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Best Friends Animal Society Helps You Protect Your Pets this Independence Day

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Best Friends four-legged Celebrity Ambassador Lassie encourages everyone to protect pets this Independence Day weekend by keeping them in a safe, comfortable place inside the house during fireworks. Cats who are allowed outside are also vulnerable to being scared away from their homes. About Best Friends Animal Society®.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

We are observing a Dhole , also called Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog. A hundred metres down the track, several more Dholes await us, totalling eleven dogs. During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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Just as the ranger was telling us that we might see wild cats – well, not wild cats, but rather, Wildcats , the wild version of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris lybica , one of those cats popped its head out of the brush about 50 feet beyond her. The most interesting thing about this cat was lack of kitty-cat-ness.

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What do you think about people who takes revenge against their murdered dog by animal

Reddit Animals

Maybe you saw that popular video recently aswell where a small dog gets killed by coyote and owner takes revenge. Well i have a dog aswell and i am also living in a rural area. modern cats/dogs should be seen as a protection and when you think deeply you understand that it is just nature that coyote also has a stomach to feed.

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On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China

Animal Person

Sometimes an article has a couple of the above, as in the case of " Chinese Legal Experts Call for a Ban on Eating Cats and Dogs." Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats. Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals?

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Protecting Your Pets from Pests and Disease

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Perhaps the most well known mosquito born disease, heartworms can be fatal to dogs and occasionally cats and foxes. Heartworm larvae are carried by mosquitoes and then transmitted to the dog’s bloodstream when the mosquito bites. It can affect humans, birds, horses, dogs, cats, and other mammals. Heartworms.

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The Unbreakable Bond Between Pets and Humans

Reddit Animals

From cats and dogs to birds and reptiles, pets have a unique ability to connect with humans in ways that are both profound and lasting. Dogs, in particular, are known for their ability to ward off intruders and alert us to potential dangers. Studies have shown that petting a dog or cat can lower blood pressure and reduce stress.

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