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Entries for April 2011
Posted on April 20, 2011 10:07
Recession might be cutting a hole in the average Americans’ pockets and they may be forced to stay away from big spending, but it is definitely not deterring for them to splurge on their pets. If a new survey is anything to go by, then spending on pets have gone up significantly in spite of the lean phase the American economy is going through. ...
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Posted on April 18, 2011 15:28
Heartworm is a parasitic worm that has been plaguing pet dogs over the years and their owners have been losing sleep over it. The worm infects mostly mammals which include mainly dogs, ferrets and cats.
Mosquitoes are the carriers of this parasite and one bite of an infected mosquito might later have some serious ramifications if preventive ...
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Posted on April 18, 2011 15:27
Due to the non-passing of the HAPPY Act (HR 3501) at the conclusion of the 11th Congress, many pet owners were left dejected. The passing of the bill could have been of great significance for pet owners as that would have surely relieved them of a huge burden and would have allowed them to have a tax credit of $3, 500 besides qualifying expens...
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Posted on April 11, 2011 05:58
Apart from human obesity, pet obesity is also becoming a growing concern in the US. A new study conducted jointly by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention and Mars Inc.'s Banfield Pet Hospitals across the nation has found that more than half of the pet population are either overweight or obese, which means that more than 43 million dogs and 50...
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