Sentences with phrase «dog groups say»

Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.

Not exact matches

ZURICH, April 30 - Nestle's Purina PetCare division has acquired a majority stake in Tails.com, a British tailor - made dog food company, from venture capital group Draper Esprit, the partners said on Monday.

Spectrum said in a statement that the acquisition will give its United Pet Group unit access to the growing European dog and cat food market.

National animal nonprofits and lobbying groups — which often are at odds with one another on issues and legislation — struck a similar chord in saying the purchase of auction dogs at high prices was something other than a form of rescue.

The more alarmist groups say that it won't be long before marriage is allowed between a man and an underage daughter, or a man and his dog.

In order for a group of people to cooperate, someone (a cat) proposes things to do, and other people (dogs) either say yes or no to the proposals.

She said that she and a group of dog owners meet at Melas Park in the mornings and the dogs run around unleashed.

And while more than 300 families are registered dog - park users, other large groups also use the village's limited green space, Park District Board Chairman Paul Aeschleman said.

Gail Merritt, leader of Dog PAC (for «Park Action Cooperative»), said her group envisions a wading pool in which dogs could frolic on hot days, a sandbox where they could dig without scolding and three times the running space of Chicago's other near - lakefront dog playground, Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine DriDog PAC (for «Park Action Cooperative»), said her group envisions a wading pool in which dogs could frolic on hot days, a sandbox where they could dig without scolding and three times the running space of Chicago's other near - lakefront dog playground, Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine Dridog playground, Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine Drive.

Initially, Gillibrand's selection by Paterson was questioned by a number of key groups on the left — including gay marriage advocates who weren't entirely sold on her position (she said she was always personally supportive, but as a Blue Dog congresswoman hadn't officially come out in favor).

Kink said his group plans to continue to keep pressure on the state's top politicians to return the Loeb donations and will «bird - dog» Cuomo and other elected officials at public events this fall.

Betsy Lynam, an analyst with the budget watch dog group the Citizens Budget Commission says with just one quarter of the fiscal year remaining, it's going to be increasingly difficult to find ways to close the gap.

A budget watch dog group is giving Gov. Andrew Cuomo a mixed grade on his budget proposals, saying he's done a good job reigning in spending, but is making a mistake by shifting some significant costs to New York City.

Blair Horner, with the watch dog group New York Public Interest Research Group, says the disparity in spending between the two groups is «striking&ragroup New York Public Interest Research Group, says the disparity in spending between the two groups is «striking&raGroup, says the disparity in spending between the two groups is «striking».

«There is right now no information available as to what dogs and cats are coming into New York in these groups,» said Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, (D - Rockland), who sponsored the Assembly version of the bill.

«If you have impassioned views on certain subjects, often it's better to suppress them if you're presenting yourself to a group of people who are impassioned about fixing the drains and making sure the dog dirt disappears from the streets,» he says.

Part of the group's role is to enforce a kind of message discipline, and one topic of discussion there, sources said, was a campaign launched last month by some of the more liberal members of the coalition — the Campaign for America's Future, USAction, and liberal blogger Jane Hamsher — under the rubric «Dog the Blue Dogs.»

«Dogs and humans share a similar social environment,» says Attila Andics, a neuroscientist in a research group at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and the lead author of the new study.

The origin of domestic dogs has split experts into two groups, who say it happened in either Europe or Asia.

«Seeing that some of the UC Berkeley results with this pharmaco - optogenetic strategy that worked so nicely in mice could be reproduced by our group at PennVet in dogs with late stage retinal degeneration was really exciting,» said William Beltran, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine.

Although dogs» individual personalities are bound to affect their group's behaviour somehow, animal psychologists have long been unclear as to whether a group of dogs — playing in a park, say — is governed by the behaviours that evolved in their ancestors.

«Our study demonstrates that dogs can distinguish angry and happy expressions in humans, they can tell that these two expressions have different meanings, and they can do this not only for people they know well, but even for faces they have never seen before,» says Ludwig Huber, senior author and head of the group at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna's Messerli Research Institute.

Emily Whittaker, executive director of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, an environmental group that is also fighting the Eagle mine, said Flambeau is a reason not to trust Kennecott.

«He let the moment go by without making any change in his dogged refusal to put real limits on America's global warming pollution,» says David Doniger, climate policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a New York - based environmental group.

«Because your dog loves you, it'll have the mental stamina to stick with you, but it could injure itself if it's not physically ready,» says Jeffrey Werber, DVM, founder of Century Veterinary Group in Los Angeles.

