Pets and Veterinary
Long Time Ferret Activist Pat Wright Files Lawsuit Against California Fish and Game Commission President Eric Sklar
LA MESA, Calif. — Pat Wright, a resident of La Mesa, California, has filed a lawsuit against Eric Sklar, President of the California Fish and Game Commission in San Diego Superior Court, challenging the arbitrary classification of domestic ferrets as wild animals. The lawsuit, titled Wright v. Sklar, was filed in the San Diego Superior Court and seeks a writ of mandate and declaratory relief. Wright is the founder of LegalizeFerrets.org….
Petco Love Invests $25,000 in Sacramento SPCA to Save and Improve the Lives of Pets in the Sacramento Region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento SPCA announced today that they received a $25,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for animals in the Sacramento region….
Sacramento SPCA Performs 300,000th Spay and Neuter Surgery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento SPCA announced today that they hit a spay and neuter surgery milestone – altering the 300,000th animal in Sacramento since 2007. That’s an average of nearly 19,000 animals a year – making the Sacramento SPCA one of the top clinics in the nation….
Senior Dogs at Sacramento SPCA Fetch Grant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at the Sacramento SPCA are among the winners. The Sacramento SPCA is one of 90 animal welfare groups chosen from 370 applicants to receive a grant to help local senior dogs….
PETBAR Opens In Indian Trail, Just In Time For Dog Days Of Summer
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Many people cut their dogs hair to keep them cooler in the summer, but did you know that if you cut a dog’s hair too short, he can get a sunburn? That’s just one thing the professional groomers at Petbar pay attention to. The luxury pet grooming boutique will open its first Indian Trail location with a Grand Opening celebration from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023….
Author’s Second Children’s Sing-Along Book Launches with a Give-Back Campaign Supporting Pet Adoption
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Children’s sing-along book author and vocalist Bridget Burton (pen name) known in her community as Barbara Burton Graf, just published her second children’s book “Annie Kai Lani Kai Lou: Maui’s Beloved Pup” (ISBN 978-0989562416; Softcover) this month. The illustrated book, designed for early readers, is captured in both a soft cover print, eBook (Kindle) and video/cartoon versions and includes upbeat Hawaiian music with steel guitar and ukulele and vocals by the author herself….
National Pygmy Goat Association Crowns 2023 National Champions
SEATTLE, Wash. — The National Pygmy Goat Association (NPGA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Champion Challenge held in Red Bluff, California, June 9, 2023. The National Champion Buck is Fair View OhMickeyYourSoFine owned by Laurie Zeise and Kaylee Hettinger. First runner up is Ridgeline Farms Premier Pursuit owned by Niccole Boies and second runner up is Goose Meadow Kayden owned by Niccole Boies and Jerrod Alcaida….
Matrix Advises Apollo Veterinary Medical Hospitals and AVMH Ventures on the Successful Recapitalization and Acquisition of a Portfolio of Pet Supplies Plus Stores
RICHMOND, Va. — Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. (“Matrix”), a leading independent investment bank, announces that it served as lead advisor on Apollo Veterinary Medical Hospitals and AVMH Ventures’ (“Apollo” or the “Company”) recapitalization and acquisition of a multi-state portfolio of Pet Supplies Plus (“PSP”) retail pet stores….
National Pygmy Goat Association Declares April 23 as National Pygmy Goat Day
SEATTLE, Wash. — The National Pygmy Goat Association (NPGA) has declared April 23 as National Pygmy Goat Day. Members and affiliated clubs are planning events throughout the country to celebrate the day and showcase their pygmy goats….
31 dogs saved from a dog-meat breeding farm in China have arrived in the United States following year long CDC dog ban
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — hina Rescue Dogs, a 501(c)(3) organization, committed to rescuing and saving dogs from the slaughterhouses, meat trade, abuse, and neglect in China, has rescued into the U.S. the first large shipments of dogs from China following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dog ban….