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Celebrate Safety with Your Pets on New Year’s Eve
Guest post by Kimberly Vermillion of Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
We can all visualize New Year’s Eve celebrations. The pop of champagne bottles, fun hats, streamers, poppers, and cheers for 2023. But, while humans love a party to ring in the new year, pets are less than thrilled about the excessive noise and fireworks.
The Right Way to Give a Pet This Season
Guest post by Kimberly Vermillion of Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
It’s the season of giving and while a furry friend may seem like the perfect gift, there are many things to keep in mind. Pets can bring so much joy to the holiday season but once the celebrations are over, pets bring an additional responsibility to households. Before you think of buying a cuddly companion, here’s some tips.
Give Back to Arizona’s Wildlife this Holiday Season at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center’s Holiday Enrichment Party
Scottsdale’s Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center is hosting a Holiday Enrichment Party on Saturday, December 10 at 10 a.m. to give guests the opportunity to share the holiday spirit with black bears, mountain lions and coatimundis through safe, enriching activities.
4 Safety Tips to Keep Your Pet Safe This Halloween
Guest post by Kimberly Vermillion of Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
Halloween is a spooky, fun holiday full of candy, costumes, and trick-or-treating. While humans might enjoy all sorts of sweets on All Hallows' Eve, we need to take extra precautions to protect our pets from harmful foods that could scare owners more than any monster would.
Arizona 6th Grader Advances to Final Round of National Spelling Bee
Photo Courtesy of Scripps National Spelling Bee
An Arizona 6th grader is one of the 12 remaining spellers out of more than 200 in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., advancing through 7 rounds by spelling words including, “nuciform”, “dyspathy”, and “croupous”.
Aliyah Alpert of Alpert Homeschool correctly spelled the word “foudroyant” in the 29th round to win the state bee earlier this year at the Arizona Spelling Bee, hosted by the Arizona Educational...
