Flight Ban on Parrots Leaves Bronx Grandmother in Limbo for 4 Days

Flight Ban on Parrots Leaves Bronx Grandmother in Limbo for 4 Days

Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent for Frontier Airlines stopped her. Her companion, an African gray parrot named … Read more

Digital devices to keep tabs on your pet’s oxygen level, heart rate – ET HealthWorld

Digital devices to keep tabs on your pet’s oxygen level, heart rate – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: What happens when two dog-loving members of a family exchange notes on how to juggle high-pressure careers with pet parenting? A startup idea is born. That’s how Vani Aiyer teamed up with co-founder Vivek Srinivas (who is married to her cousin) and decided to quit her senior management role in Nissan India for … Read more

Four Indie dogs are travel buddies of their pet parents as they travel across the country on foot, bicycle and motorbikes

Four Indie dogs are travel buddies of their pet parents as they travel across the country on foot, bicycle and motorbikes

Butter, Bella, Charlie and Veeran are Indie dogs, all rescued, adopted and living in different parts of the country. Their stories of finding forever homes are very different but what binds them is their many adventures on the road as they travel with their human companions. Yati Gaur and Butter Yati Gaur, @theunfoldingplay on Instagram, … Read more

Décor ideas for a pet-friendly home

Décor ideas for a pet-friendly home

Move over kids, pets are here to stay! With more and more millennials and Gen Z folks eschewing or delaying having children, pets are making themselves at home. According to Statista, an online platform specialising in market and consumer data, the population of pet dogs in India was about 19.5 million in 2018. But then … Read more

More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis

More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis

A couple of things could be behind the increases in pet marijuana poisonings, according to Jibran Khokhar, the senior researcher on the current study. For one, he said, the actual incidence could be rising because more people are using the drug, particularly in edible forms. Alternatively, people may be more willing to admit … Read more

Experts Offer Holiday Safety Tips for Pets

Experts Offer Holiday Safety Tips for Pets

Dec. 13, 2021 — While the upcoming flurry of holiday parties, house guests, and firework celebrations, should be a time for cheer and laughter, they can be incredibly stressful for our pets. New sights and smells, combined with schedule changes and an influx of strangers into the home, can trigger anxiety or aggression resulting … Read more

‘Ticks Surprise Us:’ 2021 May Be Big Lyme Disease Year

‘Ticks Surprise Us:’ 2021 May Be Big Lyme Disease Year

Bay Area Lyme Foundation: “Ticks Carrying Disease Found to be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study.” Daniel Salkeld, PhD, research scientist, Colorado State University. John Aucott, MD, director, Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. Kirsten Stein, board member, Bay Area Lyme Foundation. Weather.com: “It’s Been the Warmest Winter on … Read more

At least one child has been killed and others have been injured beneath the machines, as have some pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission considers the product “a serious risk to children for abrasions, fractures and death.”

At least one child has been killed and others have been injured beneath the machines, as have some pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission considers the product “a serious risk to children for abrasions, fractures and death.”

April 27, 2021 — Peloton is pushing back against a U.S. government warning about the safety of its pricey home-use treadmill. Experts wonder if it’s a case of dangerous design flaws — or the need for individual users to be accountable. It’s being followed closely as the at-home, artificial-intelligence-assisted fitness machines get more … Read more