Pet of the week
Zoey is a 4-year-old Labrador mix who was given up when the owner's new boyfriend starting sneezing. She is housebroken, loves to be petted and is good with cats. Check out all the pets looking for a home.
( 01/29/2004 03:01 AM EST)

ASK DOCTOR LAW
'Bad dog' sign may be pet owner's best defense
Q: My partner and I were walking our two Boston terriers on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road. We bumped into some friends who were also walking their two boxer pups. We chatted a bit, and as the dogs sniffed each other and got acquainted they got tangled in their leashes. When one of our friends tried to untangle them, our dog bit him on the hand.
( MARTIN E. SEGAL, askdoctorlaw@herald.com, 01/26/2004 03:01 AM EST)

PETS
Vet's advice sounds a bit fishy
Q: I live by the ocean and my husband brings fish home daily. My dogs and cats love it, but the last time I visited my vet I asked if it was OK to feed them fresh fish so often. She told me ''No,'' and said that it could lead to urinary tract infection because it can turn into crystals.
( BY DR. MICHAEL FOX, 01/24/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Gene-altered pet fish roiling waters
A genetically altered fish is lighting up more South Florida tanks. But some biologists say more research is needed to see how the Glofish could affect native fish populations.
Glofish, America's first genetically engineered pets, are selling briskly in some South Florida pet stores, but some scientists and regulators are concerned that the fish swam around the federal government and into the marketplace.
( BY STEVE NASH, Special to The Herald, 01/19/2004 03:01 AM EST)