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China Protects Pandas Against Swine Flu

We have evidence here in the United States that both cats and ferrets can catch swine flu (H1N1) from humans. Officials in China are concerned that pandas may also be susceptible to the disease. A panda research center has been closed to visitors in hopes of protecting the endangered pandas from swine flu. The Shaanxi Wild Animal Rescue and Research Center started seeing increased numbers of swine flu cases and flu symptoms in general after the weather turned cold and snowy in November. Now they’ve put a halt on recruiting new volunteers and are not allowing staff members with flu-like … Continue reading →

The Pets Blog Week in Review for April 28 – May 4

Aimee and I wrote out April and welcomed May last week. Miss any of it? If so, here’s your handy Week in Review for quick catch-up. Monday, April 28 Aimee explained how she was a responsible for a case of fleeing fleas recently at the cat’s only boarding house where she works. A loose lizard lent to utilizing Tabby’s new skill. (If only she’d been in the right place at the right time.) I interviewed a lady who’s taking her dog Dash on a bicycling trip from Alaska to Argentina. (Along with her husband and two sons.) Tuesday, April 29 … Continue reading →

Giant Panda Ling Ling Passes Away

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The fifth-oldest male panda in the world passed away at the end of April. Ling Ling was Japan’s oldest giant panda. He was born at China’s Beijing Zoo in 1985 and was given to Japan as a symbol of friendship in 1992. Ling Ling was a star attraction at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo for more than fifteen years. This is the first time in a long time that Ueno Zoo has not had a giant panda in residence — Ling Ling’s predecessors arrived from China to commemorate the signing of a peace treaty between China and Japan in 1972. The Ueno … Continue reading →