by Gene Lyons One time I started to write a book I called “Animal Passion,” a history of my marriage in pets. The first chapter, about an […]
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Give toy Easter bunnies, not real rabbits
Animals are a commitment, not just a gift by Donna Albergotti I recently adopted a rabbit. Olaf had been passed from shelter to shelter for more than […]
Giving animals as gifts a bad idea
by Melissa Rae Sanger Earlier this year, we opened our hearts to a tiny black kitten with a white stripe down her back. She had been abandoned […]
It’s important to fix pets
Four hundred and sixty nine — that’s how many cats (400) and dogs (69) the Monongalia Canine Adoption Center had to euthanize last year. That sad number […]
Fireworks not ‘a blast’ for some pets
A backyard barbecue complete with family, friends, hamburgers, hot dogs, and to top it off a fireworks display at nightfall – a perfect Fourth of July celebration, […]
Not safe to leave kids, pets in cars, even for ‘a minute’
As we start to see temperatures climb consistently into the mid- to upper-80s (with today expected to be a scorching 93-ish degrees), this is a PSA to […]
$1M mark met on M-SNAP’s quest to help area animals
In 2021, the Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program (known more commonly as M-SNAP), reached a major milestone: The program had given out $1 million worth of vouchers […]
Dental care important for healthy pets
What do you get when you take a dog to the dentist? This may seem like the setup to a great dad joke, but the answer is […]
Pets or kids? How about neither?
by John M. Crisp Pope Francis seems like a decent man whose humility and enlightened thinking sometimes put him at odds with more traditional segments of the […]
The first holiday season with a new dog doesn’t have to be ruff
by Michelle Kretzer Last Christmas was our first with our rescued pup, Capone. He looked dashing in a candy cane-striped collar as we took videos of him […]
