Pets for Lynchburg News Advance http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/ en Lynchburg News Advance Copyright 2008 2008-05-11T23:25:00-05:00 Florida woman provides sanctuary to abused, neglected pigs http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/florida_woman_provides_sanctuary_to_abused_neglected_pigs/4727/ NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.—For 11 days, Stinky was laid low, suffering from wounds from an attack by a pit bull terrier. His owners didn’t care enough for their pot bellied pig to get him medical care.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/florida_woman_provides_sanctuary_to_abused_neglected_pigs/4727/#When:16:00:00Z Travels with Fido http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/travels_with_fido/4623/ How to know when you and your pooch are road worthy—Read on.

]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:28:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/travels_with_fido/4623/#When:13:28:00Z This Sand Isn’t Like Iraq: Nubs Hits Beach http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/this_sand_isnt_like_iraq_nubs_hits_beach/4301/ Nubs, the dog rescued from the Iraqi desert by Marine Maj. Brian Dennis and brought to the United States, got his first exposure to a Florida beach Thursday.

]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:20:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/this_sand_isnt_like_iraq_nubs_hits_beach/4301/#When:17:20:00Z Waxwings survive, now free to thrive http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/waxwings_survive_now_free_to_thrive/3739/ Amber Kimmich opened a cardboard box in her Powhatan County yard yesterday and 16 eager little bodies fluttered out.

]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:59:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/waxwings_survive_now_free_to_thrive/3739/#When:18:59:00Z Virginia teen’s pet basking in Florida sun http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/virginia_teens_pet_basking_in_florida_sun/3581/ Stepping outside was a new experience for an African Nile crocodile that had spent its first years of life inside a Virginia teen’s bedroom.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:52:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/virginia_teens_pet_basking_in_florida_sun/3581/#When:20:52:00Z Two-headed lizard turns heads http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/two_headed_lizard_turns_heads/3525/ A two-headed dragon has been spotted in Kernersville!!!

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/two_headed_lizard_turns_heads/3525/#When:17:30:00Z Boot camp molds canine behavior http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/boot_camp_molds_canine_behavior/3406/ Lauren Schwartz loves her shipoo — a Shih Tzu-poodle mix — but she didn’t love what he was doing.

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:10:00 EDT http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/boot_camp_molds_canine_behavior/3406/#When:20:10:00Z Wild experience: Nature Zone is a hands-on opportunity http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/lifestyles/pets/article/wild_experience_nature_zone_is_a_hands_on_opportunity/596/ Meet Marcy, a 2-year-old Virginia opossum. She sleeps soundly in her cage, body curled into the fetal position, paw resting on her pointy snout.

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