Tag: pets
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Walmart opens five more veterinary and grooming centers, as it makes bigger push in pets
Walmart shut its doctor offices for people. But the nation’s largest retailer is expanding its pet care business. On Tuesday, the company announced it will open five more pet services centers in October and early November. The new locations in Arizona and Georgia will include veterinary care and grooming. Walmart opened its first pet services center last year in the…
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Pets are hitching a ride on the travel boom
Travelers have been crowding into airports in record numbers this year — including on four legs and leashes. Tom Carpenter and his wife travel with their Havanese dog whenever they can. “His day care would be $350 for a 10-day trip, so paying hotel fees and $100 each way to take him on a plane…
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More than 30 bomb threats made in Springfield, Ohio, after false pets claims
At least 33 bomb threats have been made in Springfield, Ohio, since false claims — which were pushed by former President Donald Trump and his running mate — surfaced about Haitian migrants’ eating people’s pets, the governor said. All of the threats have been determined to be hoaxes. Some targeted Springfield schools, including elementary school…