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Pets
Pets
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Lufkin Vet Clinic To Offer Free Heartworm Testing
As a former dog, cat, squirrel, ferret, and parrot daddy, it's important for your pets to stay healthy, and that means an occasional trip to the vet.
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Diboll Cat Sanctuary Needs Volunteers To Avoid Potential Closure – HELP!
Pet lovers never say "die", and as a result, they tend to live heartier lives than those of us putting in the OT at the job each week. It's been well published that cat owners, for example, typically experience lower blood pressure than non-cat owners. If only I wasn't allergic!
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92 Dogs Dumped on Texas Roadways
Sure do hope the Humane Society of North Texas catches the coward(s) who left 92 dogs to fend for themselves along country roads.
Let me be blunt. Find these people responsible (there is a $500 reward being offered), and I will personally drive them to a secluded location on California State Route 190, then with the help of my German Shepard "Cujo", will remove them from the vehicle. With a twenty mile hike back to civilization, it shouldn't be too long before flashbacks settle in about their animal cruelness.
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Texas Man Puts Home on Market To Bring in Reward Money for Lost Dog
How much do you love your pet?
Enough to sell your home to raise $50,000 in reward money if the dog becomes lost?
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‘Blessing of the Pets’ Scheduled For October 7 in Lufkin
Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone was never ordained as a priest, but is revered as one of the most notable religious figures in history.
He was pronounced the patron saint of animals in the year 1228 (Saint Francis of Assisi), and because of this it is customary for churches to conduct services for animals, blessing them on the Sunday nearest to the anniversay of the death of Saint Francis on October 4, 1226.
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Alligator Captured in Texas Pond
If you’re a pet owner like me, you might let your imagination get the best of you, worrying about what all the unmentionables that could possibly get your pets if you let them loose outside. I mentioned to my spouse once that I worried an alligator might eat our schnauzers, and I was laughed at heartily
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Lubbock Museum Kills Two Mules For Public Display
Here's a story buried in the depths of obscurity, that is sure to stir controversy, and have animal rights activists gearing up for a protest. Of course, it won't help the steadfast wrangling of each parties position, now that I brought it to light.
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Ft. Worth Man Gets Robbed by Unusual Suspect
When you think of crime, the weapon of choice is typically gun and knife, right? Think again. Most specifically the next time you find yourself alone on the street. A robbery in Ft. Worth has many people, myself included, wondering if this was just a one time event.
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Today, August 27, is National “Dog Day”
If there was ever a reason to pamper your pooch, the best excuse you could have is National "Dog Day", celebrated worldwide on August 27.
Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Old Yeller, -- just a few familiar names that have captured the hearts of Americans for decades.
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Ellen Trout Zoo Names Baby Tiger
The new lion cub at the Ellen Trout Zoo has a name! It's been a summer of births at the zoo, with several intriguing new babies born. The lion cub has been named Sango.
The city says the name has meaning - Sango is the Yoruba god of lightning and thunder.
We've got a chance to catch a sneak peak at the little lion cub this weekend, but we'll have to be on our toes.
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Dogs Die in San Antonio Sheriff’s Department ‘Mishap’
Let me understand this. You are an officer of the law entrusted to handle a dog as part of your K9 duties. You reside in a part of the country known to unrelenting heat and humidity during the summer season. But for some unexplained reason, common sense values vacated your brain long enough for not one, but two dogs perishing inside your patrol vehicle.