These two labs are the first dogs in the world to identify optical discs by the scene of their chemicals. The twosome helped unearth 1.6 million DVDs and other optical discs, three […]

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A Wal-Mart spokesperson now says Melamine traces were found in those dog treats from China. This is the same chemical that spurred the massive pet food recall that killed so many pets.
After a month, Wal-Mart finally releases a statement on the packaging and brands to watch out for. Consumers should throw out jerky from Shanghai […]

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Retail behemouth, Wal-Mart started pulling Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading from its shelves on July 26, after some pet owners complained it was making their pets sick.
So why are we just now learning about it? Wal-Mart claims they had to do testing first, and in the […]

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Not to be a Debbie Downer this Monday, but Oscar the cat has some canine competition. Scamp, a schnauzer,  seems to be more accurate at predicting the demise of nursing home patients. Workers even say he cares about the patients and their families. Personally, I’d rather have scamp predict my death well, sorta. The […]

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