Critter News
MARCH 15, 2009
In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs. And the center added training and banned one researcher from animal contact in response.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 30, 2011
Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. Having pets at a young age instills kids with a sense of confidence that they can take care of an animal and help it to live a thriving life. More importantly I find pets can be great therapy for kids.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Syngenta warns that “Talon” is “hazardous to dogs, cats, pigs, poultry and other wildlife.” Researchers have also found that bobcats and mountain lions exposed to diphacinone and other first generation anticoagulants have an increased susceptibility to mange —to the point where it has caused serious illness and death.
Animal Person
APRIL 6, 2010
Angier writes: "Scientists studying animals from virtually every niche of the bestial kingdom have found evidence of distinctive personalities — bundled sets of behaviors, quirks, preferences and pet peeves that remain stable over time and across settings." Highly sensitive pigs squeal, yet highly sensitive people feel a lot.
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