All posts by Eric Forrest

  • The 2014 Walk for the Animals is coming!

    Each year (and 2014 is the 25th anniversary), the Walk for the Animals event is the largest fundraising effort for the Nebraska Humane Society. Individuals, businesses and animal advocacy groups work to raise money for the shelter...

    • Posted September 1, 2014
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  • One Final “Doggie Dip” benefiting the Nebraska Humane Society

    Throughout the summer, City of Omaha pools host “Doggie Dips” where dogs and their owners can swim, have fun and raise money for the Nebraska Humane Society. The city events are over for the year, but on...

    • Posted August 27, 2014
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  • Pet hospice now an option thanks to Paws to Angels

    Kate Moore and Terry Branson have been funeral directors for much of their lives. Between the two, they have over 80 years of experience in the field. Upon selling their Texas funeral home, they had a few...

    • Posted August 25, 2014
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  • Training Tip: Stop Excessive Barking

    Excessive Barking is a problem many dog owners deal with and many aren’t quite sure how to properly correct and train pooches to stop. Luckily, our friend Jaime Lundeby of Unleashed Omaha is here to help. The...

    • Posted August 21, 2014
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  • Can you help a kitty in need?

    Today, there’s a kitty at Catnip and Tails Rescue in Council Bluffs that needs some help in covering medical expenses. We would like to offer readers and opportunity to help this little one get better and take...

    • Posted August 20, 2014
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  • Help these homeless cats waiting for adoption

    Just last week, we told you Mindi Callison’s story. She’s the founder of “Bailing Out Benji,” an advocacy group dedicated to educating the public about puppy mills. If you missed her story, read it by clicking here....

    • Posted August 19, 2014
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  • The Successful Oxygen for Omaha’s Pets Project

    Jeff Lonowski feels that every time a house fire is responded to, the first responders should be equipped to save everyone at the scene. Too many times, pets don’t survive and it breaks his heart. Hopefully, with...

    • Posted August 16, 2014
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  • Paws to Angels adds pet hospice to end-of-life care services

    Paws To Angels Pet Loss Center is at the forefront of end-of-life care for pets in the Greater Omaha area. Not only is Paws To Angels the state of Nebraska’s only full service pet loss center, they...

    • Posted August 13, 2014
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  • Meet Mindi Callison of “Bailing Out Benji”

    If any reader has read my stories and noticed my name on the byline, he or she has probably connected some dots. When I sit down with any of my interviewees, I can’t help myself but connect...

    • Posted August 11, 2014
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  • Pet People: “Mokie and Kade” author Shelley Wilson

    Some of John Updike’s most famous stories and novels were set in Tarbox, a fictional town which represented the real town and people of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Readers knew when a tale was set in Tarbox, “Uppie” was...

    • Posted August 8, 2014
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