Pet News:
- Painting with ashes memorializes pets (Mt. Olive Chronicle)MOUNT OLIVE TWP. - More people are turning to cremating their departed pets and Maryann and Wayne DeFrances have a novel way to remember them.
- U.K. May Require Microchips in Dogs to Curb 'Weapon' Pets (Fox News)British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.
- Pets abandoned in foreclosed homes (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)Foreclosure isn't just an economic problem facing people -- it affects pets, too. Many animals are abandoned by their owners and left to die in foreclosed homes.
- 79 homeless pets get adopted at event (The Bay Bulletin)Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement reports the "Have a Heart -- Adopt a Shelter Pet" event held on Feb. 14 at locations in North, Central and South Brevard was successful with 79 homeless pets adopted into "forever homes."
- Humane Society gives tips for prepping pets for flooding (The Fort Dodge Messenger)It's possible there won't be an ark ready to file all the animals in two-by-two if the predicted flooding hits. So it will be up to pet owners to make plans for their four-legged family members ahead of time, according to Laurie Hagey, executive director of the Humane Society of North Central Iowa. "You love your pets, they're like members of the family," Hagey sai.
- GDC: Trial And Error With Touch Pets' Monetization (Gamasutra)iPhone developer ngmoco released the virtual pet game Touch Pets Dogs onto the App Store in November 2009 as a "freemium" download. But it wasn't always planned that way. When the studio was working on the game in early 2009, ngmoco producer Matthew Roberts said they felt the game should be sold for $19.99, in the same price range as games sold on Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. By mid-2009, ngmoco ...