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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Pet Politics

October 17, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Readers, OK, we don’t care what your politics are. Really, we don’t. But this is important. One of the problems with the federal Animal Welfare Act, is that the USDA’s regulations to implement the […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health

October 9, 2011 Contributor

Dear Buddy: Whenever I come home, my puppy, Lola, pees. I thought she was housetrained, as she does ask to go out, but then she’ll squat and pee right in front of me. I have […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Game Hunting

October 2, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, I saw an ad on Craigslist that invited people to come hunt for “big game” at something called a “game preserve.” The ad didn’t stay up on Craislist for long so […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Disaster Preparedness and Your Pet

September 11, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Oops! I got myself stranded at my camp in the Adirondacks last weekend because of all the rain and flooding and fortunately I had my dogs with me, but no extra […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Pets and Intelligence

August 14, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Someone just told me that having a pet will make you smarter? Is that true? Not that am worried about needing to be smarter as I am a rocket scientist. (That […]

Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Pet Food Recall

August 7, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Readers, If you have not already heard, on July 27th, the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company voluntarily recalled a limited number of 3.5- and 7-pound bags of its Purina ONE Vibrant Maturity 7+ Dry Cat […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Petting and Biting

July 31, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, I just adopted a new cat, Victoria. She was so friendly and sweet at the adoption day where I found her that I could hardly wait to bring her home. And she […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Dogs in the Car in the Summer Heat

July 17, 2011 Contributor

Dear Porky and Buddy, Yesterday, I was driving around with my dog, Lulu, with me in the car and I remembered that I needed to stop at the drug store to pick up some medicine […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Thunderstorms and Dogs

July 4, 2011 Contributor

Dear Porky & Buddy, My dog Rosie never used to pay any attention to thunderstorms (or any other loud noises for that matter). But suddenly this year she is starting to act anxious and whiney […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Free Cats

June 19, 2011 Contributor

Dear Porky & Buddy, I just read that the Humane Society is giving away its adult cats. I DO NOT APPROVE OF THAT! Everyone knows that people do not value what they do not pay […]

State Police Arrest Lacona Woman Following Public Lewdness Incident

October 2, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY- On October 1, 2026, at approximately 2:04 p.m., State Police responded to Sandy Creek Central School, located at 124 Salisbury Street in the village of Lacona, for a reported public lewdness complaint. A [...]
City Of Oswego Responds To Border Patrol Incident

October 1, 2026

OSWEGO – Responding to an incident occurring in the City of Oswego yesterday involving the U.S. Border Patrol attempting to execute a federal judicial warrant against several individuals, Oswego Mayor Robert A. Corradino provided the [...]

State Police Arrest Lacona Woman Following Public Lewdness Incident

October 2, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY- On October 1, 2026, at approximately 2:04 p.m., State Police responded to Sandy Creek Central School, located at 124 Salisbury Street in the village of Lacona, for a reported public lewdness complaint. A [...]
Contact: Oswego County Supervising Public Health Nurse Jennifer Purtell, 315-349-3547
Oswego County Confirms First Measles Case in Over 25 Years

October 2, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Oswego County Public Health Director Vera Dunsmoor announced today that an unvaccinated adult resident has tested positive for the measles virus. The individual is recovering and no longer contagious to others. To [...]
UPDATED – State Police search for wanted subject in Liverpool area

September 30, 2026

UPDATE: Nickolas R. Gartner has been located and taken into custody. State Police would like to thank the public and other law enforcement agencies for their assistance. On September 30, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m., [...]