Jen Reeder

1 week ago | forbes.com | Jen Reeder

If you’ve been thinking about adopting a shelter pet, there’s no time like the present. In honor of May’s National Pet Month, the nonprofit Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event is offering reduced adoption fees of $70 or less at over 380 animal shelters in 43 U.S. states from May 1-15 — with every dog or cat spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. It’s all because of a shelter dog named Bear.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jen Reeder

Whenever Colorado resident Nancy Peterson is fostering kittens, so many friends want to come over to cuddle the cuties that she has to schedule visits like appointments — which she views as a win-win. “One of the things I love about fostering is I have so many visitors. Everybody wants to come and see the kittens,” she says. “So the kittens get to know different voices, different scents.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jen Reeder

When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, the epicenter was near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. The tremor collapsed buildings and killed an estimated 10,000 people. Roads and bridges buckled as the city lost power and water, with many newly homeless residents or people living in unstable buildings forced to live on the streets without access to sanitation as aftershocks continued to rock the region.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jen Reeder

As World Veterinary Day approaches on April 26, thousands of veterinarians and their teams are making plans for the upcoming Race Around the World. Some will swim, kayak or head out on bike rides. Many will walk their dogs. Some hope to spend more time riding horses or join exercise or yoga classes. One woman loves to take her turtle, Gino, on outings and share photos on social media.

3 weeks ago | aaha.org | Jen Reeder

If you can’t stand the thought of your pet getting lost or stolen, one of the best things you can do for peace of mind is to make sure they’re microchipped – and to update microchip details whenever you move or get a new phone number. “Microchips are a permanent form of identification,” says Paige Andersen, DVM, managing partner of AAHA-accredited TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, which was a 2023 finalist for AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year.