Kittens looking for a new home and a special XMas competition!

At Pets Palace, we don’t just think of ourselves as a supplier of high quality pet products, but mainly as pet lovers. This is one of the reasons why, since the opening of the store (over two years ago), we’ve been strongly against selling live animals for a profit. We feel that having cute pets in your shop can encourage impulsive purchase of pets and increase the chance of the pets to be abandoned in the long term. The choice of getting a pet is a decision that has to be taken seriously, discussed with all family members and thought through.

A massive number of pets are still being abandoned, and the fact that shelters are often very near overcapacity is a huge issue. This is why Pets Palace recently decided to work in collaboration with Sydney Dogs and Cats Home to help abandoned pets to find a new home.

Sydney Dogs and Cats Home association has worked really hard since 1946 to “prevent unnecessary euthanasia of healthy, loving pets” and “find them new homes which will last a lifetime”. The association welcome up to 4,000 cats and dogs each year. Check out their Facebook page if you would like to know more about Sydney Dogs & Cats Home.  

So what is the role of Pets Palace in all of this? Pets Palace aims to help Sydney Dogs & Cats Home by welcoming abandoned kittens and cats in the shop and facilitate their rehoming. We currently have kittens in the store, they have been desexed, vaccinated, vet checked and micro chipped and now just need a loving home.

Come and meet them at our Sydney store!    

To conclude with a little extra note, if you would like some extra fun during the festive season, check out our very latest competition: browse through the Pets Palace website to find where Santa is hiding for a chance to win a Xmas Gift Pack! 

9 myths about dogs & cats that just aren’t true

1 – If my dog moves his tail it’s because he’s happy

Wrong! A dog moves his tail when he gets excited, this can be either positive excitement or in a negative way such as nervousness.

2 – If my dog’s nose is warm, it’s because he is sick

Wrong again! You should use a thermometer to know if your animal is sick or not. The temperature of the nose is not a reliable indicator.

3 – A dog can’t distinguish between colours

Not true! For sure, a dog’s sight is different than that of humans, but a dog can distinguish almost every colour except red and green.

4 – Big dogs need more space than small dogs

This is not just a question of size but of breed. For example, a border terrier needs a lot of space even though it is a small sized dog.

5 – Milk is a good nutrient for cats

This is incorrect. After two months, milk can in fact cause intestinal disorders. Milk should be replaced by water.

6 – You shouldn’t touch a kitten because his mother will reject him

This isn’t true. If you touch a kitten it is likely to get used a human presence more quickly, but it won’t reject its mother.

7 – Feeding your dog raw meat will make him aggressive

Feeding a dog raw meat has not been proven to cause aggression in dogs.

8 – When your cat purrs it means he is happy

Not necessarily, Cats also purr when they're experiencing something intense, such as pain for example.

9 - A cat's whiskers have no real purpose
This is not true! A cat uses its whiskers to measure distance. 

Note: whilst we take every precaution to make sure our sources are correct and reliable, we always recommend speaking to an expert (such as a vetenarian) when in doubt about your pet's health or behaviour.

Take a virtual tour in the Pets Palace store!

Did you know that you can now take a 'virtual walk' through the Pets Palace shop in Newtown, Sydney?
Through this cool Google feature you can have a browse through the shop, zoom in on the products and even step right in without leaving the house!

Click here to have a look for yourself!

Or just search for 'Pets Palace' in Google and you will see a picture of the shop and 'see inside' on the left side of your screen, like shown in the image below:

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Pets Palace Pet of the Month June Winner

WINNER! Congratulations to M.Petzke and her beautiful Kelpie x Siberian Husky Lola for winning this months Pet of the Month $50  voucher.

Send your photos to: photos@petspalace.com.au and tell us in 25 words or less why your pet should win pet of the  month.

Don't forget to add your pets name plus your suburb and state. Note all entries may not be published. For full terms and conditions, please review the pets palace websites T & C's page.

http://www.petspalace.com.au/pet-of-the-month/

Pets Palace FuzzYard Giftpack Giveaway!!!

WINNER! Congratulations to L.Beedell (and her lovely dog Detective Scraps) who is the winner of our "Tell us what your pet means t you" $250 FuzzYard Giftpack Giveaway Competition!!! L.Bedell and her gorgeous pet have won a gift pack crammed full of FuzzYard treats and goodies. We had a fantastic response to this competition and we really loved to read all emails, thank you to everyone that entered.

Check out all our lucky WINNERS! http://www.petspalace.com.au/pets-palace-competition-winners/

Pets Palace FuzzYard Competition

Don't forget our Pets Palace FuzzYard competition ends next week. To enter just tell us what your pet means to you and don't forget to add at least one picture. Good Luck and thank you to everyone who has already entered the messages have been fantastic.http://www.petspalace.com.au/winwithfuzzyard

Pets Palace Hot Products

Check out this months HOT PRODUCTS!https://www.facebook.com/PetsPalace/app_182424521789782