4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 2, 2012

Keep your pet happy and healthy with these mobile apps. Pets can be a bigger commitment than many people expect, between adoption, health care, training, and environment, there are a lot of variables to consider. Fido Pet Adoptions (iOS, Android). Pet First Aid (iPhone). Pet Master (iOS, Android).

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 11, 2012

However, if your best friends just so happen to be a menagerie of pets, there are a few things to consider before revving that engine and heading out the door. Sure, your pet bulldog Max might chase his own tail around his food bowl, but when you throw a blanket over your suitcase to hide it from view, you’re not fooling anyone.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2011

When will bird breeding be regulated? How many more stories like this need to come out before it is generally recognized that this isn’t “a few bad apples&# but an endemic problem in the bird breeding industry? If you insist on owning a pet bird, at least adopt one from a shelter.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” At the same time, they are popular as pets, as they may be the best talkers of the Australian cockatoos.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

But as I began my search for a new family member at local shelters, I noticed that something was terribly wrong—I couldn’t hold the dogs I was considering adopting for more than 5 minutes before going into a sneezing convulsion. population has pet allergies, mainly to dogs and cats. But dogs had never been an issue before.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2011

As a breed, pit bulls have a bad rap. However, they are more vulnerable to being forced into fighting than other breeds. Aside from the breed’s abuses, one finds that adopting out this breed is highly difficult. Yes, this breed is poorly represented in the media. Evaluate the Pit Bull before Doing Anything.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Here are a few great tips for future and current pet owners. Early Adopter. The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Save $$: Up to $500 or more depending on animal and breed. Good for You: Adopting an orphaned animal keeps it from having to be euthanized.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

If you live in Australia, do not even think of getting this bird as a pet, as “99.99% of these Galahs sold in Australian markets are trapped from the wild” (source). ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. The same website also warns that “Galahs are naturally destructive and noisy.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, most had been neutered, adopted out to soft-hearted landowners as odd pets, conversation pieces. No wait, they were, but they had experienced so much genetic drift and selective pressure that they now constituted a unique breed in their own right. And so, a breed association formed to preserve these goats. (No

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2010

We love to share other sites who are helping spread the word about dog adoption and responsible pet ownership. Dogasaur.com is one of those sites, and they just celebrated a huge success! Their Facebook page has reached over 130,000 fans! That’s a whole bunch of dog lovers. And we couldn’t be happier for them.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. Having pets at a young age instills kids with a sense of confidence that they can take care of an animal and help it to live a thriving life. More importantly I find pets can be great therapy for kids.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 11, 2009

Cats, particularly representatives of individual breeds, can vary dramatically – from quiet, gentle little homebodies to personality-plus party animals. Likewise, some on-the-go breeds, such as the Burmese need a lot of exercise and attention. Other Pets. Tags: pet care tv. Here are some things to consider: Temperament.

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Animal Person

APRIL 12, 2009

They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group. But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

Sasha, adopted at approximately nine months old, has taken roughly thirteen years to trust humans enough to be stroked while she’s standing on the floor. In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 14, 2013

It’s the result of thousands of years of breeding. Let me tell you – I’ve met some street dogs who curl up with cats and babies, and I’ve met some pet dogs (like my human’s grandmother’s Chihuahua!) Perception is a tough nut to crack, but in adopting a street dog, you automatically create an ambassador.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city. Dozens of other introduced bird species, largely escapees from pet owners, now call Miami home. Nearly 70 species of parrots have been recorded flying free at some stage or another in Miami, including Hyacinth Macaws.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. Henry’s sister, Dolly, a poodle living the perfect dog life, was minding her business as the sole pet of the family in Cathy and Donna’s house when the pair decided to rescue the cat.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

To the Editor: “ Should Most Pet Owners Be Required to Neuter Their Animals? ,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. Given the current dire shortage of homes, no breeding is responsible.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

Animals in the tri-state area are euthanized daily, rescue groups are unable to save as many lives as they wish, and animals spend years in boarding kennels while awaiting adopters to fall in love with them. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. Many of these boarding animals are forgotten.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Keep Your Pet Healthy. There are major benefits of spaying or neutering your pets. Most of us know that spaying or neutering a pet can help reduce pet overpopulation and prevent an unintended pregnancy. Spaying or neutering your pet completely eliminate the risk of these dangerous cancers. Reduced Cancer Risk.

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