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All Paws Pet Talk Radio

Thanks for joining us for our recent radio broadcast of All Paws Pet Talk Radio. We had a great time. Thank you to our guests Susan Lewis, “America’s Fairy Dog Mother”, and Bev Freed of the Charming Cat Corner in Lewisville, Texas. Get their contact information below.

If you’re interested in some of the news stories from our May 26, 2018 show here are the links to the original articles.

The memains of a 2000-year-old horse discovered in Pompeii’s volcanic rubble

A plaster cast of one of three horses from a recently discovered stable near Pompeii

Archaeologists have recently discovered a well-preserved stable outside the walls of the archaeological site of Pompeii that included three horses. After the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, volcanic ash covered the region and hardened. After all the people and animals decomposed a cavity was left inside the ash. Over a century ago, archeologist got a real life (or rather death) view of Pompeii inhabitant by making casts of the victims. Thety injected plaster into these voids in the hardened ash to capture more details about those who died in the catastrophe. Up until now we’ve seen, people and the pathetic chained dog in agonizing detail—but for the first time this was the first attempt on a large mammal
Archaeologists have uncovered at least three and a trough horses in the ash that enveloped the city of Pompeii in 79 A.D. At least two of the horses had been harnessed, possibly prepared for an escape, when the super-heated pyroclastic flow overtook Pompeii and the surrounding area.

People have a lot to say about emotional support animals on planes

Are you for or against emotional support animals on planes? How do you feel about fake service animals? Are you okay sitting next to emotional support turkeys, pythons and tarantulas?

Monkey Business at San Antonio airport

Monkey business was afoot when a Rhesus macaque headed for a San Antonio-area primate sanctuary escaped in a cargo area at San Antonio International Airport.