Getting fresh air, saying good morning to people walking their dogs, and seeing a group of people bird watching was a whole different kind of morning for me... much better than zoning out on the elliptical.

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

Lewycka skips the narrative between characters rapidly and skillfully, giving everyone their moment in the spotlight, some more than others; even a stray dog who attaches himself to the group gets a say in punctuation - free capitals that initially irritate but grow on the reader as the book progresses.

«While dressing up your dog is not a necessity, it also won't cause any harm to it if the right piece of clothing and size is chosen,» says Dr Lee Yan Yi from The Animal Ark Veterinary Group.

Researchers found that people who said they had a pet in both 1996 and 2001 had the fewest doctor visits, followed by people who had acquired a pet by 2001; the group of people who did not have a pet at either time had the highest number of doctor visits.11 Similarly, a study of women in China found that those who were dog owners had fewer doctor visits, took fewer days off sick from work, and exercised more often than non-dog owners.12

«Introduce your dog to the surfboard in your living room first with a motivational treat,» says Peter Noll, founder of SoCal Surf Dogs, a group of surfing enthusiasts who like to hang 20 with their pups.

«Hattiesburg recruited Brett Favre for their public service announcement, Port Chester raffled off a chance to win $ 10,000, Tehachapi used incredible visuals, Enfield organized numerous fundraising events and activities, and Waverly launched their «Who's Voting Today» campaign, all of which involved a diverse group of dog park supporters in a fun, dynamic way,» Rhea said.

Lead author Attila Andics, from the Comparative Ethology Research Group at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, said: «We think dogs and humans have a very similar mechanism to process emotional information.»

A 7 - year - old dog weighing less than 50 pounds is like a 44 - to 47 - year - old human; 10 equals 56 - to 60 - year - old humans; 15 is like a 76 - to 83 - year - old; and 20 is like a 96 - to 105 - year - old human, the group said.

They specialize in handling herding dogs, but have won in all seven groups, Wilson said.

«In this difficult economy, shelters and rescue groups need donations more than ever to keep up with the demand for their lifesaving efforts, «said Jane Hoffman, President of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups committed to ending the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at New York City shelters.

Most recently, he said, the discrimination has centered on the expanding group of dogs that are labeled as pit bulls.

«I remember thinking I'd like to take this dog home,» says Carole Lucia, of Fallbrook, Calif., talking about a part border collie named Riley that she discovered at a shelter operated by a rescue group.

«We find that most dogs become geriatric after age 12, and that at 12 - ish they are like humans at 65,» said Judith Piper, founder and executive director of the rescue group Old Dog Haven in Lake Stevens, Wash..

after 27 years with the dogs I can say they are my teachers and friends and, for us, do best in groups.

One group wouldn't adopt to us because we didn't have a doggie door, another because we feed homemade food to dogs rather than commercial dog food, another said we were too old (in our late sixties) Ironic that last one, given that we have a three year old Jack Russell and hike her two hours every morning...

«Many handlers I know are getting their dogs vaccinated and waiting the two to four weeks for the booster before working any show,» said Scott Tritsch, DVM, of Georgetown, Ky., adding that he's currently dealing with a group of 39 presumably infected CIV dogs.

Wow, your pooches look very comfy on that sofa, we walk a few dogs at a time and they always seem to be happier in a group... I must say that I am against keeping dogs on their own even within a family..

«The play groups make the dogs more adoptable,» said FOTAS Volunteer and Board Member Ellie Joos.

According to a press release, the Puppy Mill Awareness Group said it conducted its own investigation, revealing that The Family Puppy has worked with breeders from Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio in 2009 and 2010, and that an inspector from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) found unacceptable conditions for breeding dogs at one of the store's breeders.

«Start talking to... the mayor and council people to pass laws to encourage landlords to allow dogs,» says Toni Bodon, co-founder and executive director of Stray from the Heart, a New York rescue group that has found homes for more than 1,500 dogs.

«Last year,» says Canapp, I made the decision that it was time to find a way to provide a source of funding for working dog groups, shelters, rescues, search and rescue groups, and animal sanctuaries that need financial assistance in providing the best care for injured animals.

Some councilors, and the organization that pushed for the dog ban to be enacted — The Downtown Stakeholders Group, made up of downtown business and property owners — say they could still seek to get it reinstated.

The National Greyhound Association and other dog - racing advocacy organizations said they were working with regional greyhound adoption groups and the Pet Blood Bank to place all of the 150 greyhounds now housed there up for adoption.

Barnes said they have seven dogs total and keep at least two with each group of goats.