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Tag: pets

Help save Chico’s Natural Pet Market

#pets, #retail, #shopping
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Chico’s Natural Pet Market, a popular store at 6349-A Columbia Pike, in Barcroft Plaza, is facing some challenges, and the company’s founder and president, Danielle Areco, is inviting customers and community members to the store on Thursday, April 25, at 8 p.m., to help brainstorm possible solutions. There will be refreshments, including Brazilian hors d’oeuvres … Continued

Cat lounge opens in Fairfax

#animals, #businesses, #pets
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Playtime at Pawsabilities. Feeling stressed or lonely? Hanging out with some friendly cats could lift your spirits. That’s the idea behind Patriot Pawsabilities, a cat lounge at University Mall, 10687 Braddock Road, Fairfax, that opened March 16. There are 20 cats and 15 kittens. You can play with them, pet them, or just relax, and … Continued

Firefighters rescue cats

#fires, #pets
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One of the cats rescued from a house fire in the Lake Barcroft area. Fairfax County firefighters rescued two cats from a fire at a home in the 3100 block of Holloway Road in the Lake Barcroft area Dec. 20. An occupant called 911 after the smoke alarm sounded. One adult and one juvenile were … Continued

Hedgehogs move closer to pet status

#animals, #pets, #Planning Commission
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Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion recommending a change in the zoning ordinance to allow hedgehogs, chinchillas, and hermit crabs to be considered “commonly accepted pets.” That means those animals could be kept as pets without the need of a special permit. The Board of Supervisors will consider the zoning amendment … Continued

Paws for Pets: Danny wants your vote

#animals, #pets

Danny Paws for Pets is a series focusing on pets of any kind.  Danny, a formerly homeless 2-year-old hound lab pit mix, has dreams of stardom, but he needs your help. He is asking people to vote for him in the Washingtonian magazine’s cutest dog contest.  If he wins, Danny plans to host to host … Continued

Cat café planned for Fairfax

#animals, #businesses, #pets
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The CatCafe Lounge in Los Angeles. Fairfax County is poised to get its first cat café. The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special permit in September for a business called Patriot Pawsabilities at 10611 Braddock Road, Fairfax. The cat café, in a storefront at University Mall, would allow patrons to relax and interact with … Continued

Annandale homeowner can keep his chickens

#animals, #pets, #zoning
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Annandale homeowner Young Gee Kim can keep his chickens, the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) ruled Sept. 26. Kim needed a special permit because his property, at 3801 Annandale Road, is smaller than the two-acre minimum required for having chickens by right. Kim has five pet chickens in a coop on the side … Continued

Chico’s one-year anniversary party on Sept. 30 features mini-makeovers for pets and people

#animals, #businesses, #community events, #health, #pets, #Taste of Annandale
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Chico’s new pet spa. Chico’s Natural Pet Market invites everyone and their pets to an Open House and Pampered Pet  Party Sunday, Sept. 30, 1-7 p.m., to celebrate the store’s one-year anniversary and introduce its new pet spa. Chico’s, at 6349A Columbia Pike, is hosting the best-dressed pet contest at the Taste of Annandale and will … Continued

‘Animal communicator’ will help judge pet contest at the Taste of Annandale

#animals, #health, #pets, #Taste of Annandale
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The Taste of Annandale Planning Committee is pleased to announce that Diane Roadcap, the “animal communicator,” will be one of the judges at the best-dressed pet contest at the Oct. 13 street festival on Tom Davis Drive. The Taste of Annandale schedule hasn’t been finalized but the pet contest, hosted by Chico’s Natural Pet Market, … Continued