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Fido is a Latin word and means to trust, to confide in, to believe. As it’s not popular, how did it become a name referring to any dog? We have to go back in time to Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Lincoln suffered spells of depression and as many pet owners do, […]
Recall-Hartz Mountain Fish Food
The FDA has posted the following Hartz Mountain Fish Food Recall: The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Four Lots of Wardley® Advanced Nutrition™ Perfect Protein™ Tropical Flake Fish Food Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Contact: Consumer: Hartz Consumer Affairs 1-800-275-1414 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 29, 2012 – The Hartz Mountain Corporation, located in Secaucus, […]
How the Judicial System Views Our Pets
In April of 2013, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a case ruling by a State Appellate Court involving the question of whether a dog was a family member or property. It upheld a 122 year old legal precedent barring emotional damage claims in a pet’s death. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that pets are property […]