Tag: PETS
A new Texas-based company Celestis, Inc offers to send a portion of your pets’ remains or DNA into space, for as little as $995 and up. The pet remains will travel on a vehicle also carrying scientific or commercial baggage. The service is fairly customizable, as the company describes in their press release: “Service options include suborbital flights that […]
New York City is a cold, unforgiving place for a rabbit without a place to live, and bunny homelessness is only on the rise. According to DNAinfo, Animal Control took in 380 of the critters last year, up from 341 the year before. “I’ve never lived somewhere where this happens as often as it does here,” P.J. McKosky, a representative […]
Donnell Barden,42, is a resident of Flatbush and presumably, a heartless asshole. He was arrested this week for allegedly setting his pit bull loose on other dogs at Prospect Park. In at least one instance, witnesses said even he got in on the violence himself and stabbed a pooch with an ice pick. ANIMAL spoke […]
Some dog lovers are so close with their four-legged friends, they can tell what they’re thinking. Or can they? For ANIMAL’s newest series, What Do You Think Your Dog Is Thinking?, we go to dog parks all over New York and find out. Let’s see what’s on the minds of the city’s canines in Tompkins Square Park. Creator/Animator: Michael […]
Some dog lovers are so close with their four-legged friends, they can tell what they’re thinking. Or can they? For ANIMAL’s newest series, What Do You Think Your Dog Is Thinking?, we go to dog parks all over New York and find out. Let’s see what’s on the minds of the city’s canines in Washington Square […]
With weed being decriminalized in numerous states across the country, “man’s best friend” is not being left out of the movement. Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating the beneficial effects of medical weed treatment for pets. On his website, Dr. Kramer has been collecting case studies in support of this type of treatment with predominately positive […]
Sure, New York has a rat problem. A rat plague, if you will. There are goddamn rats everywhere. But maybe taking your terriers and dachshunds out for a rat hunt in a grimy Manhattan alley isn’t the solution? The AP reports that there are these “ratter” people who get together to play fox hunt in New […]
Skateboarding dogs are great and all, but there’s a certain immediacy that’s lacking in even the greatest skateboarding dog videos. How am I supposed to fully enjoy the experience of watching a YouTube video of a dog skateboarding if I can’t even get a hint of what skateboarding is like from the dog’s point of view, like I […]
Has that ferocious ferret of yours been attacking the neighborhood kids again? Maybe you wish there was some way to warn potential home intruders of the bloody fate that awaits them when they cross paths with your guard-chihuahua? Now there is, thanks to artist Michelle Page, who specializes in custom-made variations on the classic metal […]
