If you have a pet at home, particularly a dog or cat, you should make it a practice to keep your kitchen door shut when you are not in the kitchen. If you like in a house with so-called modern architecture, where the kitchen is little more than an open-access nook, you may need to install barriers to restrict the access. The reason is not just that your pets may want to explore the kitchen...
With the monsoon having finally set in, the scorching heat of the Indian summer, made worse by climate change and deforestation, is behind us, but pet owners face new challenges in keeping their wards safe and healthy. While the rains bring welcome relief for pets and their owners from the heat and dust, they also bring skin infections and moisture-induced diseases that compromise the animals’ health and hygiene. Here are seven simple tips to follow...
Pet owners are divided into two categories: those who let their furry friends share their bed and those who don’t. Then there is the third, smaller category, of those who used to let their pets sleep in their bed once upon a time. While no research on this subject has yet been conducted in India, in Australia, the trend of pets sleeping on or in their owner’s bed is on the rise, according to a...
With the population of pets and livestock around the world on the rise, the global veterinary diagnostics market is set to witness a boom, according to MarketsandMarkets, recognized by Forbes as one of America’s best management consulting firms. The size of the global market for veterinary diagnostics in revenue terms was estimated at $3.3 billion, or Rs27,390 crore, in 2023. It is poised to rise to $5.0 billion, or Rs41,500 crore, by 2029 at a...
Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization working to end by next year the killing of dogs and cats in American shelters, has unveiled its “most ambitious campaign”, ‘Bring Love Home’. The campaign aims to inspire pet lovers across the country to adopt pets by emphasizing all the positive contributions that rescued pets bring to homes, “at a time when Americans need love, comfort, fun, and zoomies more than ever”, the organization said in...
France-based pet food manufacturer and supplier Royal Canin, which opened a high-end packaging plant at a cost of about Rs100 crore in Bhiwandi near Bombay in April, aims to deliver smaller packages targeted at Indian consumers, a report in The Hindu Businessline newspaper said. Satinder Singh, managing director of Royal Canin (India), told the paper that Indian consumers prefer to buy pet food in smaller packs. “About 85% of packs (sold here) are less than...
As much as you love your pets and work hard to make them part of the family, they are also a big responsibility. Part of that responsibility includes setting up your home so that it’s equal parts stylish (for you) and functional (for Tara, Browny and Bittu). Show your furry friends a little love, beyond the walks and snuggles, by making your home more pet-friendly. Set Up Their Space Near an Entry: It’s common for...
A pet products company focused on small animals has launched a floral bedding for rabbits that allows the cute lagomorphs to enjoy a scented bedding that does not use artificial fragrances containing harmful chemicals. Small Pet Select, based in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, has created the floral bedding in three varieties: marigold, rose, and lavender. The products are created with premium white paper bedding infused with real flower petals and are designed specifically for rabbits and...
The California Animal Welfare Association, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals today announced the results of the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day, with 3,609 pets adopted into loving homes on June 1. The day-long event included more than 170 animal welfare organizations across the state working collaboratively to exceed the original goal of finding homes for 2,024 pets. The ASPCA...
There is no surprise when one meets a veterinarian who says he, or increasingly she, loves animals. Indeed, most people tend to think a veterinarian must necessarily love animals. But Hitesh Swali, well-known practitioner in Bombay’s western suburbs, is not that veterinarian. Dr Swali is a fan of Dr Asthana aka Maamu, the immensely popular character from Rajkumar Hirani’s superhit directorial debut film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003). Like Dr Asthana, he believes doctors must be...
