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Non-Toxic Plants

This list from the ASPCA contains plants that have not been reported as having systemic effects on animals or as having intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Any plant material...

Toxic Foods for Pets

Common foods in the home you should keep away from your petsMost CommonChocolate(contains theobromine, similar to caffeine, and causes heart arrhythmias and/or death)Macadamia nuts(causes severe rear leg weakness and temporary...

Hot Weather - Cool Pets

  With the hot weather we'll all be enjoying outside activities, and there are special safety concerns when it comes to your four-footed friends. Pet expert Warren Eckstein has some advice...

Help the Hundreds of Sick Sea Lions Along Our S...

UPDATE: The California Wildlife Center has begun construction of an emergency seal rehabilitation facility in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more.For the last couple of weeks, Heal the Bay staff have...

Questions and answers on dogs and Ebola risk

Monkeys, bats and a menagerie of animals can spread Ebola. Now there's worry that dogs - or one dog in particular - might spread it, too. Officials in Madrid got...

Make Dog Tail Docking Illegal in Washington

Tail docking – chopping off most of a dog's tail at birth – was once a procedure with purpose. However, as the years progressed the procedure that was originally done...