1309. America's First Doggie Drive-Thru - Microchips and Misconceptions - Stealing Drugs From Pets

Doggie Drive-Thru
Amanda Brown opened a drive-thru fast food
restaurant for dogs ONLY. Your dog can get the popular Bow Wow
Bowl with their choice of protein, vegetables, or grains in an
edible bowl. Bane and Vader's opened their
flagship store in Easton, Pennsylvania. Amanda plans to franchise
this idea, which came to her when she saw research showing that
humans often ordered food for their dogs when going through a
fast food drive-thru.
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Microchips and Misconceptions
While microchips are an essential part of pet identification,
they will not help you find your missing pet unless it's picked
up and scanned by a veterinarian or shelter. That's why
Dr. Debbie recommends a visible tag and perhaps
a GPS collar. Only a GPS collar will allow you to track your
pet's location using your smart device or computer.
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Shop Cats
Do you know of a business that has a token cat? You'll certainly
appreciate the "Shop Cats" in Tamar Arslanian's
new book. She features the most notable shop cats in New York
stores in pictures and written words. For instance, the wine
store cat with his own chiropractor, the cat that is a mascot at
a dog boutique, or the occult shop cat that totes a magic wand in
her mouth.
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Will There Be an Animal in the Whitehouse?
A philanthropist wants to do something to make the Trump White
House more like those in the past: She wants Donald Trump to have
a presidential pet. The very wealthy Lois Pope,
who is also the widow of National Enquirer founder Generoso Pope,
announced that she was giving a ten-week-old golden
retriever/poodle mix puppy to the Trumps.
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Clothes Wearing Alligator Gets Pardoned
Following months of negotiations with Florida state officials,
Mary Thorn has been given a permit that will
allow her to keep her pet alligator, Rambo, who she says is fully
trained and not a "normal" gator. Mary dresses Rambo in human
clothing to protect his sensitive skin.
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Stealing Your Pet's Pain Killers
Stealing from a sick animal may seem a low way to get a drug fix,
but it happens frequently. Opioid abuse is rampant, and a survey
from Baylor College of Medicine reveals a surprising number of
pet owners steal their pets' medications, especially painkillers,
namely the drug Tramadol.
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App Replaces Trump Pictures with Kittens
If you love animals, you should find this pretty amusing. Google
now offers an extension for its Chrome browser called Make
America Kittens Again. It replaces pictures of President-elect
Donald Trump with adorable kittens.
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