Alternative Pet Nutrition

• Dr Jean Hofve on nutrition for cats and dogs - Articles by Dr Jean Hofve, DVM on Nutrition: The Foundation for health, criteria for commercial pet food and suggestions for feline and canine homemade diets.
• For a Naturally Healthy Pet - Alicia McWatters provides nutritional and holistic care counseling to pet owners, breeders, and veterinarians. She offers her services long-distance by telephone and e-mail and in-home to local clients.
• The Importance of Feeding a Natural Diet - Article defines "natural diet" and discusses of feeding a natural diet to your pets.

• Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: The Ultimate Diet - Book Review on tha bove title by Kymythy R. Schultze, C.C.N., A.H.I. Tpoics in the book include raw foods, basic food groups, organic foods, feeding methods, fasting, herbs and green foods, foods to avoid, feeding different life stages, and menus.
• Natural Pet Food - Discussion of on the definition of "natural," and information on meat based diets for dogs and cats.

Animal control officer survives attack from three dogs (KVBC Las Vegas)
A bloodied animal control officer was wheeled into UMC Thursday after escaping an attack from three pit bulls. Two of those dogs had to be tranquilized. All are expected to be put down.

SB owner fighting for 6 of 23 dogs :Humane Society cited same man for animals last year. (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- A hearing to determine who will retain custody of 23 dogs recently discovered in a garage was continued Thursday.

Man charged with cruelty after losing custody of dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The 43-year-old must pay the Humane Society for the dogs' care and cannot keep any of the 37 animals.

Scaredy cats & dogs Tips to keep your pets safe during fireworks season (Deseret Morning News)
The Fourth of July is no picnic for dogs and cats. A third more than normal will likely end up in shelters on July 5, after fireworks make them panic and bolt.

Crackdown On Moscow's Stray Dogs (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
With an estimated 100,000 feral dogs in Moscow, you are more likely to get attacked by a stray than a criminal in the Russian capital.

Flood Dogs Find Homes in Chicago (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
(CHICAGO) -- They were orphans following the floods but now they're finding new homes. A group called "Paws" rescued dogs from the floods in Iowa and Illinois...and brought them to Chicago.

BOOK REVIEW: A rich, unsentimental tale of a boy and his dogs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Too many dog stories should come with warnings: Sentimentality ahead! Manipulative tear-jerker coming at you! But David Wroblewski's debut novel is a dog-rich tale that manages to be the complete opposite of all that. Smart, interesting and original, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" explores an unusual relationship between dogs and people minus the usual quirky adorableness that plagues many ...