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Experts warn that separation anxiety is a real possibility for pets who got used to having their people around all the time. There is a type of training that helps, but it requires time and patience.
“They’re not providing the boots on the ground to inspect these places regularly nor to enforce the regulations that we already have on the books.”
“The unsanitary conditions and ways in which these animals are kept is cruel and inhumane.”
“We’re definitely helping to prevent some rehoming events, for sure. We often get calls from people who are at the end of their rope; they don’t know where to turn next with their pet.”
It’s the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say it is equivalent to chopping off a person’s fingers at the first knuckle.
“Declawing is a cruel and painful procedure that can create physical and behavioral problems for helpless animals, and today it stops.”
“Most commonly if a pet develops signs of Lyme disease, it’s malaise, fever, joint pain. They just feel kind of like a dishrag.”
Trust the man. He’s photographed 15,000 dogs.
It’s Halloween and pet owners are making sure their cats and dogs stay safe. Sheryl and her owner Katie Kanazawich live on Binghamton’s West Side. Sheryl is a Plott Hound mix who is excitable and sweet, and loves to dress up. “When you bring [her clothes] out, she knows they’re hers, she wags her tail and gets excited to wear it,” Katie said. Sheryl has holiday themed shirts and an airplane costume.