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Pet lovers who continually spend money on their special pets will not be surprised by the latest facts about pet ownership… the millions of cats and dogs, birds, horses, mice and other companion animals and the spending on pets which in 2007 reached $41.2-billion in total in the USA alone according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Here’s the breakdown…

While Oprah and Bill Smith were busy airing this important program, a new spokesperson for the cause was busy in the background. Enter Jane Kohl, a crusader for ending puppy mills… period. Featured today on Good Morning America, Jane spoke about her new book, A Rare Breed of Love, which is a star-studded collection of celebrities from many walks of life who support her in her “Adopt Don’t Shop” crusade to make people more aware of the importance of adopting shelter animals or buying from registered pet breeders instead of buying pets from pet stores or from the Internet.

The term designer dogs has taken on a new meaning as has the term “one-in-a-million” pet. A company called Bioarts International has successfully cloned a dog, after spending $20,000,000 that is. Three dogs have been produced to replace the CEO’s family dog Missy who died in 2002. The cloning idea came to mind in 1997 when Dolly the sheep was cloned.

Rabies is a disease primarily of animals. Most wild and domesticated dog-species (including foxes, coyotes, wolves and jackals) are susceptible to infection. Infected dogs remain the highest risk source for human transmission. Other species include skunks, racoons and bats…

The Center for Disease Control is still receiving reports of new salmonella infections! “You should not keep your pets foods in the kitchen or feed your pet in the kitchen because that increases the likelihood it could get into other things.” - Dr. Ostroff

This statement boggles the mind! It puzzles and greatly concerns me. If one has to wear rubber gloves to protect themselves from a substance, or keep it away from our own food source, then what on earth are we thinking about if we then feed this to our special pets? If it is toxic enough to make me sick just in the handling, it should be thrown out. Why woud I give it to a pet to ingest? This is pure nonsense!