Current happenings: The Los Angeles Chargers and Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar are sponsoring adoption fees for some specially selected pets over the next two weeks. Our “Football Fuzzies” are all fun dogs and cats who are looking for their pawfect teammates! Check them out here: https://animalcenter.org/adopt-a-pet/football-fuzzies
Doggie Gras Float and Costume Contest: Voting starts Tuesday Feb. 16 for “people’s choice award” in the Doggie Gras Float and Costume Contest. The annual event encourages animal-lovers to dress up their pets in New Orleans-inspired ensembles and/or create a Mardi Gras parade float for their pet! Last minute entries will be accepted through Tuesday. Feb. 16. Entries are a $10 donation. Participation supports the orphan pets and programs at Helen Woodward Animal Center! To register or vote click here: https://animalcenter.org/events/doggie-gras-virtual
Salt Lake City Pets Newly Up For Adoption: Hiccup, Treble Clef, Stoic & More - Salt Lake City, UT - Plenty of adorable animals are up for adoption in the Salt Lake City area.
Dogs are described as man s best friend but that close-relationship is more to do with how women treated them with affection and named them, a study finds.
Washington State University researchers searched extensive collections of writings by anthropologists on traditional, subsistence-level societies around the world.
The team discovered a pattern in traditional societies where women were more involved with dogs - humans became more useful to canines.
In traditional societies - which act as a mirror for early human history - the more a woman is involved in the care of a dog, the more it becomes part of the family - including having a name and sleeping in its owner s bed, the authors discovered.
Adopt A Pet From University Place Area Shelters: See New Dogs, Cats & More - University Place, WA - Looking to adopt a furry friend? Check out this week's list of pets waiting at shelters in and around University Place.