PETS ON A PLANE In the same week that a dog perished after a United Airlines flight attendant insisted it be stored in an overhead compartment on a flight from Houston to New York City, another family’s pet was lost by the beleaguered carrier. Irgo, a 10-year-old German shepherd belonging to the Swindle family, was mistakenly sent to Japan instead of Kansas City, Missouri. … [Read more...] about NOTW: Pets on a plane, germaphobe gorillas and why Jesus wrote to Oprah
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$5 Feline Friday at Maui Humane Society
$5 Feline Friday will happen at Maui Humane Society this Friday, Feb. 9 and every Friday henceforth. On Feline Friday, the public can adopt any cat that’s six months and older for just $5. Here's your chance to find a new feline family member and support the Maui Humane’s Society’s efforts. Adopt, don’t shop! 11am-6pm. Maui Humane Society, (1350 Mehameha Lp., Pu`unene); … [Read more...] about $5 Feline Friday at Maui Humane Society
Maui Humane Society needs immediate short term foster homes for dogs
The Maui Humane Society is asking the community for help in meeting their urgent need for short-term foster homes for dogs. Dogs are coming in almost daily, and the kennels are starting to get uncomfortably crowded; people who are able to temporarily house a dog are urged to consider hosting a pet in their home until a permanent forever home can be found. “Please consider … [Read more...] about Maui Humane Society needs immediate short term foster homes for dogs
Keiki flights half-off on Mokulele Airlines in July
Mokulele Airlines is making family travel a little easier this summer by offering a special half-off fair for keiki under the age of 12 during the month of July. The half-price discount is good at all nine airports Mokulele serves across the state; four-legged family-members of any age will continue to fly free. “We are a local, family-owned and operated airline,” said Ron … [Read more...] about Keiki flights half-off on Mokulele Airlines in July
Pet Food: No one has publicly opposed a law that would ban dog meat in Hawaii. So what’s the holdup?
If you’re a dog owner and this isn’t your worst nightmare, that’s only because you haven’t considered the possibility: your pet, your beloved companion, stolen, slaughtered, cooked and eaten. Like a piece of meat. It happened on Oahu in 2007, to Frank Manuma and his wife Debbie. The couple’s dog, an eight-month-old German shepherd-Lab mix named Caddy, was stolen from the … [Read more...] about Pet Food: No one has publicly opposed a law that would ban dog meat in Hawaii. So what’s the holdup?