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Extreme Cold: 'Code Blue' Warning Reminds Berks Owners To Bring Dogs Inside Extreme Cold: 'Code Blue' Warning Reminds Berks Owners To Bring Dogs Inside
Extreme Cold: 'Code Blue' Warning Reminds Berks Owners To Bring Dogs Inside If you're cold, they're cold, say animal welfare advocates.  The Animal Rescue League of Berks County is enacting the city's Code Blue ordinance for the following periods:  7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4 to 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7 All dogs in Reading should be indoors while the code is in effect, with exceptions for supervised walks, bathroom breaks, and exercise, said ARL officials.  Code Blue is in effect whenever the windchill factor is 22 degrees Fahrenheit or below, or when there is precipitation with …

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
‘Unbelievable:’ Support Surges For Northampton County Pet Groomer After Dog Shot Between Eyes ‘Unbelievable:’ Support Surges For Northampton County Pet Groomer After Dog Shot Between Eyes
‘Unbelievable:’ Support Surges For Northampton County Pet Groomer After Dog Shot Between Eyes Support is surging for a Northampton County pet groomer whose dog was shot between the eyes after accidentally escaping from her yard. Jessica Schwickrath at A Furry Tail Come True Too in Nazareth says Squirrely, one of her groomers’ dogs, escaped from his owner, Taylor’s yard through a broken fence and wandered over to a neighbor’s property last week. “Squirrely escaped Taylor's yard through a part of the fence that was once repaired but the little stinker busted through again,” Schwickrath writes on a GoFundMe. The neighbor — who Schwickrath says owns chickens — “shot Squirrely between t…

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by Valerie Musson