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Researcher looking at PFAS exposure in dogs, cats

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#AVMA2023 rewind: Per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to harmful health effects in both humans and animals. Bair-Brake presented on the topic of PFAS in pets. Dr. Heather D.

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Do exotic (within reason) animals live a happier life with humans?

Reddit Animals

I have been thinking about this for awhile after I saw some people online with things like a pet skunk and even someone with a barn owl. The pets are playing and jumping around, getting head scratches and pets, rubbing up against their owners and snuggling with them, and it is some of the purest forms of love I have ever seen.

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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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It is listed as Near Threatened, partly due to the usual occurrence of illegal trade for the pet market. Like many humans, it is presumed to be monogamous (source: HBW). Still, a weird and uncomfortably human-centric way of categorizing bird species, if you ask me, which I am pretty sure you will not.

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The Power of Pets Initiative

4 The Love Of Animals

Mars Petcare recently launched The Power of Pets! What is The Power of Pets? Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. New York City; Nashville, Tenn.;

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do birds live slower?

Reddit Animals

Like, I know we say “7 dog years is 1 human year” or something to help kids understand why dogs/certain pets die so ‘young’, but; are there any animals that live slower (or faster) than us? I guess I’d like to know if other animals have a warped perception of time (relative to ours).

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Animal Research Grants a Waste of Taxpayer Money

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President Obama promised to eliminate wasteful government spending; funding for animal research is one area that is overdue for reform. Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Please do not advertise to sell your pets. Gundl Bhutani Sarasota.

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Save money caring for your pet

4 The Love Of Animals

The arrival of your new playmate, a pet. Whether its Dalmatian dog, a Persian cat, a tropical bird or even an exotic lizard from a faraway country, this is what you have been craving, the satisfaction you get when your pet looks up at its new owner with that ´please look after me’ look. This is your chance to change a life.

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