Author: Petz

Georgetown is a pet friendly city. Sometimes there seem to be as many pet strollers as baby strollers around town. Whether your pet barks, meows, or swims, Georgetown has everything you need to care for and care for them. This list is not comprehensive.PET SHOP WAG HEAVEN PET SUPPLIES & SELF-SERVE DOG WASH 205 West Sixth Street, Ste. 115, and 3010 Williams Drive www.wagheaven.com With two locations in Georgetown, Wag Heaven is an active member of the community, supporting local animal-related causes. The award-winning pet shop carries a selection of food, toys and supplies for dogs and cats. They also…

NC Wildlife Resources Commission The NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is announcing an increase in fees for hunting, fishing, trapping and activity licenses, permits, stamps and certifications, effective July 1, 2024. The fee adjustments are based on the total increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) since the last fee increase (January 1, 2020) and will help the agency with operating costs exacerbated by inflation and increased demand for services. The NCWRC is funded by the sale of licenses, vessel titles and registrations, federal grants, general fund appropriations and other receipts. Funds generated from license sales…

ORLANDO — When Ernie Els and his wife attended the 2023 Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Liezl, a self-described dog nut, kept returning to his wife with other four-legged friends in her arms and, with her best puppy-dog eyes , asked about bringing that rescue home. “Third time the dog’s in the car,” said Ernie, giving new meaning to his nickname The Big Easy. Els had a dog named Hogan when she was a child in South Africa and since marrying Liezl has added breeds such as Great Danes, Labradors, St. Bernards, Labradoodles and Frenchies in their various homes in…

11 Improvement projects are planned for the state’s Blue Ribbon fisheries.(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Boaters fish alongside their boat on Lake Powell, a Blue Ribbon fishery near Ticaboo, Utah, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Nearly half a million dollars will go toward improving 11 of Utah’s Blue Ribbon fisheries, considered some of the state’s best fishing spots. | June 15, 2024, 12:00 pmIf warm sun, alpine green and fresh water aren’t enough to get Utahns fishing this summer, planned updates from the state’s Blue Ribbon Fisheries Program might be.Nearly half a million dollars will go to 11…

The dry forest is one of Costa Rica’s main ecosystems. Occurring on the Pacific slope from Nicaragua to the river in Tarcoles (the Rio Grande), this tropical forest provides habitat for a group of birds.Fancy birds too. Black-headed Trogons, White-throated Magpie-Jays, Yellow-naped Parrots, Orange-fronted Parakeets, Lesser Ground-Cuckoos and some!Lesser Ground-Cuckoo poses form the camera.Lucky for the birds and us humans who watch them, most dry forest birds in Costa Rica are fairly tolerant of habitat loss. Given the near absence of living tropical dry forest on most of the Pacific slope, that’s a pretty good thing!The birds stay in forest…

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Bucks County SPCA launched an investigation after a woman said her dog ingested THC after a visit to the groomer.Kelly Fowler said when she picked up her dog Teddy on Friday from PetSmart in Fairless Hills, he was lethargic and kept falling over.He has been there for four hours.According to a veterinarian’s report, even though the eight-pound dog’s urine was negative for THC, it noted that there is a high false-negative rate due to the relatively large volume needed to run these tests.”He’s always been good. This is not normal behavior for him, and…

Submitted by the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County’s “Star Search Photo Contest” is open for pet photo submissions and voting through June 19. Pet photos can be placed in one of three categories: Dapper Dog, Fabulous Feline, or Classy Critter. Winners will be decided by popular vote. The top four vote-getting dogs and cats, along with the top two vote-getting creatures, will be photographed and featured in one of the shelter’s transport vans. Additionally, first-place dogs, cats, and creatures will be featured in the limited-release merchandise habitat. “If you think…

Another Global Big Day is in the books! if we birders had an official holiday, I’m sure it would be Global Big Day. In a sense, it is. After all, we put other things aside to celebrate, reminisce, and have fun by going birding.I wish we weren’t too busy birding the Global Big Day so we could also commemorate it with cake, special refreshments, and a fun, phat and friendly party.We can mix some of those factors with GBD birding but when you get 24 hours to work, a whole day to give yourself to the avian connection, the birds…

The Wren is a plain but muscular little bird. Coincidentally, it also has the distinction of being the bird after which all other members of its family are named. Well, at least it’s officially named in the English language.If we think of the many vocal and equally attractive members of its family that beautify tangles, cacti, rocks, and other places full of nooks and crannies, I’m sure hundreds of local cultures in The Americas also had many names for wrens.I wonder how many names refer to their loud, boisterous nature? How many have names synonymous with gnomes and little forest…

Summer is here! Yes, it’s still May but why fight? On the northern breeding grounds, a group of warblers sings from the fresh leafy woods. Ruffed Grouse mix it up with sub-sonic beats, Scarlet Tanagers blaze through the woods, and Eastern Kingbirds return to their royal territories.An Eastern Kingbird stopping in Costa Rica on its way north.I haven’t been that way for many summers but the memories come flooding back easily. Mental recording of American Goldfinches potato-chipping as they bounce in the air in a sweet June hayfield. Chestnut-sided, Canada, and Mourning Warblers singing from the Southern Tier thickets.Warm weather…