Building Pet Friendly Homes - Banning Pet Piercings and Tattoos

Pet-Friendly Housing Standard Pacific Homes knows the 60-billion-dollar pet industry has a place for homebuilding. 27 of their developments now include pet accouterments, including a pet spa and TV exclusively for Fido. Standard Pacific's Danielle Tocco explains what they're doing to cater to pet owners. Listen Now Heartworm Medication Causes Deaths There are more worries about the dog heartworm medication Trifexis . So far, 965 complaints about dogs dying after taking Trifexis have been filed with the FSA over the last three and a half years. The drug's maker, Elanco, says it's sold 70 million doses and has found no link between the pill and any dog deaths. Listen Now No More Pet Piercing Assemblyman Carmela Garcia (Dem. N.J.) has written legislation that would outlaw piercings and tattoos on cats and dogs. Inspired by a lady who pierced her "gothic kittens," Garcia feels this ban would stop a burgeoning fad. Listen Now Pet Oxygen Masks Does one size fit all? The Animal Radio Hero Person , Debra Jo Chiapuzio helps supply fire departments with life-saving oxygen masks for dogs and cats. She loves her job and has a great passion to teach others pet first aid. Listen Now Moving With Pets Can Be Pricey! Apartments.com did the math in its Pet-Friendly Renting Trends Survey. It found that close to 80% of renters had to pay a deposit to have a pet, and it was more than $200 per year in more than half the cases. About 64% of the people asked said they had a hard time finding an apartment that allowed pets, even with a deposit. Listen Now Read more about this week's show.

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