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Pet Loss Prevention Month: How to Keep Your Pets Safe, Peoria, AZ – Arrowhead Pooper Scoopers

Our pets are like members of our family and as such, we want to do anything we can to keep them safe and healthy. Last week’s blog post discussed how to help your dog deal with the trauma of loud noises like thunderstorms and fireworks. According to the ASPCA, one in five pets go missing due to noise phobia brought on by fireworks or thunderstorms thus more pets go missing during the 4th of July weekend than any other time of year. That is why July is Pet Loss Prevention Month. Below are some tips to keep your pet safe ...

That’s Alot of Poo, Peoria, AZ – Arrowhead Pooper Scoopers

Since 1960 the U.S. pet dog population has more than tripled to a record estimate of 78.2 million—more than pigs, sheep, and horses, combined. Only cattle and cats, among domesticated mammals, outnumber canines. At three-quarters of a pound per day on average, waste production per dog comes to 274 pounds a year—or 10.9 million tons dropped on the landscape annually.