WIBX 950 » pets http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Tue, 21 May 2013 11:18:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 16 Photos of Quokkas, aka Your New Favorite Animal http://wibx950.com/quokkas-your-new-favorite-animal/ http://wibx950.com/quokkas-your-new-favorite-animal/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:03:03 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=202739 If you're anything like us, right now you're probably mentally screaming, "WHAT? What is this?!! How have I never seen this adorable creature anymore?" Don't feel too bad -- it's a quokka, and it lives primarily on some islands off the coast of Australia, and is currently listed as being a "vulnerable" animal. So it's not like they're walking around all over the place.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/quokkas-your-new-favorite-animal/feed/ 0 Imgur 'Dog Shaming' Website Shows Pet Lovers Really Do Have A Sense of Humor http://wibx950.com/dog-shaming-website-shows-pet-lovers-really-do-have-a-sense-of-humor/ http://wibx950.com/dog-shaming-website-shows-pet-lovers-really-do-have-a-sense-of-humor/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:15:39 +0000 Keeler in the Morning http://wibx950.com/?p=155786 by Bill Keeler

When I was a kid, I made the mistake of ’telling-on’ my cousins for doing something wrong and my parents punished me by using a method called, Kid Shaming.  That is, they made a sign that read, “I am a Tattle Tale“ and they made me wear it for an entire weekend

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]]> http://wibx950.com/dog-shaming-website-shows-pet-lovers-really-do-have-a-sense-of-humor/feed/ 0 www.dogshaming.com Puppy's Tongue Get Bitten in Video of World's Worst Petkeeper http://wibx950.com/worlds-worst-petkeeper/ http://wibx950.com/worlds-worst-petkeeper/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:30:44 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=185500 We aren't sure what the best part of this video is. Is it when the monkey tries to eat the bird's head? Is it when the turtle bites the puppy's tongue? Is it when we got to write those two sentences because of this video? It's hard to say

