Last week in pets: Aug 18-24, 2008
Monday, August 18
Two-headed turtle in Brooklyn pet store stolen
A rare two-headed turtle started gaining media attention and was then stolen from a Brooklyn pet store. See what we have to say.
Tuesday, August 19
Cell-phone-sniffing dogs bust inmates
Maryland has started using trained dogs to sniff out cell phones smuggled in from the outside. Get our take.
Wednesday, August 20
Virtual pet title for PS3
EyePet, "a simian-like pet who lives in an on-screen version of your living room" is due out in late 2009.
Thursday, August 21
Police officer reprimanded for delaying emergency trip to vet
A police officer in San Marcos, TX was reprimanded in part for his unsympathetic comments towards the driver regarding his sick dog in the back seat: "It's just a dog. You can buy another one. Relax."
Childhood pets linked to snoring
Exposure to pets as a newborn can increase your chances of snoring later in life.
Friday, August 22
Emergency alert system for missing pets
Amber Alerts have been used to find missing children, now FindToto.com is trying to take the same idea and apply it to pets.
Saturday, August 23
Some colleges let students bring pets
Read on for a list of some of the pet-friendly college campuses.
Sunday, August 24
Pet ownership and the presidential election
Does owning a pet really make a presidential candidate more voter-friendly? The stats say yes.
