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Pet Memorial Sunday Celebrated Safely, With Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation

September 8, 2021 Bernadette 0 Comments pet loss, pet memorial sunday

I am a speaker at this annual event, and Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation is one of my customers. This is

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CCPC Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony Goes Virtual for 2020

August 25, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments pet loss, pet memorial sunday

I am a speaker at this annual event, and Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation is one of my customers. This is

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candles from pet loss ceremony
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Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation 2019 Tribute Scroll

October 13, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photos, pet loss, pet loss and grief, pet loss ceremony, pet memorial, pet memorial sunday, photos of cats, photos of dogs, tributes to lost pets

Every year Deb Chebatoris encourages Pet Memorial Sunday participants to provide photos of their pets and a written tribute of

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2019 Pet Memorial Sunday invitation
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Adopting Again After Losing a Pet: Why and How We Adopt Again

September 8, 2019August 24, 2020 Bernadette 7 Comments adopting a pet after loss, pet loss, pet memorial, pet memorial sunday, pets

I WILL SPEAK TODAY on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss”, one of three speakers at the 2019 Pet

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Pet Memorial Sunday
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Adopting Again After Loss: Why and How We Adopt Again

September 9, 2018August 24, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments adopting a pet after loss, pet loss, pet memorial, pet memorial sunday, pets

I spoke on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss” at the 2018 Pet Memorial Sunday ceremony hosted by Chartiers

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CCPC Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony “A Day For Remembering”

August 3, 2018August 24, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments pet loss, pet memorial sunday

I am a speaker at this annual event, and Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation is one of my customers. This is

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Adopting Again After Loss: Learning From Animals How to Love Again After Loss

September 10, 2017August 25, 2020 Bernadette 6 Comments cat rescue, kitten rescue, pet memorial sunday

I spoke on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss” at the 2015 Pet Memorial Sunday ceremony hosted by Chartiers

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Pet Memorial Sunday 2017
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Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony and Speaking, “A Day For Remembering”

September 2, 2017August 25, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments pet loss, pet memorial sunday

I am a speaker at this annual event, and Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation is one of my customers. This is

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Asters and butterfly, in remembrance and love.
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Loving Again After Losing an Animal Companion

August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 Bernadette 2 Comments adopting a pet after losing one, pet loss, pet memorial sunday

Pet Memorial Sunday is coming around again, this year on September 10. I have been a speaker at the Pet

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Adopting Again After Loss: Why and How We Adopt Again

September 18, 2016September 19, 2016 Bernadette 3 Comments abused pets, pet loss, pet memorial sunday, pets

I spoke on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss” at the 2016 Pet Memorial Sunday ceremony hosted by Chartiers

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Monday:
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Tuesday:
Rescue Stories
Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
Marketplace
Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
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Marketplace

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Featured Artwork and August Desktop Calendar: Namir at the Window

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This is my one and only (so far) acrylic painting featuring a cat. Here’s the story. Normally, I’m pretty linear

The Tortie Girls set.
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Marketplace: Summertime is Tortie Girls Time

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 1
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Marketplace: Upcoming Events, Not Just for Local Friends

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Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0

I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 Bernadette 0

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GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home

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To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group

Press Releases

Lionesses having a nap at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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Press Release: Big Cat Public Safety Act passes US House

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 0

The restrictions on breeding, trade and exploitation of big cats would ensure their health and safety and keep them out

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Press Release: 1 in 3 U.S. Pet Parents Have Used Their Pet’s Name as Their Password

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Alley Cat Rescue 2021 Global Feral Fix Challenge: Over 45,000 Community Cats

February 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
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Press Release: FDA Approves Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Control Osteoarthritis Pain in Cats

January 15, 2022 Bernadette 4

Recalls

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
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L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

May 25, 2021 Bernadette 0

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0
One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0
The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0

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