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Can't seem to keep those reindeer antlers on Fluffy and Fido long enough to snap a photo for your holiday card? Now, thanks to the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, you can create a free holiday e-card featuring your pet's photo. Just upload, add your choice of holiday accessories and you're ready to e-mail, tweet or post to Facebook.
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If you are going to have a cat as a pet Persian cat should be the best as they are the superior ones and best suited to an indoor environment. Their shyness and easy going nature helps them to make excellent pets who can adapt to an indoor life easily.
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A new website has appeared Petango which allows the user to look for pets that are available to be adopted.
To quote from their home page:
"Petango is a real-time searchable database of pets in need of loving homes. Petango's mission is to support the adoption of homeless pets throughout North America by assisting animal welfare organizations in finding homes for these pets, as well as facilitate the thousands of families looking to welcome these pets into their homes each year. Through the creation of an advanced and easy to use website, Petango hopes to increase the number of adoptable pets finding homes and decrease the strain on animal welfare organizations currently housing these pets."
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When you are looking to get a pet from a shelter you need to take extra precautions. You need to be caring and loving towards this animal because they are going to need some time and attention in order to feel loved. You have to understand the reason why the pet is in the shelter in the first place. They were probably abandoned or mistreated and then dropped off at the shelter.
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It was heartwarming to think that in the midst of this historic occassion President-elect Obama would outline his plan for the puppy for his daughters when they get to the White House. Interesting also that he talked of the specific requirements for the puppy given his daughter Malia's allergies, and a preference for shelter dogs. A recent poll done by Petside.com showed that Malia's allergies was the most important issue by 63.3%, while a full 20.6% of the respondents thought the same as Obama in having a preference for a shelter dog.
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