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Guest Post: Understanding Pet Food Labels

4 The Love Of Animals

De-mystify the labeling on a lot of pet food – “natural,&# “raw,&# “human grade,&# “FDA approved&#. Karen Scoggins, My Perfect Pet. Pet food may be highly processed and still be considered “natural”. Human Grade” is far superior to the “feed grade” found in most pet food.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

10,000 Birds

One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ).

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Milk or Bread

10,000 Birds

Raptors feed their young meat. Pet stores sell mealworms in small plastic containers, which will do the the trick until the rehabber takes over; just make sure they are tiny little mini-mealworms, and not the big mean ones that can actually bite you and which would make short work of a nestling songbird. Care does not include milk.

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What Foods you should Avoid Feeding your Dog?

4 The Love Of Animals

Similar to humans, dogs that eat sugary foods can develop obesity, tooth decay, and diabetes. Sugarless foods contain artificial sweeteners that can interfere with insulin production in your pet. Meat and Bones. Raw meat, fish, and eggs pose the same danger to dogs as they do to humans. Sugary Foods and Beverages.

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Purina Beyond Giveaway

4 The Love Of Animals

Real meat, poultry, or fish is the number 1 ingredient. They even sent us something special, a recipe to be made for the humans! Three lucky readers will win a free bag (it will be a coupon so you can buy which type your pet will love most). We were excited about this new product because it is full of natural ingredients.

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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

10,000 Birds

Everyone talks about human rights and there exists so many groups that are either governmental or non-governmental who work toward that cause. Great Green Macaw digiscoped at the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras For many centuries throughout the world mankind has kept birds as pets. Also, no one should have birds as pets.

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Animals as Raw Material

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From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va.

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