pets

Canada

Most homeless shelters don’t allow pets. This man is walking his dog across Canada to change that

For eight years, James Caughill and his dogs have been walking thousands of kilometres across Canada to raise awareness about…

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Nova Scotia

Spotting the warning signs of diabetes in your pets

A chronic condition that affects millions of Canadians can also be an issue for pets. Diabetes occurs when the body…

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Lifestyle

Daylight Savings: Getting rowdy pets to sleep

Every night at 11 p.m. sharp, my dog corrals me into my bedroom, and then at 7 a.m. he has…

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Lifestyle

What illnesses can be passed from pets to humans?

Health officials in Alaska recently reported the first known human death from a virus called Alaskapox. The man, who died in January,…

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Lifestyle

Here’s how to keep your pets warm during cold winters

When 2-year-old Clara dons her four rubber booties to go out into the intense cold of a Helsinki winter morning,…

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Halifax

N.S. homeless pet owners face stigma when often their pets eat better than they do

HALIFAX, N.S. — Just because a pet is sleeping rough with its owner doesn’t mean it’s suffering, said Nova Scotia…

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Lifestyle

Daylight savings: Pets impacted with time change too

TORONTO – In past autumns, when Jocelyn Rutgers tried to enjoy the extra hour of sleep offered by the end…

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Nova Scotia

Artists commemorate homes, pets lost in Halifax-area wildfires

A group of local artists met on Saturday to give out paintings, drawings and embroideries to people who lost homes…

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Canada

Poop bags are now available at rock climbing sites in Squamish and nope, they’re not for your pets

There’s no delicate way to describe a new program launched for rock climbers in B.C.’s Squamish area, meant to reduce human waste…

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Nova Scotia

Renters with pets need protection in tenancy rules, says animal-welfare charity

A Nova Scotia charity wants the province to introduce a new law that would help protect pet owners who rent…

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