Big City Pet

Anti-depressants for Pets

“I ain’t nothing but a hound dog and I keep crying all the time.”

I came across an article in an Australian newspaper about pets being prescribed anti-depressants.

PETS at risk of self-harm are increasingly being prescribed anti-depressants because they cannot discuss problems in their lives with others, a leading veterinarian says.

Go figure. I thought when I saw a commercial for a new drug for “restless leg syndrome” (for humans) that the last straw had been broke nand we’d see sanity return to our planet. Depressed pets!? What about a treat? Or perhaps a walk around the block? Anything but a prescription!

This has got to be just another way for vets and pet psych’s to make more money off of increasingly naive pet owners.

If you know of any situations where a pet would need a psych drug please send in a comment because I’d love to hear about it. IN the meantime just stop abusing your pet and be sure to not abandon them all day long while you’re at work. Get ‘em a play mate or radio.

Click here if you’d like more information on pet psychology.

Virginia Puppy Mill Shut Down

Over 1,100 dogs were rescued from a Southwestern Virginia “puppy mill” after a 5 month investigation by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) led to it’s closure. According to the reports Virginia has been lax with it’s regulations of the dog breeding industry and that has led to a lot large scale dog breeding operations (i.e. puppy mills) allowing deplorable conditions to exist at their businesses.

Many of the rescued pups are finding new homes thanks to the  help from a lot of animal lovers. Gerti, for example, was lucky enough to be adopted by Barbara in Montgomery County MD where she’s certain to be as happy as her new “mom”.

We don’t have the ability to solve this problem completely, but the more pet lovers know, the better in the long run.
The short video below contains more information on this story and the problem.