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Celebrate your furry friends – it’s love your pet day

pets, heatwave, cool
Lifestyle

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vet shortage in SA
Lifestyle

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love your pet day
Offbeat

Celebrate your furry friends – it’s love your pet day

pets, heatwave, cool
Lifestyle

Pooch heat alert: Keep your pet cool during a heatwave

vet shortage in SA
Lifestyle

Barking mad reality? Brain drain could lead to vet shortage in SA

Pet
Lifestyle

Progress! Woolies, Checkers & more to add lily pet label warning

By Megan van den Heever04-02-2023 22:17

Retailers like Woolworths, Pick n Pay and Checkers have promised to label all toxic plants after a pet owner tweeted about her cat’s death…

pet
Lifestyle

‘Fatal’: SA pet owner urges retailers to include warning about lilies

By Megan van den Heever02-02-2023 17:17

A South African pet owner is urging retailers like Woolworths and Checkers to warn customers about the deadly dangers of this flower…

pet
Offbeat

 2 January is pet travel safety day!

By Michelle Swart02-01-2023 07:09

It is critical to keep your pets safe while traveling, just as it is for humans – 2 January is pet travel safety day

SPCA
News

SPCA reunites pets with their families after the Boksburg explosion

By Michelle Swart31-12-2022 10:04

In some good news, the Boksburg SPCA has returned some animals affected by the Boksburg tanker explosion, and it was smiles all round

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How to anxiety wrap your pets for fireworks this New Year’s Eve

By Michelle Swart31-12-2022 07:41

With fireworks and scared pets, New Year’s Eve is a dreaded time for pet owners – here is an anxiety wrap technique that may help

Pets, travel, summer, holiday, hydrated
Lifestyle

Four-legged friends: Tips to take care of your pets while on holiday

By Mariette van Niekerk19-12-2022 14:01

Whether you are travelling or staying at home. Here are a some crucial tips to look after your pet during the summer holidays.

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Offbeat

Days of the year: 2 December is National Mutt Day!

By Michelle Swart02-12-2022 05:26

2 December is National Mutt Day – the best day to celebrate all the ‘goodest’ furry boys and girls in our lives.

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it's too hot for your pets!
News

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it’s too hot for your pets!

By Corné van Zyl29-11-2022 11:27

The SPCA has warned pet owners of precautionary measures to ensure their animals are safe, as scorching temperatures are expected.

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Lifestyle

Teacher bizarrely provides proof that dogs do in fact eat homework

By Marilynn Manuel26-08-2022 15:11

This doggo has brought the excuse ‘my dog ate my homework’ to life after he destroyed a teacher’s class assignments completely.

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Lifestyle

Heaven on Earth: TikTok video of Baxter’s last meal goes viral [watch]

By Cornelia Le Roux05-08-2022 00:59

Dog’s breakfast? Baxter the dog tucking into McDonald’s and chocolate for his last meal, has left many an animal lover teary-eyed.

Petshop Science
Lifestyle

Petshop Science: Shoprite Group opens online pet store

By Nokuthula Ngcobo26-07-2022 09:09

Petshop Science Online offers a broad selection of more than 2,000 pet-related products including food, treats, toys and more

pets
Lifestyle

74% of pet owners reported better mental health from pet ownership

By Marilynn Manuel09-07-2022 18:58

Up your pet love ante from walks around the block to a fully-fledged, pets-all-round two days of new smells, toys, and friends.

Platinum Jubilee
Entertainment

Queen’s pet passions to steal the limelight at Jubilee parade

By Agence France-Presse22-05-2022 12:35

Corgi dogs, horses and swans will stare their roles in a historic warehouse on 6 June during Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee parade

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it's too hot for your pets!
News

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it’s too hot for your pets!

By Corné van Zyl20-04-2022 11:01

The SPCA has warned pet owners of precautionary measures to ensure their animals are safe, as scorching temperatures are expected.

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it's too hot for your pets!
News

If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it’s too hot for your pets!

By Corné van Zyl04-04-2022 09:18

The SPCA has warned pet owners of precautionary measures to ensure their animals are safe, when scorching temperatures are expected.

Ukraine pets
Lifestyle

‘We couldn’t leave them behind’: Ukraine refugees flee with pets

By AFP11-03-2022 09:19

Refugees fleeing Ukraine are not leaving their pets behind as dogs and cats form part of a large contingency of animals going to Poland.

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Lifestyle

WATCH: Extraordinary animal rescue missions unlike you’ve ever seen

By Mariette van Niekerk07-03-2022 11:13

You’ve got to see these amazing animal rescues to believe it. Luckily both animals are unharmed and returned to their owners.

Toys
Lifestyle

Best Toys and Spoils for your Fur Baby!

By Pauline Torongo04-03-2022 14:15

We look at the OG of toys, and the hidden spoils you did not know you needed in your bag of treats for your Fur Baby!

HEAT: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it's too hot for your pets!
News

HEATWAVE: If a surface is too hot for your barefoot, it’s too hot for your pets!

By Corné van Zyl22-01-2022 08:32

The SPCA has warned pet owners of precautionary measures to ensure their animals are safe, as scorching temperatures are expected.

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By BANG Showbiz13-01-2022 14:52

Ricky Gervais has branded Pope Francis’ comments as ‘stupid’ after the head of the Catholic Church hit out at people for not having children.

Fur babies
Lifestyle

5 Ways to enjoy/ celebrate the holidays with your Fur Family!

By Pauline Torongo23-12-2021 14:33

Fur Babies need a Woooosah, a destress and want nothing more than to spend EVERY MOMENT with you! Well maybe the cats not so much! #sorrynotsorry

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Travel

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By Matjele Mogwera13-12-2021 15:03

PETport, Your GO – TO – GUIDE for all your December Pet TRAVELS!

Iran pets
Lifestyle

Iranian animal lovers decry plan to ban pets

By AFP13-12-2021 13:23

According to the proposed Iranian law, the practice of humans living under one-roof with pets is a ‘destructive social problem.’

What’s Gone Viral: Dog crashes
Lifestyle

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By Erene Roux15-11-2021 18:05

A 10-year-old dog named Titan drove a golf cart into his owner’s truck and simply walked away as if nothing happened.

Pets and fireworks: Loud firec
Lifestyle

Pets and fireworks: Loud firecracker leaves dog impaled on a fence

By Erene Roux05-11-2021 11:31

The Animal Welfare Society of SA is calling on the public to refrain from any form of celebration that involves fireworks – especially crackers that terrify animals.

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