The round of Black Friday deals has already started. For dog owners looking to score the best Black Friday deals on dog supplies and discounts on pet products, we’ve scanned the full Black Friday savings listings to find deals that are worth your attention. Whether you’re searching for a new […]
Southern Utah Adoptable Pets Guide Photo by Alexandra Novitskaya on Pexels. ST. GEORGE, UT – Adopt or foster your new best friend today! The Independent’s Southern Utah Adoptable Pets Guide features adoptable pets from various animal shelters throughout southern Utah. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is located five miles north of Kanab […]
A couple of New York State troopers managed to pull a dog out of a culvert pipe in the town of Conklin. Authorities say Troopers Jimmy Rasaphone and Ana Reynas were sent to check on a report of a canine stuck in a pipe. Rasaphone learned a 13-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever […]
Making your own dog treats will save you a lot of money and you’ll know that you are providing your dog with a healthy snack. Commercially made jerky treats for dogs have been some of the most commonly recalled pet products, but they are our boxer’s favorite type of treat. […]
Hometown Heroes: Therapy dog Zavya and handler Carol Zablocki offered comfort to nursing home patients News > Local <span class="lightgalleryimg" data-src="/getattachment/96e47349-bc47-4ab6-a4a4-97718e5796df/HHTherapyDog-cm-060122-ph1" data-sub-html="Therapy dog Zavya and her human “chauffeur” Carol Zablocki spent nine years visiting nursing homes from Pine Rock Manor in Warner to the Birches in Concord, sometimes up to three times […]
Wow! I don’t ever remember there being so many bear sightings in our neck of the woods. I’m not a “let’s take a walk in the woods” kind of girl anyway but I’m finally justified in my stance. People are spotting bears left and right. These poor creatures are getting stirred up […]
Photo: Courtesy of the retailer There’s an entire checklist of essentials for new dog owners: toys, food, treats, a comfortable bed, and, of course, a leash. Whether you’re buying a leash for a brand-new puppy, shopping for one that will help with specific behavior concerns, or looking to change what […]
Gentle giant seeks experienced handler – This week’s Adoptable Pet of the Week is Monch from Woods Humane Society San Luis Obispo. Monch is 2 years old and is a gentle giant whose looking for an experienced handler that can give him the time and training he needs. He may […]
Some abandoned pet are luckier than others; they are found, rescued and adopted by loving families. The same predicament is evident in our world today. While homeless pets are a people problem and require the intervention of animal lovers; the people problem demands a much more professional and educated people […]
Police and security are meant to keep concertgoers safe, but what happens when they do more harm than good? In summer 2020, as America reckoned with a sickness in its system of law enforcement, so too did the music community interrogate the role of police and hired security at concerts. […]