It is one of those oddities in life that well fed cats and dogs from loving caring homes, when given the opportunity, will go outside and act like a four-legged version of a lawnmower. No one really knows why cats and dogs eat grass or whether there is a physical need that drives them to [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Should you be Growing a Lawn?
Posted in General Interest on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pethealth Inc. Launches PetPoint Lite™
Posted in General Interest, Pethealth, ShelterCare Pet Insurance on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pethealth Inc. today announced the launch of the PetPoint Lite™ animal management system designed specifically for the needs of Animal Rescue Organizations. PetPoint Lite will be available free of charge to these organizations across the U.S. and Canada, in early June.
PetPoint Lite is a streamlined version of PetPoint®, the most advanced web-based animal management application [...]
Networking for the Shelter Community
Posted in Pet Adoption, Pethealth on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“PetPoint Community” Provides Hub for over 35,000 Animal Welfare Professionals
Pethealth today announced the launch of a new networking site for shelter and animal welfare professionals. Linked to PetPoint®, the new networking site, PetPoint Community creates a forum for shelter professionals to network and exchange ideas.
“Shelter professionals want a place to discuss all aspects of their [...]
ShelterCare Pet Insurance Program to be Expanded!
Posted in Cats, General Interest, Pet Adoption, Pethealth, Shelter Cats, ShelterCare Pet Insurance on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
North America’s #1 Pet Insurance Program for Adopted Dogs and Cats to Offer Four New Enhancements
Pethealth, owner of ShelterCare® Pet Insurance Program for newly adopted pets, is pleased to announce it has added four new enhancements to its industry-leading pet insurance program designed for those pet parents who choose to adopt their new dog or [...]
Pethealth Launches On-line Adoptable Search for Shelters and Animal Welfare Organizations Pet Profiles Now Available Instantly on Shelters’ Web Sites
Posted in Pet Adoption, Pethealth, tagged adoption, pet, search on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pethealth announced today the introduction of live search for lost and adoptable pets for shelters and animal welfare organizations running PetPoint®. Animal data can now appear instantly on the search function of a shelter’s web site, allowing pet owners to search for lost pets and potential pet parents to search for [...]
Light fur with tear stains – advising adopters that “looks can be deceiving”
Posted in General Interest on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the frustrations for workers in the animal welfare community is that “looks can be deceiving” and in many cases an animal with a wonderful nature is overlooked by potential adopters due to his or her looks. One of the issues that is off-putting but should not be is that of reddish brown tear [...]