Spring Cleaning Helps Our Community--PetFolio Readers Assist Animals!

Dear Pet Lovers and PetFolio Readers:

Time to check your linen closets and storage areas for spare towels and blankets.

Nevada Humane Society (NHS) is in need again…or still.

As a no kill shelter and the economy as it is, more and more pets are being surrendered or abandoned.  Washoe County (WC) and NHS takes responsibility for their fragile existence until forever homes can be found.

Please check your storage areas and linen closets for towels and blankets as all pets need snuggly beds & blankies like we did as youngsters.

This is a great community service project for any kind of area youth group or adult civic organization or even your office.

Everyone has old towels and blankets not being used.

It seems simple, but is greatly appreciated by four-footed creatures who can not say thanks, so we will!

NHS will send a receipt if you need one or you can drop off at the Regional Animal Center at 2825 Longley Lane, Reno.

WC opens at 10am. 

NHS opens at 11am.

PetFolio Readers Alert! Pet Owners Are More Intuitive

AP-Petside Poll: 

Most Pet Owners See a Sixth Sense

Are you in tune with your pet?

Two-thirds of U.S. pet owners say their animals have a sixth sense about bad weather, while 43% say their pets can sense bad news.

An Associated Press-Petside.com poll shows that 72% of dog owners report weather warnings from their pets, compared with 66% of cat owners.

Forty-seven percent of dog owners and 41% of cat owners say they have gotten bad news alerts from their pets.

The poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Corporate Communications in October shows pets convey these warnings in many ways:

Sixty-four percent of those polled say pets hide, 

• 56% say they whine or cry, 
• 52% say they become hyperactive, erratic or make unpredictable movements, and 
• 36% say they bark or meow persistently.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)