4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. I got my first pets, mice and guinea pigs, when I was 8. For these folks, I recommend a nontraditional pet like a rat or a guinea pig. For these folks, I recommend a nontraditional pet like a rat or a guinea pig. Choosing the right pet for your child is key.

Compassion 100

Compassion Guinea Pigs Purebred Animal 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others. Willie Ebanks, at Hutland, Northside, in Grand Cayman. So he began to put out extra feed for the birds.

Antigua and Barbuda 216

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 216

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. And it is a rate of extinction that is speeding up!

Mauritius 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171

Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

Homemakers employ deadly rat traps and poisons to rid their dwellings of vermin. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.

Michael Vick 100

Michael Vick Guinea Pigs Animal Cruelty Animal Abuse 100