Pet Scoop: Fallen Soldier and Dog Receive Top Honors, Happy Reunions Boost Microchipping
Published on October 31, 2011
October 31, 2011: We’ve scoured the Web to find the best animal stories, videos and photos for you to chew on. And it’s all right here.
Store Apologizes After Kicking Out a Girl and Her Service Dog
When 9-year-old Emily Ainsworth, who is autistic, visited a chain store in Canada last July with her service dog, she was told the dog wasn’t allowed in the store. The Winners chain apologized and gave her a gift card to come back — but when she did so last week, Emily was asked to leave again. Now Winners will donate $10,000 to a charity of her choice. Emily’s mother says the money will be used to train a service dog for another autistic child. — Read it at CBC News
High-Profile Reunions Increase the Demand for Microchipping
In the time since Willow the cat was found in New York after disappearing from her Colorado home, and Petey the dog returned home to Tennessee after being found in Michigan, microchipping of pets has skyrocketed by 185 percent. — Read it at Reuters
Shelter Pets Get Glam Makeovers at Photo Shoots — Along With New Homes
Lights, camera, action! Professional photographers have been helping shelter animals find homes by taking photos of them that better show off their personalities. Some dogs and cats have been photographed at shelters, while other photographers have taken the animals to their studios for glamour shots, where they don pearls and bows. — See before-and-after photos at Today
Extra: Check out our own interview with a dachshund shelter in Texas that’s increased adoptions exponentially — thanks to a little help from a pro photographer. There’s even a slideshow.
A Colorado Base Honors a Fallen Soldier and His Dog
A dog park at the Fort Carson army base in Colorado was dedicated last week to Army Cpl. Kory Wiens and his yellow Lab, Sgt. Cooper. Both were killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2007. — Read it at KRDO
Happy Halloween!
Who can resist looking at pictures of pets dressed in adorable costumes or animals playing with plump pumpkins? — See animals with pumpkins and pets in costumes at People Pets
Plus: For some pet owners, every day is Halloween. These no-costume-needed pets may just give you the willies. — See photos at Today
