Critter News

MARCH 8, 2009

The provincial government says it's gone from "worst to first" and Ontario is now the only jurisdiction in Canada with special protections for law-enforcement animals like police dogs and horses. Pet owners convicted of a crime under the act can also be barred from owning any animals for life. It is now law as of March 1.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2010

Heart U Back also supports animal protection agencies on a global level, including Canada (OSPCA and BCSPCA), Australia (RSPCA), and the UK (RSPCA). From the site: The Heart U Back Collection of jewelry has been uniquely designed and created to express the heart-warming bond between pet and the pet owner.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 17, 2009

According to the Environmental Protection Association (EPA), typical household cleaning products and air fresheners are one of the leading contributors to poor indoor air quality. Clean+Green® are the only eco-friendly aerosol pet cleaning products on the planet. Clean+Green permanently cleans pet stains and eradicates odors.

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JULY 21, 2014

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. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. Not many survive, and very few flourish.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I I was wearing the lead x-ray apron and heavy raptor gloves, so I thought I was protected. Right now I have a nice hickey on my arm from a Canada Goose.

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