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

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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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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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Looking after your dog’s joints.

4 The Love Of Animals

Just like humans, dogs depend on joints for flexibility and movement. Joints allow your pet’s limbs to move and help them go about their day. Looking after your pets joints is vital and just like our own aches and pains our pet’s health is down to us to look after. Keep A Close Eye On Your Pooch! Canine Hip Dysplasia.

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5 Cat Health Problems that Can be Avoided

4 The Love Of Animals

There are numerous things that your vet tells you to vaccinate for, but the worst problems often come from a poor-quality diet. Cats are just as likely to get cancer, diabetes and organ failure as humans are. It is not transmittable to humans. Cat health problems are prominent, but many can be avoided. Feline AIDS .

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Turns out the founder of TRC and many the vets who worked in clinic were falconers as well. Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets. Falconers must always keep their birds somewhat wild so if they get separated or the bird flies off never to return, it can still survive on it’s own without human intervention.

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The benefits of good puppy food

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There are benefits to both types of puppy food, though many vets recommend starting puppies on solid food with a wet variety. The feeding guidelines printed on the puppy food label are well researched and should be followed unless a veterinarian says otherwise. Wet or dry?

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”.