Happy Friday! Hopefully 2012 is going well for you so far... Here are a few pet travel news links to make sure you're all caught up with what's been going on thus far.

The most dog-friendly vacation spot ever? Let's just say that pups visiting Carmel-by-the-Sea are lucky to the extreme.

That's one way to fix a deficit. California is selling T-Shirts featuring @sutterbrown, the first dog, and donating all proceeds to the state's general fund.

We know that pet-friendly colleges are becoming more commonplace, but it looks like animal studies in the classroom are on the rise as well.

Is this a trend you've come across? More and more pet owners are throwing "Bark Mitzvahs" for their pups.

Planning to stay in a vacation rental this year? Here are some tips for finding a great pet-friendly vacation rental.

A few changes have been made to the New Zealand pet import requirements.

We could all benefit from bookmarking a few of these: Money saving travel web sites.

One pug is deaf and blind, the other is a devoted caretaker, and together they make quite a heartwarming pair of pups.