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1st Annual Potcake Golf Tourney Announced, Goal to raise $100,000 for BAARK
A small group of avid golfers is taking a swing at combining their love of the sport with their respect for animals – they’ve announced the first annual Potcake Golf Tournament.
“Our goal is ambitious for a tournament that has never been held before, but we aim to raise $100,000 to assist BAARK with its tireless and important work protecting and controlling the dog and cat population,”...
1st Annual Potcake Golf Tourney Announced, Goal to raise $100,000 for BAARK
A small group of avid golfers is taking a swing at combining their love of the sport with their respect for animals – they’ve announced the first annual Potcake Golf Tournament.
“Our goal is ambitious for a tournament that has never been held before, but we aim to raise $100,000 to assist BAARK with its tireless and important work protecting and controlling the dog and cat population,”...
Tilberg wins All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship
Tilberg wins All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship
As an equestrian show jumper, Maya Tilberg is accustomed to aiming high. Her most recent triumph came not in the show ring but in academics as she soared above a field of outstanding candidates to capture the 2021 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship. It is the most prestigious national scholarship to be awarded to a single Bahamian candidate.
Zoo animals to receive icy treat
Zoo animals to receive icy treat
MANY of the animals at Ardastra Gardens and Zoo will experience a winter wonderland today as zoo keepers carry out a fun winter enrichment exercise.
"Our animals are in for an icy treat on Saturday," said Vernard Bain, a zoo keeper at Ardastra.
"Enrichment is an integral part of the daily care of the various species in our animal collection.
"These exercises not only allow the animals to demons...
Pet Food Institute to Offer First Regional Pet Lovers Webinar July 27
Pet owners and animal lovers will have an opportunity to interact virtually with experts from around the region and beyond when the Pet Food Institute presents the first-ever Caribbean and Bahamas webinar on pet care and pet wellness, PAW MANIA, July 27 starting at 6 pm, Eastern Standard Time.
“The Pet Food Institute is excited to bring together veterinarians and experts from The Bahamas, Ja...
Pet Food Institute calls attention to need for shade, water or indoor habitat
If you’re dressed in shorts and complaining about the heat, remember that your dog may be feeling the high temperatures even worse. Our pets require cool air, shade and access to a lot of water to stay safe during the summer.
But, tragically, many dogs whose owners or handlers don’t realize how much a few degrees difference in temperature can make, suffer in silence because they are left o...
BTC JA President wins top awards
BTC JA President wins top awards
BTC’s New Providence Junior Achievement company, won top awards at the JA end of year review virtual ceremony which took place on June 1st...
Purrfect Pets Team Pops for Lupus 242
Purrfect Pets Team Pops for Lupus 242
Every Friday in May, staff at Purrfect Pets Veterinary Clinic put on purple for Lupus Awareness Month...
How COVID-19 affects your pet's daily routine -Pet Food Institute offers tips to care for pets during this time
How COVID-19 affects your pet's daily routine -Pet Food Institute offers tips to care for pets during this time
Over the last few months, no single event has had more of a global impact than COVID-19. The novel coronavirus has reached pandemic status. In an effort to curb the transmission of the highly contagious disease...
BHS Coronavirus Crisis
BHS Coronavirus Crisis
The Bahamas Humane Society is a charity, Nassau’s oldest. We have been in our Chippingham location since 1947, tending to the dogs and cats and donkeys and chickens and turtles and more in our care. As a charity, we rely on our veterinary clinic, our Thrift Shop, our fundraisers, and donations from people like you...