LifeLearn News
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Apr 21 2022
Heartworm Disease: Protect Your Pet and Slow the Spread
If you are the guardian of a cat or dog, heartworm disease should matter to you. This life-threatening disease affects pets all over the world and, due to the warming…
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Apr 14 2022
Pet Food Hazards You May Not Know About
A recent study to assess dog owners’ pet food handling and storage hygiene practices has raised awareness of the FDA’s guidelines for doing just so. Wait, which FDA guidelines? If…
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Apr 07 2022
Pet Supplies: Spend Less to Get More
Inflation, taxes, and the cost of living are on the rise. Pet owners, feeling the financial strain, often look for ways to trim their pet care budget. Stuffed toys get…
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Mar 31 2022
Pets Lost & Found: What You Should Do
Pet owners can do everything right to prevent their pet from becoming lost but, unfortunately, it still sometimes happens. When it does, time is of the essence, effective online and…
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Mar 24 2022
Respect Your Cat (Every) Day
March 28th marks “Respect Your Cat Day” and the Canadian province of Quebec is doing its part. Last week its government drafted legislation to ban declawing procedures in cats (starting…
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Mar 18 2022
Reviewing 2021 Pet Poison Statistics for Better Prevention in 2022
Pet poisoning cases are on the rise; the ASPCA American Poison Control Centre (APCC) assisted in 401,550 cases in 2021 and Pet Poison Helpline (serving Canada, the United States, and…
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Mar 10 2022
Ready to travel? Choose the best pet sitter for your pets!
Spending extra time at home with our pets during the pandemic has strengthened our human-animal bonds, making the idea of leaving town for that long-awaited vacation hard to fathom. But…
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Mar 03 2022
Pet Owner’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness
The current conflict in Ukraine has left its citizens and their pets in a state of crisis, forcing many to evacuate the country for shelter and safety. Some evacuees have…
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Feb 24 2022
Pet food supply issues: How to keep your pet well-fed and fed well
If you’re the personal shopper to a cat or dog, you’ve likely found yourself in this dilemma: the shelf that always holds their usual food is empty, the ETA for…
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Feb 17 2022
Changing the Outlook for Flat-Faced Dogs (the change starts with us)
A recent litter of hairless French Bulldogs bred in the UK has whipped up a flurry of media attention that is raising concerns around “extreme breeding”, in essence, breeding programs…