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Pet wearables is quickly becoming a major category in the pet technology space. According to market research, spending in this segment is expected to reach $900 million by the year 2019. Similar to human wearables, the Internet of Things [IoT] for pets is a burgeoning market creating apps that can provide pet owners with all kinds of data that’s never been tracked before.

We live in the information age and yet people seem surprisingly uninformed. Apparently a whopping 7% of Americans truly believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. While this seems completely absurd to many of us up to 48% of people surveyed were not entirely sure that chocolate milk had anything to do with cows at all. We are becoming increasingly disconnected with where our food comes from, especially when it comes to animals.

Riding the bus in Singapore just got a lot more “boaring” thanks to an unusually un-boorish herd of over a dozen wild boars that peacefully swarmed a suburban bus station.

Ladybugs are loved by gardeners and are considered lucky -- probably because they eat the aphids which harm other plants. They are also loved for being so very cute and friendly. Put all this love and cuteness in your bathroom with this lovely Ladybug Hand Towel.

Washington DC's favorite overweight orange fatcat – no, not Donald – has found a new home with a caring family who will hopefully cut back on the kitty snacks. Make Ameri-cats slim again!

A 132-year-old Atlantic Lobster named Louie spent the last 20-odd years in the lobster tank at a Long Island restaurant before escaping the pot (with a little help) and returning to the ocean.

This post is a follow-up to my previous blog titled, “Too Hot For Spot In The Summertime.” With the arrival of hottest season of the year, and temps approaching 3-digits at times in Beaufort, SC where I live — heat  is going to be an issue for our pets. So here is a list of some summer safety tips for our furry four-legged friends to help you get through those ‘dog days of summer’ . . . literally!

When ten year-old Abigail Bruce got a goat she name Speedy for her birthday,  her father, Nick, wasn't too thrilled. Speedy soon won his heart, however, when he alerted the family to a fire that had started and  was rapidly spreading throughout their Arkansas home.