Solomon's Super Center hosts 'Love Your Pet Day'

If the customers barked at staff on Saturday, employees at a special event outside Solomon's Super Center didn't mind. They just turned around and offered them a biscuit.

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Bahamas Humane Society comments on Halloween/Guy Fawkes and your pets

Jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treaters,
haunted houses, costume parties and fire- works . Halloween is full
of fun things for you and your family to enjoy, but it's one of those
holidays that is enjoyed more by people than by pets. Keep the following
precautions in mind when preparing for the frightfully fun festivities
and help ensure that everyone in your family--including your pet--has
...

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Grand Bahama's very first Pet Expo this Friday, June 5

Grand Bahama's very FIRST PET EXPO will take place this Friday, June 5th, 2015 at Goombay Park (behind the International Bazaar). The brainchild of young entrepreneur Alexandrea Beckles, owner of Simple Favors, this event will have something for every pet lover on Grand Bahama!
Alex's inspiration for this is born of a desire to give local pet-oriented vendors more exposure to help both current pet...

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Sparkle and Ali, Star and George - just a few of the beautiful pets available at the Humane Society of Grand Bahama

Over and over we hear, people just have no idea of the quality of dogs and cats at our shelter looking for forever homes. We are showcasing a few this week.
But please know at any given time we have up to 200 dogs and puppies and up to 80 cats and kittens, all in need of homes. There is nothing wrong with these pets!

They ended up in our shelter through no fault of their own, and honestly, the pu...

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Happy pets are healthy pets

This was the overarching message Dr. Bridgette Johnson, President of the Bahamas Veterinary Association, delivered to years four, five, and six students at St. Andrews School on January 21...

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Students learn that happy pets are healthy pets

NASSAU, Bahamas -- "It's up to you guys to make sure your pets are well taken care of."
This was the overarching message Dr. Bridgette Johnson, President of the Bahamas Veterinary Association, delivered to years four, five, and six students at St. Andrews School on January 21.
Dr. Johnson's presentation, 'Caring for Our Pets', is part of a campaign by Washington, DC-based Pet Food Institute to inc...

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Do you feed your pets chocolate

THE expressions said it all as pupils of St Anne's Primary School, Fox Hill, received a lesson in the dangers of foods commonly fed to pets and how they affect the lives of animals yesterday.

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Humane Society reminds public to keep pets safe on Halloween

BAHAMAS Humane Society officials are reminding the public to keep their pets safe and secure during Halloween, explaining that during this time of year most animals are "frightened by fireworks".

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Sip Chip event highlights benefits of microchipping your pets

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Pet insurance: A niche business

The first pet insurance policy in the U.S.A. was issued in 1982 to the famous TV dog "Lassie" but the Swedes have been insuring their pets since 1924. In The Bahamas, there has never been a specific pet insurance policy on the market, but there are two local insurance companies who will extend their homeowners policies to cover some aspects of pet ownership. In the U.K., a standalone pet insurance...

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