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Keeping Guinea Pigs cool in the summer – your top 12 guide

4 The Love Of Animals

The recent warm weather has been perfect for us, but some Guinea Pig’s have suffered. Guinea Pigs can quickly overheat during the summer leading to heatstroke, which in severe cases can be fatal. Unlike humans, Guinea Pigs cannot sweat – … Continue reading →

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Are Micro Pigs the Next Stupid Pet Trend?

Critter News

This lady is breeding tiny pet pigs that can live up to 11 years. And who will suffer? Tags: Stupid pigs companion animals. People are buying them like crazy, which means.eventually people will start dumping them like crazy. The animal shelters who have to find them homes at the expense of other animals. Thanks lady!

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo

Animal Person

Like a "BBQ, pony rides and a petting zoo!" When I started thinking about trying to get the association to cancel the pony rides and petting zoo (which are often part of one business as a quick Google search of " traveling petting zoo " will demonstrate), my several-year vegan husband said, "What's the use? What would you do?

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Resurrection

10,000 Birds

The Stephen’s Island Wren suffered a fate common to many island species of birds around the world. Humans, and the rats, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, snakes, mosquitos and disease they bring with them have wiped out species after species on islands. Island ecologies develop in fairly closed systems. Gone forever. Perhaps.