Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world’s leading educational association for professional pet sitters, has released its 2018 State of the Industry Survey, revealing that PSI’s member pet-sitting businesses performed more than 22 million pet-sitting assignments and generated more than $440 million in pet-sitting revenues last year. The association’s survey—conducted every two years—is the most comprehensive […]
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Pet Night On Capital Hill
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and the Pet Leadership Council (PLC) brought the power of pets to Congress during a special occasion on Capitol Hill. At a packed event, Senators and Representatives heard from the pet care community that pets and pet-friendly policies are important for human health and quality of life. “Pet […]
Pet Praising: Why It Benefits Both You and Your Pet
If you are a besotted pet parent, you probably praise your pet constantly and don’t even think about it. It’s almost a natural response for every time they do something to tell them they are: Wonderful Cute Adorable The Best dog/cat ever Soul mate Best friend Confidant The list is endless. The interesting part, and […]
The Secret Life of Pets: Perhaps They Are On The Train …
As someone who regularly rides Amtrak’s Surfliner train to San Diego, I welcome Amtrak’s on-going attempts to encourage pets to travel by train. And I’m I referring to ordinary fur kids, not service animals. Now, to celebrate the release of the movie The Secret Life of Pets on Blu-ray and DVD, Amtrak has teamed up […]
An Email Intervention that Works!
This is the kind of intervention that everyone can benefit from.A real call to action and that action is walking … The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation has announced the results of a study exploring the effects of an email-mediated intervention to increase walking in dog owners and non-dog owners, conducted by researchers at […]
Your Vote Is Worth $100 000. Here’s How…
There’s no question that pets improve our lives in so many ways. At the same time, looking after them is a life long responsibility and often it can be difficult to find somewhere to care for them when for some reason the pet parent is away from home. This is a typical scenario for men […]
It’s Movember – Help Eradicate Prostrate Cancer
Movember is sweeping the nation! The pet lifestyle brand P.L.A.Y. (Pet Lifestyle and You) is teaming up with ZERO to support millions of men living with prostate cancer and help eradicate the disease. Purchase P.L.A.Y.s Mustache Pet Bed during the month of November and 20 percent of the proceeds will benefit ZEROs mission to advance […]
Walking The Dogs Keeps Neighborhoods Safe
A study carried out the The University of Western Australia has found dog walkers are physically active on more days of the week and dog walking can help people feel safer in their neighborhood. The study carried out by Dr Hayley Christian from The University of Western Australia (UWA) in collaboration with the WALTHAM Centre […]
New Research Relating to Animal Assisted Therapy and Children
A new study being funded by The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) will examine the influence of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on young children undergoing an echocardiogram. It is hypothesized that children will have a more complete and higher quality echocardiogram in the presence of therapy dogs. In addition, parents are expected to report higher visit […]
Rock Star Rescue Dogs
We all know that adopted pets are really special. They know they have been rescued and every rescued pet has a story to share. October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog month and to encourage more adoptions Vitabone are asking pet parents to share their adoption stories and asking friends and members of the public to vote to establish […]