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Who are your favourite animal pairs or animals that take care of other animals?

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I am working on a project right now and I would like to give it a "pet name" to make it easier to refer to. My favourite is Kamunyak the lioness that keeps adopting Oryx calfs but her name is not that easy to pronounce (or remember how to spell).

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Pet Photography 101 Giveaway

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We recently got a chance to check out a great new book called Pet Photography 101: Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat ! The book offers tips and tricks for photographing your pet using the latest technologies. Pet Photography 101 Giveaway originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on February 18, 2010.

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I want to trap a mouse that lives in my house and keep it as a pet. Otherwise it takes its chances out in the field. What do you all think?

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I'm going to refer to it as just one from now on) is very brave and runs right across the floor when I'm watching TV. I know it's generally accepted it's a bad idea to try to make a wild animal a pet but given he's not stressed by me I think he'd prefer the cage to death if he could choose.

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Guest Post: Understanding Pet Food Labels

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De-mystify the labeling on a lot of pet food – “natural,&# “raw,&# “human grade,&# “FDA approved&#. Karen Scoggins, My Perfect Pet. Pet food may be highly processed and still be considered “natural”. Human Grade” is far superior to the “feed grade” found in most pet food.

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Pet First Aid – What to Do in an Emergency

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When a pet gets injured or stops breathing, it can be a stressful and frightening situation. It’s crucial for all pet owners to have a basic understanding of common veterinary medical emergencies and basic first aid to help their pet in an emergency. This knowledge may just save your pet’s life.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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pets) that roam out-of-doors; At least 500 milllion birds are killed by cats each year (but the number is probably higher, maybe twice that or more); Cat feces, via which a dangerous parasite is distributed, amount to 1.2 By the way, and for point of reference) there are some 47 million active American birders.

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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

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Needed to get a reference to them into this post. The Common Waxbill looks like it belongs in a pet shop rather than in the wild. In fact, this is probably a species that has substantially expanded its original range through the pet shop route and the resulting escapees. That does not make much sense, I know.