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]]> http://wibx950.com/worlds-worst-petkeeper/feed/ 0 YouTube 15 Ridiculously Cute Halloween Costumes From the Tompkins Square Dog Parade http://wibx950.com/15-ridiculously-cute-halloween-costumes-from-the-tompkins-square-dog-parade/ http://wibx950.com/15-ridiculously-cute-halloween-costumes-from-the-tompkins-square-dog-parade/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:03:55 +0000 Bonnie Biess http://thefw.com/?p=160623 Hundreds of canines and their proud owners dolled up in their Halloween best this past Saturday for the 2012 Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/15-ridiculously-cute-halloween-costumes-from-the-tompkins-square-dog-parade/feed/ 0 Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images Join WIBX On Facebook…And Guess Which WIBX Personality Is Owned By Gena http://wibx950.com/join-wibx-on-facebook-and-guess-which-wibx-personality-is-owned-by-gena/ http://wibx950.com/join-wibx-on-facebook-and-guess-which-wibx-personality-is-owned-by-gena/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:09:58 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/join-wibx-on-facebook-and-guess-which-wibx-personality-is-owned-by-gena/ Marcy, NY (WIBX) - Want to know which WIBX Personality is this puppy's pet?  We think that Gena is just about three years old and she was adopted from a shelter.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/join-wibx-on-facebook-and-guess-which-wibx-personality-is-owned-by-gena/feed/ 0 WIBX Ceremony Being Held This Week For Oldest Commercial Pet Cemetery In The Western World, Now A National Historic Site [PHOTO GALLERY] http://wibx950.com/ceremony-being-held-this-week-for-oldest-commercial-pet-cemetery-in-the-western-world-now-a-national-historic-site/ http://wibx950.com/ceremony-being-held-this-week-for-oldest-commercial-pet-cemetery-in-the-western-world-now-a-national-historic-site/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:46:09 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=108042 Hartsdale, NY (WIBX) - A burial ground is not often the site of much celebration but this week a New York pet cemetery will serve as the backdrop for a family celebration.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/ceremony-being-held-this-week-for-oldest-commercial-pet-cemetery-in-the-western-world-now-a-national-historic-site/feed/ 0 Photo Courtesy of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery Herkimer Health Dept. Holding Rabies Clinic This Week http://wibx950.com/herkimer-health-dept-holding-rabies-clinic-this-week/ http://wibx950.com/herkimer-health-dept-holding-rabies-clinic-this-week/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:28:17 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=78439 Herkimer County, NY (WIBX) - Pet owners have another opportunity to get their animals vaccinated.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/herkimer-health-dept-holding-rabies-clinic-this-week/feed/ 0 Getty Images In What Cities Do People Spend the Most on Their Pets? http://wibx950.com/cities-spend-pets/ http://wibx950.com/cities-spend-pets/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 13:02:33 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=103987 Sometimes we do not treat our pets as well as we should. Pet owners all across the world have been guilty at one point or another for cutting corners on pet food and other supplies as a means to making pet ownership a little more cost friendly.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/cities-spend-pets/feed/ 0 Robert Prezioso, Getty Images Will You Take Your Pets on Vacation with You? – Survey of the Day http://wibx950.com/take-your-pets-on-vacation-survey/ http://wibx950.com/take-your-pets-on-vacation-survey/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 13:41:13 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=103445 Taking a pet with you on vacation can be a challenge. Just ask Mitt Romney, who still gets grief about the time he strapped his Irish Setter — who was suffering from diarrhea — to the roof of his car during a family trip in 1983. Nevertheless, it seems that most pet owners still take their favorite furball on vacation with them.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/take-your-pets-on-vacation-survey/feed/ 0 Malix, Flickr State Senate Passes Pet Theft Bill http://wibx950.com/state-senate-passes-pet-theft-bill/ http://wibx950.com/state-senate-passes-pet-theft-bill/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:47:37 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=61625 Albany, NY (WIBX) - The State Senate passed legislation making the theft of a pet dog or cat a felony.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/blind-stray-dog/feed/ 0 ABC Guess What More Scammers Are Targeting Next? Yup, Your Lost Pets http://wibx950.com/lost-pet-scam/ http://wibx950.com/lost-pet-scam/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:53:16 +0000 Vetstreet Editors http://thefw.com/?p=80742 Imagine you’ve lost your dog or cat. Those who’ve been through this heartbreaking experience know you’d do almost anything to get your pet back. And that desire is exactly what makes you a prime target for the lost pet scam.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/lost-pet-scam/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Stevens-Swan and "In The Heights" Team Up For A Cause http://wibx950.com/stevens-swan-and-in-the-heights-team-up-for-a-cause/ http://wibx950.com/stevens-swan-and-in-the-heights-team-up-for-a-cause/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:15:39 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=28773 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Performers from the musical "In The Heights" toured the Stevens-Swan Humane Society today to promote a good cause.

While in Utica, those attending tonight or tomorrow night's musicals at the Stanley Theater are encouraged to bring food, toys, treats and other items for needy pets

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]]> http://wibx950.com/stevens-swan-and-in-the-heights-team-up-for-a-cause/feed/ 0 Unfortunate Cats and Dogs Forced to Dress Up for Easter [VIDEOS] http://wibx950.com/unfortunate-cats-and-dogs-forced-to-dress-up-for-easter-videos/ http://wibx950.com/unfortunate-cats-and-dogs-forced-to-dress-up-for-easter-videos/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:25:37 +0000 WIBX AM 950 http://wibx950.com/?p=8519 Pets are at their most adorable when wearing bunny ears, decked out in pastels or otherwise Easter-fied.

Enjoy these videos of dogs and cats all Easter'd up.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/unfortunate-cats-and-dogs-forced-to-dress-up-for-easter-videos/feed/ 0 YouTube Showing Off OUR Pets! [Gallery] http://wibx950.com/showing-off-our-pets-gallery/ http://wibx950.com/showing-off-our-pets-gallery/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:37:42 +0000 Amber Brockett http://wibx950.com/?p=4679 You may have glanced through our gallery of Cutest Puppies at the Puppy Bowl put on by Animal Planet but that competition hasn't seen anything compared to the Cutest Pets of Townsquare Utica! Just like you, we here at the office like to show off our pets too.

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