Archive for the ‘Pet Community’ Category

Frank, Blanche and the Swan

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

On my way to work the other day I saw an adult raccoon do a 360 in the air after being hit by a car. It landed in the bushes and went scurrying off on three legs. I hate to see and think about stuff like that and I hope he/she is okay. Seeing [...]

Case Study: Dog Not Fazed Despite Being Hit by a Car, Developing a Seroma & Severing His Tongue

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

This is the story about Milton, a lab who deserves every lavish ounce of love and admiration; who tests the bounds of the human-animal bond, but gives back more in sloppy doggy kisses than anything he can dish out.
Milton is a large lab. Most labs are large, but everything about him is more [...]

For the Love of Cats

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

I love cats and I am worried about cats. Forever, there have been way too many un-owned cats-lost, abandoned, stray and surrendered to an uncertain future. And each year the problem gets worse as un-spayed females go into heat and become pregnant. There are a variety of reasons people give for not getting cats spayed [...]

Season of Suppers Pet Food Drive Update

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

On Fri., Dec. 12, Portland-area Banfield associates gathered at our main campus for our second annual community Pet food drive as part of our yearly Season of Suppers Campaign. Starting at 6:30 a.m., donations started arriving from community members wanting to help keep Portland-area Pets fed this holiday season. When it was all over, we [...]

“Season of Suppers” Makes a Real Difference

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Banfield is very proud to impact seniors’ and Pets’ lives in a positive way through our national Season of Suppers Campaign. This campaign began three years ago after realizing that many homebound seniors were not getting the nutrition they needed because they were sharing their meals with their Pets. As a result, Banfield and our [...]

NBA’s Trail Blazers and Banfield partner to Help Feed Seniors and Pets in Need

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

On Saturday, Nov. 8, nearly twenty local volunteers from Banfield gathered at the Portland Trail Blazers game to collect Pet food and monetary donations, as part of our third Season of Suppers campaign. This national campaign, which is part of our goal to build stronger communities by helping Pets and their families, aims to help [...]