Feature Articles


OCTOBER 3, 2012

pet newsWhiskers & Wine lights up Pinnacle Peak Plaza

Foothills Animal Rescue (FAR) welcomes fall by hosting a new way to enjoy your favorite vintage; watching adoptable animals parade by in costume.

Animal Guardian Network

Animal Guardian Network (AGN) is a valuable community resource dedicated to saving animals and keeping pet families together.

BY JAMES K. WHITE  |  OCTOBER 3, 2012

MULLETT OVER BY JAMES WHITELet’s get some knee pads and
head to Tibet

Multitasking may be overrated. Dr. Clifford Nass of Stanford University has conducted research which indicates people who are simultaneously working on two or more complex tasks are often affected by stress, irrelevant stimuli and lack of concentration.

BY DR. DAVE HEPBURN  |  OCTOBER 3, 2012

DR. DAVE

People waiting for organ transplants

As a species, humans apparently aren’t terribly bothered about farming other species for food, clothing or luggage, yet controversy swirls around the use of animals bred to save the lives of thousands of people waiting for organ transplants.