Comments on: Global Pet Expo: Keeping the small-biz dream alive http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/13/global-pet-expo-keeping-the-dream-alive/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yadont Needtaknow http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/13/global-pet-expo-keeping-the-dream-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-487006 Yadont Needtaknow Thu, 13 May 2010 13:26:07 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5466#comment-487006 From http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Shoo!Tag "If this thing does all that its manufacturers claim, why isn’t it being shipped in container-loads to the mosquito-ridden equatorial regions across the globe in an effort to wipe out malaria? Think about it – who is likely to be the most gullible: pet owners...or scientifically trained doctors who want nothing more than to stamp out the scourge of a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year." Also check out http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=7497 and http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=4691 for a thorough debunking of the pseudo-science Shootag claims to use. From http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Shoo!Tag

“If this thing does all that its manufacturers claim, why isn’t it being shipped in container-loads to the mosquito-ridden equatorial regions across the globe in an effort to wipe out malaria?

Think about it – who is likely to be the most gullible: pet owners…or scientifically trained doctors who want nothing more than to stamp out the scourge of a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.”

Also check out http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=7497 and http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=4691 for a thorough debunking of the pseudo-science Shootag claims to use.

]]> By: Keith Turner http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/13/global-pet-expo-keeping-the-dream-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-401877 Keith Turner Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:36:00 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5466#comment-401877 The tags that the sisters are wearing in the picture are the ones designed for horses. They are much larger than the tiny tags for dogs and cats, which are about the size of a couple of postage stamps. The tags that the sisters are wearing in the picture are the ones designed for horses. They are much larger than the tiny tags for dogs and cats, which are about the size of a couple of postage stamps.

]]> By: VJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/13/global-pet-expo-keeping-the-dream-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-401851 VJ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:27:32 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5466#comment-401851 So, would you use the Shootag on your pets? One comment - it seems the tag would be a bit inconvenient hanging from the neck. Would it be uncomfortable for the pet when he/she lays down on their stomachs with their chins on the floor. So, would you use the Shootag on your pets? One comment - it seems the tag would be a bit inconvenient hanging from the neck. Would it be uncomfortable for the pet when he/she lays down on their stomachs with their chins on the floor.

]]> By: 2CatMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/13/global-pet-expo-keeping-the-dream-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-401760 2CatMom Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:48:24 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5466#comment-401760 Those Kitty Boinks look like big fun! One of my little cats favorite toys is a similar plastic spring toy, which I call boing-boings. All I have to do is say the magic b-b words and she comes running to play. Those Kitty Boinks look like big fun! One of my little cats favorite toys is a similar plastic spring toy, which I call boing-boings. All I have to do is say the magic b-b words and she comes running to play.

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