The World Pet Association (WPA), the oldest nonprofit organization within the industry promoting responsible growth and development of companion pets and related products and services, has awarded Gwen Powell, WPA director of community development, with the Matsui Award. Deemed the organization’s highest honor, the Matsui Award is named after former board president Jiro Matsui, and […]
Pets in the Classroom, an educational grants program supporting responsible pet care in today’s youth, has provided funding to acquire 10 aquariums for the classrooms of Green Chimneys, a nationally renowned, non-profit organization that helps children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges with the aid of animals. Sponsored by the Pet Care Trust, the […]
Science Daily reports that a recent study shows that even healthy cats exhibit symptoms of illness when their routine is changed. The study drastically changed the routines of both healthy cats and cats with feline interstitial cystitis, a chronic illness, and found that all the cats exhibited the same symptoms of sickness behaviors, and just […]
