Originally published on nola.com on Aug. 2, 2019 The canine ear is the perfect place for an infection to brew, and ear infections are one of the top reasons that pooches pay visits to the vet. Dogs with allergies and those with hairy, long, floppy ears (think cocker spaniels) can be predisposed to developing them. […]
CONTINUE READINGOriginally published in The New Orleans Advocate – June 10, 2019 Checklist: Helpful tips for New Orleans residents and their pets during hurricane season BY TRACI D. HOWERTON | Special to The Advocate | Jun 10, 2019 Hurricane season is upon us, and the Louisiana SPCA is urging pet owners to make evacuation plans that […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are seeing 90-degree temperatures now, and that means it will only get hotter as the dog days of summer set in. This is the beginning of a dangerous time for pets — those outside in the heat, but also for those four-legged co-pilots in our vehicles. Every summer, the same headlines pop up about an […]
CONTINUE READINGTwo of our ARNO volunteers, Michael Groetsch and Dan Rivers, have co-written and produced the song “Who Rescued Who” (Americana/Folk) about an elderly man who walks into an animal shelter looking to adopt a puppy but after an old and gray dog catches his eye, he adopts the older dog instead. When friends visit his […]
CONTINUE READINGSee it published in this week’s The New Orleans Advocate HERE Animal Rescue: Help for dogs with the worst habit ever BY TRACI D. HOWERTON | Special to The Advocate Jul 5, 2017 Of all the less-than-favorable habits our dogs can have, eating poop is probably the worst. Known officially as coprophagia , the act […]
CONTINUE READINGAs we celebrate Independence Day, it is important to remember that it is very common for dogs to be frightened of fireworks and other loud noises and this can cause them great distress. Signs of stress include trembling, shaking, pacing, panting, destructive behavior, whining, barking, vomiting, panting and attempts to escape. Even if your dog […]
CONTINUE READINGOriginally published in the New Orleans Advocate on June 14, 2017 Animal Rescue: How to choose the right doggy daycare BY TRACI D. HOWERTON | Special to The Advocate Jun 14, 2017 – 7:15 am It’s vacation season. So what does one do when the pets can’t come along and no family or friends are […]
CONTINUE READINGby David H. Grimm “One of my favorite reporting trips for my book, Citizen Canine, was my visit to New Orleans in early September of 2012. It was the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and I had come to the city to learn about how the storm had fundamentally changed the way our society views […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Carol Christian Published Friday, August 28, 2015 in the Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/life/pets/article/Federal-PETS-law-passed-in-Katrina-s-wake-6467236.php
CONTINUE READINGPBS by William Brangham August 29, 2015 It’s estimated that thousands of people refused to evacuate New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Katrina for one reason: they weren’t willing to leave their dogs or cats behind. At the time, most State and Federal rescue organizations had no formal policy on evacuating animals during disasters, and […]
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