This is National Sun Safe Week, celebrated the week before Memorial Day as we begin to head out into the sun after a season of cooler weather. Because our entrance into summer brings along with it longer, sunnier days and warmer temperatures, this places us and our pets outside more often and for longer periods. We need skin protection from harmful UV rays and hydration while in the heat and so do our pets! Sit & Stay Pet Care Services is using this week’s blog to focus on wh

In May we observe Responsible Animal Guardian Month as a reminder of the great responsibility we have to our pets for their care, safety, and well-being. Its roots began in 1822 when the Martin’s Act was passed in the UK to protect against the cruelty of animals. This was initiated mostly for horses and cattle but was soon after amended to extend to dogs and cats. In 1866 America formed the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which led to many other ani

This week we want to highlight Dog Anxiety Awareness Week that is coming to a close and National Pet Foster Care Month of which we are in the beginning. Since fostering a pet can highly reduce the anxiety of an animal and increase their life potential (versus being in a high-kill shelter with other anxious animals), we decided to talk about them in the same space. Dog Anxiety Awareness Week was founded in order to bring attention to the emotional well-being of our K-9 compani

Puppy Mill Action Week was initiated by the Humane Society and is purposefully the week before Mother’s Day as a reminder of the harsh and brutal conditions to which mother dogs are subjected. It was started in order to raise awareness of puppy mills and to educate those who want to acquire a dog so that they adopt, not shop. Puppy mills mass-breed dogs in inhumane conditions for profit. The needs of the mother dogs and the puppies are not met, often resulting in sick and dis