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Pet Health

Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: Puppy Mills

I keep hearing about puppy mills and how you shouldn’t buy puppies that come from them.  But what is a puppy mill?  Why shouldn’t you buy dogs from them?  How can you tell that a puppy came from a puppy mill?  What if I really want a specific breed, not just a mutt?

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Hospital Awarded $14.4 Million in HEAL NY Funds

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Oswego Hospital learned Tuesday it has been awarded $14.4 million in grant funds that enable the health care facility to make improvements to several key hospital departments in order to support the future healthcare needs of residents in Oswego County. The funding, called HEAL NY (Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers) is designated to meet the mandates of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century.

  • To read the state’s release about the funding, click HERE.

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Health

Teen Health Conference 2008 Set For October

Operated by the Oswego City/County Youth Bureau, Camp Hollis provides the perfect setting for the Teen Health Conference.  Pepe and the other members of the Teen Health Conference Committee are excited about the event and are pleased to be able to make the conference available to all Oswego County high school youth.

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Community

Fall Resolutions Keep TOPS Goals in Mind

Fall can be the perfect time of year to make a resolution or renew an old one.  The season is changing.  Kids go back to school, signaling a return to normalcy for families.  Autumn is the perfect opportunity to jump start a resolution that might have fallen by the wayside since January.  TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) has many local chapters to help.

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Pet Health

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Rescuing Abandoned Pets

Maybe I’m just confused but I sometimes rescue cats and dogs that I find that appear to be lost or abandoned and if I can’t find the owner, I then try to find them new homes on my own.  A friend of mine told me I could be charged with larceny because they are really not my animals.  Is that true?

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