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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

10,000 Birds

Instead of Special Weapons and Tactics, think: Sealed With A Trap. Neighbor A’s private property and peace of mind are both suffering because of the cats, which are killing government-protected species. Sealed With A Trap. Sealed With A Trap. What birds need is their own SWAT team. Neighbor B has nine outdoor cats.

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Survival of the Flexible

10,000 Birds

By weird things I don’t mean human weird things, like for example wasting their time in wild places looking for unusual feathered animals and ticking them off a list, but things that fall outside of their usual repertoire of normal behaviour. It is easy to forget sometimes that birds can do weird things.

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Pet Safety During Home Improvements

4 The Love Of Animals

Cats, dogs, and other small pets are much more vulnerable than humans to dust and vapors that settle near the floor for any project that requires good ventilation like painting, sanding, or pulling up carpet, clean up thoroughly before bringing a pet home after a home improvement project. Sweep, vacuum, and dust after the project.

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Breast Cancer in Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

While breast cancer awareness month for people might be over, it’s important to realize that we humans aren’t the only ones affected by the disease. Many people don’t realize that pets can also suffer from breast cancer. In fact, I experienced it first hand when my pet rat developed breast cancer late in her life.

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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks.

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