Are our smartphones listening to us in order to recommend pet products?

Facebook spying

Are our smartphones listening to us in order to recommend pet products? Or any products, for that matter. The answer may surprise you. According to a May 2016 post by Independent.co.uk, Facebook has admitted their app does listen in “but only as a way of seeing what people are listening to or watching and suggesting that …

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Reviews needed: Any bad experiences using the Seresto flea collar for cats?

The Seresto flea collar has only been on the market for a few years now. It’s manufactured by Bayer. I saw the post below on Facebook and wanted to share and ask cat owners who have used this product to give an honest review. Apparently, there are a lot of problems. Google “Seresto flea …

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Thanks to social networking, dog and cat found safe following horrific crash in Spartanburg County

This is the happy ending story of a dog and cat found safe following a horrific crash on South Carolina I-26 near exit 15 in Inman in Spartanburg County on March 1. On a dark and rainy nigh the accident shut down traffic on the interstate after an SUV crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer. …

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Ex-shelter employee files lawsuit under the Georgia Whistleblower Protection Act

This story began back in 2017 when a month-long investigation was conducted at the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter in Lawrenceville, Georgia following allegations of wrongful euthanizations and fudged statistics. The probe led to the firing of employee Delana Funderburk in June. Click here for Michael’s article on PoC. Now the ex-shelter employee has filed a lawsuit …

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Large number of animals seized after complaint of abandonment at mall pet store

A large number of animals were seized at West Edmonton Mall after a complaint of animal abandonment came into Edmonton Humane Society. A press release was issued February 27 with details about the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada animals now in their care stating On Tuesday, February 27, the Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) Animal Protection Department …

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Kitten with 4 ears and one eye finds a forever home with fosterer who fell in love with him

This is the happy ending story of Little Frankie, a young kitten found in Australia under a house along with his brother. He recently found a forever home with the fosterer who fell in love with him. The siblings were cared for by the family but soon realized he needed more care than they …

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Discussion: The ‘vacuum effect’ and new cats replacing a removed colony of ferals

TNR'ed and vaccinated feral cat gets rabies and bites person

This article is a discussion on the ‘vacuum effect’ and feral cats. I invite those of you active (or retired) with real TNR (trap, neuter, return) experience to comment on whether your colony cats keep other cats run off, or, in the case of removed colonies, did new cats take their place. Studies show …

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Cat had to be helped out of a jam (literally) by Pennsylvania police after getting his head stuck in a kitchen garbage disposal

This is a happy ending story about a cat who was a bit too curious and had to be helped out of a jam (literally) by Pennsylvania police after getting his head stuck in a kitchen garbage disposal. Tredyffrin Township Police posted the rescue February 21 on their Facebook community page It was a …

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