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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

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Expert cites scientifically-proven therapeutic, physical and emotional health benefits of loving and caring for a pet. Pet ownership runs far deeper than simply caring for a possession. Yes, the sheer responsibility of caring for a pet has notable benefits in and of itself. Caring for a pet may even help you live longer.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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I saw two Pitta species at Hongbenghe, both among the slightly less glamourous among the pitta family: The Blue-naped Pitta … … and the closely related Rusty-naped Pitta. If you are afraid of spiders, you might want to get a pet Streaked Spiderhunter. I am only joking! Birds should be free.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2022

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According to an article in the Guardian , “nearly a quarter of black swan families are parented by homosexual couples, the males sometimes mating with a female simply to have a chick. It seems they kept a pheasant as a pet for the chick. Once the egg has been laid, the female is chased away and the males hatch it.”

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. There’s an imperative to get this message across to cat people who, like me, can be educated to value wild lives as much as we value the lives of our four-legged family members.

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Are you ready to get a dog?

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Dogs aren’t teddy bears that can be left to one side, and the saying ‘a dog is for life, not just for Christmas’ lives on for a reason – it’s true. A dog should be a family decision, with the whole family promising to play their part in the care and love of the family pet. Ask questions.

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Happy “Howl-a-days”!

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A few great ideas and links to help you and your pet enjoy the holiday season. Tis the season to help out a furry friend in need by nominating your favorite local animal shelters to receive Hartz pet supplies. pet supplies company, has generously agreed to donate $3 million worth of Hartz pet supplies to animal shelters in the U.S.

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