By Arden Moore
We can agree that COVID-19 has made 2020 a year we all wish to forget. But it’s never been a better time to be a cat or dog.
It’s indisputable: Pets are steadily making direct and indirect impacts in all aspects of our lives nowadays.
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Deb Barnes, who owns eight cats, says they ‘give my life a sense of purpose and responsibility.’ She plans to give them more time in her enclosed backyard this month. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Know who deserves to top our holiday gift list this
Steven Locante and John Deese. Photo provided
More than 300 supporters of the armed forces joined American Humane in an effort to help save America’s vets — and pets — by investing in trained service dogs. ‘There are many worthy causes in the world,
Shay Maimoni, founder of Loxahatchee-based Woof Dogs, has trained dogs for many roles, including police, service and therapy. With him here is Asia, a 6-year-old Dutch shepherd who is a trained patrol and drug detection dog. Photo provided
By Arden
About 100 dog fans attended a fundraising event that included vendors, animal rescue organizations, a live DJ and an auction with prizes valued at more than $3,000. Costumed dogs competed in multiple categories on the red-carpet runway. Pups on the P
For one Saturday morning, dogs were allowed to play off leash on the beach at Oceanfront Park. ABOVE: Buddy, 4 months, runs from the incoming tide. BELOW: 3-year-old Duke (front) and Moose, 2, greet each other before running off. Photos by Rachel O’H
Veterinary students at South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach receive hands-on experience working with greyhounds that trainer Carolee Ellison provides. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
Greyhounds sport reputations for running fast. Very fas
For one Saturday morning, dogs were allowed to play off leash on the beach at Oceanfront Park. The City of Boynton Beach and Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Department sponsored the Dec. 15 Oceanfront Bark event. Duke, 3, and Moose, 2, greet one
By Jane Smith
Fido and Bella can scamper the beach on Dec. 15 at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park when the city operates a pop-up dog park from 9 a.m. to noon.
“We will staff it to make sure everyone has a good time,” said Wally Majors, Recreation and
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach is moving closer to allowing dogs on the beach at Oceanfront Park.
A majority of city commissioners agreed Aug. 21 to a trial event proposed by Wally Majors, recreation and parks director.
The event will be free and open t
Jeannine Tilford of Palm Beach Gardens is on a mission to stop pets from encountering bufo toads. She captures the nocturnal creatures by hand, one yard at a time. Photos provided
By Arden Moore
By day, Jeannine Tilford teaches high school biology
Former Ocean Ridge Commissioner Ed Brookes said he got nowhere trying to persuade Boynton Beach to drop the idea of creating a dog beach at Oceanfront Park when he attended the city’s commission meeting in May. Brookes criticized town officials for n
What better way to celebrate National Dog Day than with an impromptu dog park at Old School Square? Sara Toosarvandani and her daughter Grace enjoy watching the dogs while Bill Bathurst talks to his pup Angus. Dozens of dogs enjoyed an evening of mon
Delray Beach code enforcement officers Joe Lucarelli (left) and Robenson Dejardian (blue shirt in rear)
walk with beach visitors accompanied by their service dog. The visitors — who declined to be identified —
are permitted to bring their service dog
Friends of Delray Dog Beach held a demonstration May 7 in hopes of raising awareness
and gaining approval for dogs to be permitted on part of the public beach. The demonstrators gathered
in front of the city’s beachside pavilion.
Among the signs: ‘Su
Agnes Simon and her poodle-Pekinese mix, Benji, celebrate his 11th birthday
at The Carlisle Palm Beach senior living community in Lantana.
Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Inside The Carlisle Palm Beach senior living community in Lantana, you expe
By Rich Pollack
After months of study and research, the Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department has submitted a draft report to City Manager Don Cooper, recommending a six-month pilot program for a dog beach at the city’s Atlantic Dunes Park.
Stargazer lilies may add color to a room but will poison your cat.
Photo courtesy of proflowers.com
A sago palm is toxic to dogs.
Photo courtesy of lake.ifas.ufl.edu
Ibuprofen can lead to gastritis or even a bleeding ulcer in a pet.
Photo courtesy of
Simon Goldman and Calypso, whose flea allergy led to Simon’s creation of a line of pet shampoos.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
All it took was connecting with a pair of large, sad eyes inside a cage at an animal shelter to inspire
By Tim Pallesen
Everyone wants it clear that Delray Beach loves dogs — but city officials will continue to outlaw them on the municipal beach.
“We all love our dogs, but we just can’t police it,” city manager Louie Chapman Jr. told city commiss
