10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2015
Created by Nancy Brennan, Birdsbesafe looks like a stiff, brightly-colored Elizabethan collar – not the long plastic post-surgical cones that pets occasionally have to wear, but a small donut that fits around the cat’s neck without getting in the way. Her product could have a large impact on pet cat-caused bird mortality rates.
Animal Person
JUNE 2, 2009
Daniel Engber, senior editor at Slate , has posted the first of a five-part series about animals used for research. Pepper was a beloved family pet. A Dalmatian, stolen and sold for research, she was likely terrified and probably in enormous pain when she was killed, a couple of weeks after she was taken. Stay tuned.
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4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 26, 2011
After talking to the owner of the shelter however, I learned there was more to adopting little Chester, or any pet for that matter, than my love at first bark. While an instant connection is important, she said, there are many other factors to consider before taking your future pet home. Protect your pooch.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 16, 2013
Yesterday was Pet Fire Safety Awareness Day. And sadly, even fewer have plans that include their pets. The United States Fire Administration estimates 500,000 pets are affected by house fires each year. With a little bit of research and practice, you can have your plan down pat in an afternoon. Fireproofing for Pets.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. It’s quite possible that further research into the internal stress indicators of birds may reveal similar findings.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Blue-throated Bee-eaters build nests on sticks sticking out of the water.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 9, 2010
Always maintain a healthy, balanced diet for your pet. Poor diets contribute to a host of health problems, so it’s important to always feed your pet the best food on the market. It takes a bit of research, but learning the early symptoms of pet illness can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in the long run.
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