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Tewksbury Pets Now Up For Adoption: Leo, Chase, Bobby & More

Do you want to add a furry friend to your family and make a positive impact on the Tewksbury community at the same time? Perhaps it’s time to adopt a pet! During the COVID-19 pandemic, many shelters are still working to find forever homes for dozens of cats, dogs and other adorable critters coming through.

There are thousands of dogs, cats and other animals of all ages, sizes and breeds without a home in Massachusetts — many of whom are located not too far from you. In the search for a lovable new companion, consider checking out a local facility like Lowell Humane Society, where Eevee the guinea pig is waiting patiently. If you aren’t sure if you have time to take care of a pet year round, many shelters also offer opportunities to foster pets until they are placed in permanent homes.

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U.S. ban on imported pets may block rescue group from reuniting soldiers with dogs

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Outside the McDonald’s in West Memphis, Arkansas, a dog named Julie is entering the next leg of her long journey from Afghanistan with Pen Farthing.

“Julie dog was actually rescued by a soldier seven years ago,” Farthing said.

The former British Royal Marine runs an animal rescue group out of Afghanistan called Nowzad. It’s named after the dog that he rescued from a fight in 2006 while on patrol. The two became best friends.

“I didn’t realize that dog would actually bond with me while I was serving in Afghanistan,” Farthing said. “He was just that. An escape. I thought I was the only soldier doing that. What I didn’t realize there were so many others from America, Canada and across Europe.”

But a new ban on importing pets by the Centers for Disease Control could keep soldiers from being reunited with the dogs they bonded

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Pets Q&A: Can I address ferrets and kittens for fleas the exact same way?

Expensive PDSA Vet: I recently discovered that my dog has wounded his claw. I’ve been getting care of his wound at house by cleaning it day-to-day, but is there anything else I can do for him? Alice 

Claw accidents can be shockingly distressing for dogs, so get your canine checked in excess of by your vet. Even small wounds could be in danger of acquiring an infection due to any uncovered pores and skin or nail rapid, which could lead to more time-phrase difficulties and pain for your pet dog. Your vet will be ready to thoroughly analyze the influenced spot and make a decision no matter if your doggy requires any medicine, such as painkillers and antibiotics. They might also require to clip the claw off absolutely in purchase to help the healing procedure.

Expensive PDSA Vet: I’m likely away on holiday break before long and I’m fearful about

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Spouse and children asks Chapel Hill NC Town Council to permit pigs be pets

Edson and Stephanie Freeman feel a rescue pig would be a great addition to the 5 young children, four ducks, 3 chickens, one cat, and many reptiles and snakes at their 4-bed room dwelling in Chapel Hill’s Briarcliff community.

“Little little ones in the neighborhood will appear see the ducks, and sometimes I’ll convey to them the other animals exist and I’ll carry out a snake or convey out a bearded dragon,” Stephanie Freeman claimed in an job interview Monday. “We are the petting zoo of the community.”

On Friday, she and her spouse submitted a petition to the City Council asking for new principles letting pet pigs. They bought the concept to undertake a pig soon after Freeman’s allergic reactions worsened, forcing them to obtain a new household for their dogs, they stated.

“You get that passion from a pet that you just can’t get from a reptile, or

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Aska’s animals gives stable housing, education | Peak Pets





Aska's Animals

The small farm just north of Victor, Idaho, home of Aska’s Animals Foundation, which strives to “provide a progressive environment for animals through rehabilitation, adoption, education and community outreach,” according to their website.




Chanco, Percy and Wally aren’t just “roommates.” Rescued from unsafe living environments, these three pigs eat, sleep and play alongside their caretaker Aska Langman, founder of Aska’s Animals Foundation, a nonprofit committed to temporary and long-term care for animals in need of rehoming.

Born and raised in New York City, Langman started surrounding herself with animals from a young age. Raising cats in her apartment, she had an inkling that animal care would be her life’s purpose.

“I found a way to be weird, a way to get wacky with animals even in the city,” Langman said.



Aska’s Animals

Langman and her son, Leo, hang with Stewie, one of the resident pigs on her

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