The Animal Store Takes the Pledge
I just signed and returned the Puppy Friendly Pet Store Pledge initiated by The Human Society of the United States (HSUS). In an effort to help shut down and eliminate puppy mills, by signing the [...]
Dogs Helping People — Still in the News
Even though National Assistance Dog Week officially ended on August 15, we are still finding plenty of reasons to celebrate our extraordinary connection with our canine friends. The Trib Local for Park Ridge, IL, recently [...]
HR 669 Update
A Congressional hearing on HR 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Prevention Act, took place on April 23. As it turns out, not much came out of the hearing except agreement from nearly all involved that the [...]
Say No to HR 669
URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL PET OWNERS Please join The Animal Store in opposing H.R. 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act. If this Bill passes, pet ownership in this country will never be the same. [...]
International Pooper-Scooper Week
I'm sure you are as excited as we are here at The Animal Store to learn that tomorrow is the first day of International Pooper-Scooper Week (April 1-7). No, this is not an April fool's [...]
Animals and the Arts
Frida Kahlo. Self-portrait with Monkey (detail), 1940 Beyond the infamous C.M. Coolidge paintings of Dogs Playing Poker, artists have celebrated human relationships with animals since cavemen first started painting on walls. The Art [...]
Family Pet Safety
We have received a lot of questions about a recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about children and "exotic" or nontraditional pets, in this case meaning any animal other than cats or [...]
