Effective date: October 27, 2026
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of Better Pet Days, a digital publication operated by Northstack Media LLC.
By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the website.
Informational and educational purposes
Better Pet Days provides general informational and educational content concerning pets, pet care, routines, activities, products, household management, and related topics.
The content is intended to provide general information and ideas. It is not a substitute for individualized veterinary or other professional advice.
Not veterinary or professional advice
Content on Better Pet Days does not constitute veterinary, medical, behavioral, nutritional, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
Animals differ by:
- Species
- Breed
- Age
- Size
- Health status
- Medical history
- Behavior
- Environment
- Diet
- Medication use
- Individual needs
Consult a licensed veterinarian or another appropriately qualified professional before acting on information involving an animal’s health, diet, medications, symptoms, behavior, treatment, or safety.
Veterinary emergencies
Better Pet Days does not provide emergency veterinary services.
If you believe an animal is experiencing poisoning, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, uncontrolled bleeding, severe injury, seizures, heatstroke, or another emergency, contact a licensed veterinarian, emergency veterinary hospital, or appropriate animal poison-control service immediately.
Do not rely on website content or wait for a response through a website contact form during an emergency.
Medications, supplements, and treatments
Do not start, stop, replace, or change a pet’s medication, supplement, treatment, or prescribed diet based solely on information published by Better Pet Days.
Medication safety, dosage, interactions, and suitability depend on factors specific to the animal and should be evaluated by a licensed veterinarian.
Information about products, medications, supplements, ingredients, or treatments may become outdated or may not apply to an individual animal.
Pet food and nutrition
Content concerning pet food, treats, supplements, ingredients, feeding routines, or nutrition is general information.
Pet nutritional needs can differ substantially. Allergies, sensitivities, medications, medical conditions, life stage, species, breed, size, and activity level can affect what is appropriate.
Consult a licensed veterinarian or qualified veterinary nutrition professional before making material dietary changes, particularly when an animal has a medical condition or takes medication.
Behavior and training information
Pet behavior and training information is general and may not be appropriate for every animal or household.
Behavior can be influenced by medical conditions, history, environment, stressors, learning, age, and other factors.
Seek qualified professional assistance when an animal displays aggression, severe anxiety, sudden behavioral changes, self-injury, dangerous behavior, or behavior that presents a risk to people or other animals.
Products and activities require individual judgment
No product, recommendation, routine, technique, activity, training approach, or strategy is appropriate for every pet.
Pet owners and caregivers are responsible for evaluating information according to circumstances that may include:
- Species and breed
- Age and developmental stage
- Size and physical condition
- Health conditions
- Allergies or sensitivities
- Temperament and behavior
- Product instructions and warnings
- Professional recommendations
- Environmental conditions
- Supervision requirements
- Applicable laws or regulations
Products, recalls, and changing information
Product features, prices, availability, ingredients, specifications, safety information, recalls, instructions, and recommendations can change after an article is published.
Although Better Pet Days may update content, we do not guarantee that every page will always reflect the latest information.
Before purchasing or using a product, verify important information directly through appropriate current sources, which may include:
- The manufacturer
- The retailer
- Current packaging
- Product instructions
- Product warnings
- Your veterinarian
- An appropriate government authority
- A current recall notice
No guarantee of results
Better Pet Days does not guarantee that any routine, product, activity, diet, training method, strategy, recommendation, or other information will produce a particular result.
Pets and household circumstances differ, and outcomes depend on factors outside the control of Better Pet Days and Northstack Media LLC.
Editorial practices
Better Pet Days may use software and AI-assisted tools to support research organization, drafting, editing, formatting, or publishing workflows.
Human editorial responsibility remains important. We aim to review material claims and avoid representing third-party information or research as personal experience.
We do not claim firsthand product testing unless the applicable article clearly states that testing was performed.
Affiliate relationships and advertising
Better Pet Days may contain affiliate links, sponsored material, and advertising.
Northstack Media LLC may receive compensation when visitors click certain links, register for services, make purchases, or complete other qualifying actions.
Compensation does not guarantee:
- Positive coverage
- Inclusion in an article
- A particular rating
- A recommendation
Additional information appears in our Affiliate Disclosure.
Third-party products and websites
References and links to third-party products, retailers, manufacturers, veterinary resources, services, publications, organizations, and websites are provided for information and convenience.
Northstack Media LLC does not control and is not responsible for third-party:
- Content
- Availability
- Safety representations
- Security
- Privacy practices
- Pricing
- Billing
- Contracts
- Product changes
- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Warnings
- Recalls
- Performance
Use of third-party websites, services, and products is governed by the applicable provider’s terms, instructions, warnings, policies, and agreements.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, original text, site design, organization, branding, graphics, media, and other original content published on Better Pet Days are owned by or licensed to Northstack Media LLC and may be protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may:
- View the website for personal or internal informational use
- Share links to publicly available pages
- Quote brief portions with appropriate attribution and a link to the original page when legally permitted
You may not, without prior written permission:
- Republish complete articles
- Systematically copy, crawl, or scrape the website
- Remove copyright, attribution, or proprietary notices
- Sell, license, or redistribute our content
- Represent Better Pet Days content as your own
- Use our branding in a way that implies endorsement
- Build a competing content database from substantial portions of the website
Nothing in these Terms limits rights available under applicable law, including fair use where it applies.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Interfere with website operation or security
- Attempt unauthorized access to systems or data
- Introduce malicious code
- Circumvent access, rate, or security controls
- Use automated systems in a manner that places an unreasonable burden on the website
- Submit unlawful, deceptive, infringing, abusive, or malicious material
- Falsely imply affiliation with Better Pet Days or Northstack Media LLC
- Use the website in violation of applicable law
User submissions
If you send feedback, corrections, suggestions, photographs, stories, or other material, you represent that:
- You are authorized to provide it
- Providing it does not violate another party’s rights
- The submission does not contain information you are prohibited from sharing
You retain ownership of your original material.
You grant Northstack Media LLC permission to use submitted material as reasonably necessary to:
- Review your inquiry
- Respond to you
- Verify information
- Correct or update content
- Protect the website
- Operate the publication
Do not submit confidential information or detailed veterinary records through the website.
Disclaimer of warranties
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Better Pet Days and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
We do not warrant that the website will always be available, secure, error-free, uninterrupted, complete, current, or appropriate for a particular pet or circumstance.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Northstack Media LLC and its owners, personnel, contractors, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to the use of, or inability to use, Better Pet Days.
This includes losses, injuries, or damages associated with:
- Decisions made using website content
- Pet-care activities
- Training or behavior strategies
- Dietary decisions
- Third-party products or services
- Product use or misuse
- Reliance on outdated information
- Data loss
- Business interruption
- Security incidents
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Northstack Media LLC and its owners, personnel, contractors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from unlawful use of the website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another party’s rights.
Changes to the website or these Terms
We may modify, suspend, remove, or discontinue website content or functionality.
We may also update these Terms. The effective date at the beginning of this page identifies the current published version.
Continued use of Better Pet Days after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
Severability
If a provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain effective to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Entire agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the agreement governing use of Better Pet Days.
Contact
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