Longhopes Donkey Shelter needs your help!

Poco, the “spokes-donkey” for PETZcheckIN.com was adopted from Longhopes Donkey Shelter, the PREMIER donkey rescue organization in the United States.  And now, the great folks at Long Hopes Donkey Shelter need your help.

Longhopes just rescued 16(!) donkeys from the slaughterhouse, and are helping four additional jacks who currently reside in Kansas, to be moved [...]

Help for Scaredy Cats and Panicky Pups

By Dr. Larry Siegler, Doctor of Holistic Veterinary Medicine

Does your cat dive under the bed when the doorbell rings?  Does your dog tremble at the sound of thunder?  You can help them calm down with natural remedies.  Birds, too, feel the stress of modern life.  Every animal is unique, so finding the right remedy [...]

Early summer grass…is it safe for my horses?

AAAh, fresh early summer grass.  Maybe we should say ‘AAAACK’ instead of ‘AAH.’   Spring and early summer grass can pose many threats t our equine friends.  Consider some of these scary, and potentially life threatening words: laminitis, founder, insulin resistance,  colic.  All of these maladies can be attributed to fresh early summer grasses with high [...]

Canine Exercise Food 4 Thought

by Deb D’Andrea

Now that summer is here, it’s easy to over exert ones self – both human and canine alike.  As humans, when we exercise and feel our muscles start to tighten and strain, we know the consequences of pushing through the feeling.  But our dogs running, hiking and swimming by our side will [...]