Water for Elephants - Movie Review

This time of year always seems to churn out some sappy lovefest for guys to be dragged to watch. WFE is like that but not in the extreme, plot-an-escape-to-the-bathroom fare as some of these movies have turned out to be.

The premise of the film is a story told in retrospect by an older Jacob Jenkowski (Robert Pattinson, Hal Holbrook) when he?s found wondering the parking lot of a traveling cir...

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Weight Gain Impacts People and Pets, Too

If you found yourself gaining some extra weight over the past year and a half, it’s possible you aren’t alone! Experts say those long days of alternating COVID lockdowns and restrictions kept us at home could also impact our pets.

Veterinarians are reporting an increase in animal obesity. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 60% of cats and 56% of dogs in t...

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BHS Summer Camp

Wednesday 26th June 2013  9:00 AM

BHS Summer Camp
The Bahamas Humane Society, Chippingham

The BHS Summer Camp dates have been set! Camp runs weekly from June 24th to July 12th and then July 22nd to July 26th. The cost is $125.00 per week. It's open for children ages 6 to 13 and runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Children will learn about caring for animals and have the opportunity to interact with the BHS adoption animals....

Cracking Open The Poultry Market

BSGC says gov’t support is key...If The Bahamas is to ever meet its own 150 million-pound demand for white meat, close co-operation between the government and the poultry industry is vital...

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BHS Summer Camp

Friday 28th June 2013  9:00 AM

BHS Summer Camp
The Bahamas Humane Society, Chippingham

The BHS Summer Camp dates have been set! Camp runs weekly from June 24th to July 12th and then July 22nd to July 26th. The cost is $125.00 per week. It's open for children ages 6 to 13 and runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Children will learn about caring for animals and have the opportunity to interact with the BHS adoption animals....

Bash director Miller denies charges of animal cruelty

FOURTEEN charges of animal cruelty were brought against Terry Miller, the executive director of the Bahamas Association for Social Health, in Magistrate's Court yesterday morning.

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Expert calls for 'Marshall Plan' approach on agriculture

A Bahamian farmer producing $100,000 worth of produce a year can only get a maximum of $9,000 in gross profit annually from a packing house, the same level of profit that he has gotten for the last 18 years.
The challenge of increasing small farmers' access to markets is much bigger than altering the exchange maximum, according to Dr. Keith Campbell, veterinarian and President of the Bahamas Agric...

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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...

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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...

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Cane toads are back - and on the move

CANE toad sightings have re-emerged in parts of New Providence, officials revealed yesterday.

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