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Have You Considered Keeping Goats as Pets?

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Have you considered keeping goats as pets? Cats and dogs are the most popular pets, along with hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs also being amongst the favourites. If you want a slightly unusual pet that has lots of personality and can also be petted, consider keeping a couple of goats.

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Racing Pigeons, Swimming Crows

10,000 Birds

A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We Maybe the vet will find something amiss. Maybe he’s someone’s ex-pet who grew up around ducks. Say what you will about pigeons – they’re among the most extraordinary athletes in the bird kingdom.

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Are you ready to get a dog?

4 The Love Of Animals

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. Like any pet, dogs cost money.

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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. It’s the bane of many rehabbers that they simply can’t get through to cat owners on this critical issue of free-roaming pets. I scrambled for a box.

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