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April kicks off Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month—but you can’t fight cruelty if you don’t know what it looks like.
“It’s almost impossible to make conclusions based on a pet’s behavior alone,” says the ASPCA Animal Behavior Center’s Kristen Collins, CPDT. “The best way to tell whether a pet is being or has been abused [...]

In 2008, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center handled more than 140,000 cases of pets exposed to toxins, many of which were everyday household items. Some of the worst offenders were those living things that keep your home fresh and green—household plants!
The ASPCA has created a video of their top toxicologist, Dr. Steven Hansen, Senior Vice President, ASPCA [...]

    
A Sealyham Terrier, Charmin, owned by Marjorie Good, from Chester County, Pennsylvania, won Best in Show at Crufts 2009, in Birmingham, England.
Four-year old Charmin, (Am/Can/Su Ch Efbe’s Hidalgo at Goodspice) was selected from seven group winners at the show, held in Birmingham, England on March 8th. This was the first time that a Sealyham [...]