All posts by Eric Forrest

  • Urgent Pet Care’s 1st Anniversary Celebration

    On Saturday, May 10, Urgent Pet Care will be celebrating their one-year anniversary. The event will be held at its 73rd and Giles location in Papillion. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. “People...

    • Posted May 6, 2014
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  • Garage Sale to Benefit Hearts United for Animals

    Garage Sale supporting Hearts United for Animals (HUA) It’s a Big Woofin’ Garage Sale to benefit HUA! It’s the annual Memorial Park Dundee Garage Sale in Omaha and HUA supporter, Bonnie, will be donating 100% of the...

    • Posted May 5, 2014
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  • Help the Nebraska Humane Society’s Food Bank

    The need for donations is always great at all rescue and shelter organizations- the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha, the state’s largest shelter, is no different. The NHS Pet Food Pantry is just one of the group’s...

    • Posted May 5, 2014
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  • Meet Elizabeth Jorgensen of Adopt Omaha

    A few years ago while in Manhattan, KS, Elizabeth Jorgenson became involved with animal rescue by donating her graphic design services and amateur photo skills to the Riley County Humane Society. She had recently received a degree...

    • Posted May 5, 2014
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  • Meet Linda and Rick Smith- Corgi Competitors and Companions

    Typically, our Pet People features feature celebrities. News anchors, radio broadcasters, notable figures from the art scene in and around town and leaders from the animal community are the folks we introduce you to or help get...

    • Posted May 2, 2014
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  • News From the “Are you kidding me?” Department

    Let’s conduct a study. Here’s how we’ll do it: 1. Enter a classroom filled with, I don’t know, 5 year olds. 2. Tell them we like animals. We’ll ask them if they do. “YEAH!” they’ll say. Now...

    • Posted May 1, 2014
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  • Omaha business provides customized end-of-life pet care

    Recently, we profiled one of our Pet Partners, Paws to Angels. Cherie Fry helps pet owners with, among other things,  end-of-life care and memorial services for pets. In the same realm of thinking, another Omaha business is...

    • Posted April 28, 2014
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  • Why adopt an older pet?

    We recently profiled a nationally-known organization in Tennessee called “Old Friends” and received some great feedback (read that story here). The Nebraska Humane Society is offering senior cats for a $10 adoption fee this week. We’ve also...

    • Posted April 28, 2014
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  • Pet People: WOWT’s Malorie Maddox

    We sat in a lounge somewhere in the heart of the Channel 6 complex; she in her red dress and heels, sat cross-legged and smiling. I squirmed with my pen and paper for a couple of minutes...

    • Posted April 24, 2014
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  • Pet Partner Spotlight- Paws To Angels

    Specializing solely in end life pet care, one Omaha business, Paws To Angels, is dedicated to treating every pet with dignity and respect. One of its primary goals is to become the standard of care in the...

    • Posted April 22, 2014
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