Saturday, May 17, 2008

pets

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food

70 people, many of them young children, were sickened after handling the food, CDC says more >>

Health Buzz: Toxic Pets and Other Health News

Carnival: Money Tips on Spouses and Pets

This week's personal finance roundup highlights intimate relationships. more >>

The Truth About Cats & Dogs, à la Washington

There are few families who understand Harry S. Truman's adage that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog better than the politically quarrelsome couple of Mary Matalin and James Carville. more >>

At 18, Socks the Cat Is Still Purring

Socks lives! Really. more >>

Your Dog is Fat. And You Know What to Do

A pet weight-loss plan, like a human plan, requires some strategizing. more >>

My Dog May Be Good for My Health

Research on the benefits of owning a pet keeps piling up. more >>

First Pet Plays Secret Agent Man

News on the presidential pets. more >>

Animal Cruelty Laws Aren't Uniform

States need to toughen up prohibitions to prevent Vick-like incidents. more >>

Turtles Headed to a Nearby Petsmart Soon

You read it here first: The Senate was up to passing an amendment to lift the 1975 ban on those little pet turtles baby boomers had growing up. And today they did it. more >>

Cowabunga: Turtle Power Returning

Just like the return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after a 14-year absence from the silver screen, real live pet turtles might soon be making a comeback after an even longer 32-year wait. What, you didn't know that those small turtles you kept in a plastic aquarium as a kid are banned by the Food and Drug Administration? The threat of salmonella did it in 1975. more >>

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