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Diane Stess-Kirschner After being separated from her family for four years and by thousands of miles, a Lhasa apso named Topaz is home again thanks to social networking. And they say Facebook is good for nothing but wasting time at work! According to Time magazine, good Samaritan Diane Stess-Kirschner met Topaz when she found the dog wandering alone outside her home in Tamarac, Fla. "I felt something sniffing at my leg, and there was this dog," Stess-Kirschner told the Sacramento Bee. "She was a little grungy. She looked up as if to say, 'Can you help me?'" Upon taking the animal to the vet for a check-up, Stess-Kirschner discovered that Topaz was microchipped, and that the dog's owners ...

Getty Dogs Really Do Make Life Better You already know that your dog's sloppy kisses and soft ears make you happy, but according to USA Today's Paw Print Post, having a dog improves your life in five different ways. They help us be more active, create community, assist with healing, force us to relax, and give us companionship. You can vote for which one is most important to you over at USA Today's Paw Print Post. Hartz Recalls Treats Hartz has issued a voluntary recall on Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats due to a risk of salmonella. Hartz has not received reports of any sickness due to these treats but symptoms of salmonella poisoning in both dogs and humans includes fever, diarrhea, ...

Hans Pama, Flickr One out of three pets will get lost at some point in their lives. This statistic strikes fear in all pet owners, but there are services and strategies to boost your odds of finding your dog or cat. From simple to high tech, here are 10 things you can do to help bring a missing pet home safely. 1. Collar and ID Tags. Only 2 percent of cats and 15 percent of dogs without tags or microchips will be reunited with their owners, states the American Humane Association. So make sure your cat or dog is wearing a collar and identification tag that bears your current contact information, including phone number. 2. Microchips. Many different companies manufacture pet microchips, ...

AFP / Getty Images Missing Zoo Animals Found Safe and Sound A tiger and two camels made international news this weekend when the truck and trailer holding them were stolen while they were being transported to Nova Scotia. Concern was particularly high for Jonas, the 3-year-old tiger, because of the high likelihood of dehydration if he had been kept without water, reports CBC News. Today, however, zoo officials, animals lovers, and the animals themselves are breathing a sigh of relief. The Bowmanville Zoo animals were found in a rural area outside of Montreal, after the police received a tip about their location. Although authorities still don't know who took the animals, they had obviously ...

Just a week after Delta Airlines made news for putting two children on wrong flights, and a month after the airline lost a dog that a vacationing couple had rescued, Delta misplaced another passenger: An 8-week-old puppy. The pooch was sent to California instead of Maine, reports MyFoxMaine.com. The puppy belongs to Cyndi O'Brien, who had purchased the dog from a kennel in South Carolina. The breeder put the little guy on a flight to Atlanta, and Delta was supposed to transfer him to a flight headed for Portland, Maine which landed around 11 that night. Instead, he ended up in San Jose, Calif., a fact O'Brien wasn't able to get from Delta until the next day. Once Delta was aware of the ...

Lionel Cironneau, AP Dog Whisperer and Wife Split Cesar Millan and his wife, Ilusion, have decided to call it quits after 16 years of marriage, the trainer and TV host said on his website. While he states that they'll both remain committed to parenting their two-legged children, there was no mention of who will get custody of the dogs. Dog Reunited With Family After Four Years When Cooper, a coton de Tulear, disappeared in 2006, his family feared the worst. Now, four years later, he's been returned to his owners thanks to the microchip found by shelter workers, reports the Long Island Press. How did Cooper's four years of freedom treat him? Aside from his coat being matted, he's in good ...