Victoria Park, owner of Park Pet Supply in Atlanta, says self-cleaning varieties get top billing during this time of the year, particularly for long-haired dogs.

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Guided tours with National Park Rangers, pet-friendly walks, food tents, live stage performances and even a ranger-led bike tour and night walk around the Tidal Basin will be part of the free activities at the National Mall.

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The owner of a monkey that was confiscated by the authorities after it escaped and ran around the car park of a Toronto Ikea wants her pet back.

BBC: 'Ikea monkey' owner asks for her pet back

Wolf said the park's owners bought her from a pet dealer.

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There are packs of escaped wallabies living wild in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, but Rebecca Willers from Shepreth Wildlife Park said the animal was probably an escaped pet.

BBC: Wallaby