A recent story about the plethora of unclaimed adult cats at Jackson County’s animal shelter begs the proverbial question: Why do we have so many unwanted pets? The obvious answer is irresponsible pet owners who do not spay/neuter their animals – letting them wander about procreating willy nilly. The folks at SNYP (spay/neuter your pet) put [...]
Woof! Woof! Woof! Gotta love a good dog tail….er… tale. But this one has gone a bit viral. Speaking of viruses… Jack, the beloved German Shepherd of Marsha Bellici, was deathly sick with some sort of funky flu last week when Bellici shagged her pooch to Best Friend Animal Hospital in Medford. Both Bellici and her vet, Dr. Shannon Sierra, had concerns about Jack’s survival [...]
I’d been trying to get out to Sanctuary One at Double Oak Farm to do a story about Ashland Middle School students’ experiences at the care farm for a solid week. But inclement weather and breaking stories on my “real” beats – courts and social services – kept getting in the way. Finally, on Monday, the sun [...]
The Oregon Hay Bank and Equamore Foundation are sponsoring a free horse health fare from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 9 at Eden Farm, located at 4723 Highway 62 in Ashland Horse owners facing financial hardship are invited to participate in the free clinic which will feature veterinary [...]
As I explained in this week’s Southern Oregon Journal column, there are those who say that critters hath charms to sooth the savage breast - not to mention elevated blood pressure. Mine? Not so much. At least not lately. My aged feline – a “gift” from my beau, The Englishman, recently went totally berserk over a nocturnal interloper. My parrot has been fighting invisible foes in the wee [...]
This just in from Ashland Fire Chief Margueritte Hickman: Ashland Fire & Rescue received a donation of pet oxygen masks from Invisible Fence Brand through Project Breathe. This is a program aimed at helping firefighters care for everyone in the family after a fire, including the family pet. Veterinarian Dr. Alice Sievers of Bear Creek [...]
We’re baaaaaaaaaaack! Me, the Unleashed pets blog and (drum roll please) Lisa the Pig! When last we left this porcine goddess, rescued in 2010 from a frustrated and cranky owner in Washington, Lisa was happily ensconced in her new digs, enjoying belly rubs and snabbling snacks from Sanctuary Onemanager Sansa Collins. Last year I had the happy assignment of reporting Lisa’s tale of her [...]
Got a dirty dog that needs washing? But don’t have the time, energy or bathtub to get the job done? For $10 you can get Fifi or Fido a bath - and a mani-pedi - thanks to The Friends of the Animal Shelter. All proceeds from the Medford and Ashland doggy “spaw” days will benefit the FOTAS, a volunteer organization that [...]
This summertime plea goes out to all dog owners - Please! Please! Please! Do NOT leave your dog in the car. Not even to dash into the store, post office or drop off a Jell-O mold at the kiddies’ pool party. Each year we run stories about the dangers of hot cars and pets. Each year we lose [...]
July 4 is fast approaching. And a lot of folks are super excited about the pending festivities. Who doesn’t like a fiery display of flash-bang-boom? Um… The answer to that would be many of our sound-sensitive pets. Each year many dogs run away at the sound of fireworks, which can be going off nightly for a week. Jackson County Animal [...]