Pets of the Week
For information about this week's pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log on to Animal Services' website at www.LeeLostPets.com . When calling, please refer to the animal's ID number. The website updates every hour so you will be able to see if these or any other pets are still available.
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Small turtles inappropriate pets for kids
ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Turtles are not appropriate pets in households with young children or other high risk individuals, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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Ohio bill would ban new ownership of exotic pets
Proposed legislation in Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears and other exotic animals, but current owners of the dangerous wildlife would be allowed to keep them as pets if they meet strict new requirements.
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Fukushima Pets Running Out of Time
The dogs in Japan’s nuclear exclusion zone huddle in what remains of earthquake-ravaged homes, burying themselves in a mix of debris – newspapers and torn blankets - to fend off the cold. Those too weak to move lie on the floor waiting for help to come, as...
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Fukushima Pets Saved from Freezing Winter Weather
Fukushima pets abandoned by their owners after the nuclear accident that followed the tsunami in the Japanese city last year are in danger of freezing in the cold winter condition, WESH.com reported on Friday. The pets, mostly dogs and cats, that were abandoned in the Fukushima nuclear accident exclusion zone are now struggling with the [...]
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Fukushima pets abandoned after nuclear crisis rescued
Fukushima pets rescued | Photo: Issei Kato/Reuters Fukushima pets abandoned by their owners after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 have been rescued. The government allowed animal welfare groups to temporarily enter the exclusion zone in December to rescue the Fukushima pets who have had to survive high radiation, severe lack of food and now the region's harsh winter weather. "If ...
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Fukushima Pets Struggle On Freezing Weather
Fukushima Pets Being Rescued Image Credit: REUTERS/Issei Kato Fukushima pets being abandoned after last year’s nuclear crisis are facing a cold winter condition leaving them helpless unless they are rescued off to a shelter, international news reported on Friday, February 3, 2012. Reports said that the dogs and cats that were abandoned in the Fukushima [...]
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Pocket Pets: Early Explorers Brought Guinea Pigs to Europe
It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land.
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Parents insure their pets before their children
Adults are more likely to protect the health of their pets than other family members.
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Fukushima Pets are in Danger Because of Freezing Weather Conditions in Fukushima City
Fukushima pets abandoned by their owners during the nuclear incident that followed the tsunami tragedy in the Japanese city last year are in danger of hypothermia due to the freezing winter condition, according to reports by international news websites on Friday. Fukushima pets, most of them dogs and cats, that were abandoned in the Fukushima [...]
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