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. Tags: news people helping animals. 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.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2012

Nutrition is among the most overlooked areas of responsible pet ownership. Many people simply buy what is on sale at their local grocery store, never realizing that there are huge differences in quality between pet food brands. Many pet owners are surprised when they change their dogs’ diet to a higher quality food.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 11, 2008

This news story slipped by in November. Many of Petland's puppies are not supplied directly by breeders but are purchased from a "middle man"—large-scale "pet distributors," otherwise known as brokers—showing that the company may not even know who the breeders are or what their standards of care may be like.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Daddy, Ceasar Millan’s partner and beloved pet, passed away after living for 16 years! That’s a long time for most dogs, especially the larger breeds. Tags: news people helping animals. Cesar and Daddy. An Emergency Animal Rescue Fund Established has been established in Daddy’s Honor.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. It was recently reported that the famous Facebook founder has introduced not one, but two new furry friends into his lifestyle: a Komondor and a Puli. Due to the history of the breed, a Komondor can be a challenge to train. About Jaime Van Wye.

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JULY 10, 2012

Image by Adam Riley Of the 115 African species now listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered, nearly half occur on the islands surrounding Africa or are non-breeding migrants to Africa. There has been growth in the breeding population at the colonies in Morocco (now estimated at 106 breeding pairs and approximately 500 birds in total).

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But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. These are extremely large stick structures (some articles compare the largest ones to the size of a car) that are usually populated by multiple breeding pairs in separate chambers.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Many of them are domestic pets released by uncaring owners which then go on to breed. The targeted rabbits are the unwanted inhabitants of capital Stockholm's parks, which are culled to protect the shrubs and trees which they gorge on.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Prior to the 1970s, virtually all were descended from one breeding pair. Now, one million hamsters are kept as pets, an increase of 41 percent since 2001. Interesting article. Prior to the 1930s, hamsters were pretty much in the wild. This includes the two sitting on the shelf in our house!)

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Critter News

MARCH 14, 2009

I think there are many disreputable breeders, I think they are increasing a bloated supply of pets, and I think there are many purebreds already available from shelters. Sure, but I just don't think it helps the problem of pet overpopulation. The best mousers are not of any particular breed.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Each article features an animal's physical characteristics, habitat (including a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and when applicable, conservation and tips on what the public can do to help. Cushman and Smith also manage a website about pet rabbit care and behavior called MyHouseRabbit.com.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ States Try to Weigh Safety With Dog Owners’ Rights ” (news article, July 23): Any law that deems a dog as dangerous or vicious based on appearance, breed or phenotype is unfair and discriminatory. Richard Spencer Executive Director, Association of Pet Dog Trainers Greenville, S.C.,

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat ” (news article, April 21): The commercial development of meat from animal tissue won’t result in “fake meat” any more than cloning sheep results in fake sheep. coli bacteria or food additives. There is no happy ending for even the most humanely raised animal.

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