Pet pantries, food banks see growing demand amid ‘difficult time’ for pet owners

Denise Angus has operated a pet rescue center and food bank for the last seven years, but she has never seen such a “remarkable increase in demand” for the services the center provides.

Angus, the founder of Mattie’s Place, says the need for help to feed pets has been soared in recent years. The center has gone from feeding 500 to 600 pets per month before the COVID-19 pandemic to about 1,200 per month.

“The need is so huge, I’ve never seen anything like it in all the years I’ve been doing this,” Angus told CBC Toronto.

“It’s a really

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Pets available at reduced rates during the two day adoption pop-up

Roughly 80 pets will be available for adoption — many at reduced rates — during the Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth’s pop-up adoption event at both of its shelters on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

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Chad Doerman: 911 calls reveal mother’s panic after husband ‘executed’ three young sons

Authorities have released the harrowing 911 calls made by neighbors of an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three children with a rifle.

Chad Doerman, 32, was arrested in Clermont County and charged with murdering his three sons, aged seven, four, and three, in the shocking incident that prosecutors have described as “evil horror.” According to law enforcement, Mr Doerman apparently shot the boys execution-style and wounded his wife on the hand during

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Whitby’s Baker Animal Clinic hosting fundraiser to help Ukraine pets

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Sask. Indigenous woman creates Pet Treaty Cards

It was on a drive with her sister that Joaney Starblanket got the idea that changed her life for the better, a little over a month ago.

Starblanket said her sister thought it would be funny if pets had their own treaty cards.

“I thought to myself, why not,” she told CTV News.

That “why not” then became a few quick edits on Canva, then a template, then one for her own cat, ‘Goober,’ and Starblanket said it blew her sister away during their next visit.

She shared it with her coworkers in Yorkton, who told her that she had

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Pet Toys Market is Booming Worldwide

Pet Toys Market

Pet Toys Market

The Pet Toys Market has witnessed continuous growth in the past few years and is projected to grow at a good pace during the forecast period of 2022-2028. The exploration provides a 360° view and insights, highlighting the major outcomes of the Pet Toys industry. These insights help business decision-makers to formulate better business plans and make informed decisions to improve profitability. Additionally, the study helps ventures or emerging players in understanding the businesses to make well-informed decisions. Some of the major and emerging players within the market are Pusheen, Leaps & Bounds, Catit, KONG, Innovation Pet,

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Record number of registrants for annual Steps for Pets Walkathon – PembinaValleyOnline.com

Not only was the weather ideal for Saturday’s Steps for Pets Walkathon in Morden, but it also drew a record number of registrants.


One of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Pembina Valley Humane Society, the Walkathon drew over 60 individual registrants.

“I can say for sure that this has been a record-breaking year when it comes to registrants for the Steps for Pets Walkathon,” said the PVHS’s Holly Thorne. “And we’ve been doing this for a long time, but we’ve never had this many individual registrants. We had over 60 of them this year, and they

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Pesky plant could become a painful problem for pets

SALT LAKE CITY — If you’re not careful while exploring Utah’s outdoor spaces with your beloved pet, a pesky plant could become a very painful problem.

After a solid water year, parts of Utah are reportedly seeing more Foxtail plants growing.

The name makes it seem like the plant should be soft and fluffy but the weed-like grass has spiky seeds that can become lodged in a pet’s body if they aren’t found right away.

“Because they are arrow-shaped they work their way up a limb or into an armpit or wherever they’ve been attached,” explained Emily Ione-Kinney, a training

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