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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

4 The Love Of Animals

Here are the tips and stats that they sent us: Nearly 2,900 letter carriers were bitten by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 While letter carriers are discouraged from petting animals, people who choose to pet dogs should always let a dog see and sniff them before petting the animal.

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

10,000 Birds

If you capture birds (to make them pets) from the wild, and they get out, they are good at avoiding predators. If you take birds that have been pets for generations and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators. The bottom line is this.

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Earth Day Giveaway!

4 The Love Of Animals

The Honest Kitchen has offered a great package of treats for the dog owner who cares about the planet and the health of their pet! Only soy-based inks used for all package printing - Soy-based inks require substantially less energy to produce in comparison to standard petroleum-based inks, and also help reduce air pollution.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Many of us have difficulty with the idea of keeping “pets.” When it comes to pets, the only reasons he considers for keeping pets have to do with the enrichment of the lives of people. The research, much of the time, doesn’t support the conventional wisdom (which is not to say the case is closed on any issue).

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Eyesight of Man’s Best Friend

4 The Love Of Animals

We take a look into how man’s best friends see and how good their vision really is in comparison to that of a human’s. Dogs are incredibly intelligent animals, learning tricks, words and even learning how to push their owner’s buttons to get that much-deserved treat! Colour myth.

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M. P. Golding on Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

My pet turtle does not exercise, at his option, any rights over itself, things, or people. It may also be the case that their rights (if they have any) are, because of the nature of their interests, so insignificant in comparison with those of humans that they hardly deserve the appellation. (

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Make sure you look after your pet with insurance

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s hard to ignore the link to the credit crunch, which has likely affected pet owner’s abilities to meet the food and vet bills needed for their pets. Sheila Stewart, of Capricom Animal Rescue centre in Mold, United Kingdom, said that she believes that this can be overcome by the animal’s owners taking out pet insurance.

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