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He’s Mr. Dog Show, a member of the Dog Writers’ Association Hall of Fame, founder of Angel on a Leash – Sir David Frei talks about the Third Annual Beverly Hills Dog Show presented by Purina.  The show is on NBC on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1 pm ET and 10 am Pacific. This is…

National Pet Day is April 11, and in honor of our pets, Zumper, the rental app, has come up with a list of the best cities for renting with pets. May is considered the official kick-off season for moving, and that in many places around the country finding housing that welcomes pets can be challenging.…

The World Health Organization (WHO) listed “vaccine hesitancy” — defined as the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate, despite the availability of vaccines — among the top 10 health threats of 2019. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective ways to avoid disease, preventing two to three million deaths annually, according to the organization. An additional 1.5…

In Canada veterinarians are proactively banning declaw, the latest province to do this is New Brunswick. Nova Scotia was the first province to ban the practice in 2017. It’s also now illegal to declaw in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland/Labrador and British Columbia. Nationwide Canadian veterinarians, province by province, are taking matters into their hands. What’s…

“Cinderella Didn’t Live Happily Ever After: The Hidden Messages of Fairy Tales,” with Dr. Anne Beall HERE on my Steve Dale’s Other World podcast. Researcher and author Beall analyzed fairy tales, and found several disturbing trends. And the news she discovered regarding Grimm fairly tails was particularly grim. Many beloved fairy tales like Cinderella don’t…

Listen HERE as I begin this Steve Dale’s Pet World WGN radio show, mostly focused on leptospirosis. However, I begin the show talking about Illinois House Bill 3390 which supports protecting dogs from kennel and boarding facility fires. According to the proposal there will have to be smoke detectors ringing directly to fire departments or…

Laura Monaco Torelli is a queen of the clicker, and speaks around the world about dog training and puppy training. Here, she speaks on my show, Steve Dale’s Pet World on WGN Radio. Laura describes what you do first – the first thing you do regarding puppy training. Laura discusses some pro’s and con’s of…

A suspected rhino poacher was trampled to death by an African elephant, with his remains then eaten by a lion earlier this week. How about that for karma? Truly, the poachers are out of control, with far more weapons than the park wardens attempting to defend animals, I’m actually glad to see this happen. Really,…

Both these ladies are legendary. Betty White, now 97 years old, and Joan Rivers who passed away in 2014.  Together they were hysterical in this bit from when Rivers was filling in for Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show.”  Among other topics, their love of animals comes up. I had the honor of doing one…

One Tail at a Time is clearly a leader in the Chicago animal welfare community, and a founder of CRISP (Chicagoland Rescue Intervention and Support Program). It’s a fact, they save dogs. I was at an event at One Tail with Executive Director Heather Owen and then Mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook…