Pet expo and sale listed in Niles

 Pet owners and pet lovers will have a chance to learn about crop and services for their pets. Doris Straka of Cleveland, animal communicator, will be on hand, and there will be animals for sale or adoption. A pet fashion show will be at 1 p.m. Sunday. Pet owners can symbol up for a vacation giveaway, and there will be raffles, door prizes and food.

Roadshow was no sphere for small pets

I was at Parkway procession on Saturday and chanced upon a Pet Lovers Centre (PLC) road show. Apart from selling pet products, a hamster race was going on, where kids placed their hamsters in plastic balls and "raced" them. Surrounded by screaming kids who were shaking the plastic balls, loud blasting music and crowds, the hamsters were clearly stressed and panicky. Chinchillas and rabbits were placed at the road show as well, amid the loud music and crowds. I understand that PLC is a business and is riding on the Rabbit year to increase profits, but small pet animals should not be subjected to this amount of pressure. PLC should have known better.