Remove Experiments Remove Hunting Remove Rats Remove Shelters
article thumbnail

Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. On the other hand, kids that don’t get the experience of having a pet early may become afraid of animals, especially if their parents don’t particularly care for animals. For these folks, I recommend a nontraditional pet like a rat or a guinea pig. Choosing the right pet for your child is key.

article thumbnail

Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

10,000 Birds

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores. Is this the type of avian experience we want?

Mauritius 102