4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 18, 2013

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company announced it is voluntarily withdrawing its Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats sold in the United States until further notice. Waggin’ Train has served millions of pets and their owners very well. No other Purina treats or pet food products are affected by this withdrawal.

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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 million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and. (By

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 15, 2010

Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People. In the last year alone, foreclosure rates have risen 15% in the United States (a total of about 300,000 properties), while almost three million homes were threatened with foreclosure. Guest post by Sarah of Maxi Dress Mania.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

And with it the existence of the northernmost species of parrot in the world, the only native parrot in the United States whose provenance is not questioned, and a piece of American natural history that is so bizarre that its existence seems impossible to people living today. It was called Incas. I mean, think about it.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2010

A lot of very important information for pet owners, especially as we go into the summer season. As a pet owner, you will be obviously concerned about the safety and well-being of your beloved pet. The disease can attack domestic pets, such as dogs and cats, as well as livestock, such as horses, chickens, and cattle.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 29, 2009

The All American Pet Company™, makers of super premium dog food brands Bow Wow Breakfast™ Cereal and Grrr-nola™ Natural Dog Food, announces its first ever Bow Wow Million Dollar Look-a-Like Contest. I sure wish that I looked like one of my pets! Do you look like your pet? The deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 26th 2009.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 8, 2011

Not only is it good for your pet to be at a healthy weight, but you can even enter for a chance to win $1,000,000!! To enter, visit www.petfit.com from January 1 through March 31 to submit a simple essay about your pet’s weight loss. Available nationwide at PetSmart, PETCO, finer pet specialty food stores and veterinary clinics.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Every year 3-4 million dogs and cats die in animal shelters in the United States because there aren’t enough homes for them. GetYourFix-registered pet owners have an extremely low income, 70 percent have a household income of less than $25,000, and 95 percent have a household income less than $50,000.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. And in some cases, monkey babies are more than pets: They are sons and daughters.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Though they weight less than two ounces, Least Terns migrate from South America to the West, East, and Gulf Coast to breed on dunes or flat gravel roofs (there are also populations in the middle of the United States). If they are on a leash our pets are less likely to damage a nest.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 2, 2011

Did you know that 63 percent of Americans have a pet? Not only do we love our pets as part of the family, but many times our pets become guides and even therapy aids. It’s even been shown that having a pet helps us live longer, happier, lives.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

With the economy, and so many people losing jobs and homes, many more pets ended up in shelters. Purina ONE understands that there are many pets who might not have a bowl of food to eat or a loving home, and they are doing their part to help. You can help too, and for free!

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2011

And the size of the pet waste issue is considerable. aPaws reports that the American Pet Association has estimated that 71 million pet dogs in the United States produce more than 4.4 Pet owners should be considerably aware of so-called “pooper scooper laws” in the communities where they live. References.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2010

Pet lovers who rely on mobile phone technology for information now have more ways to enjoy Nestlé Purina PetCare’s “petcentric” application. The new features offer a gallery of top pet news stories and videos every day, and new ways to search for professional pet sitters and pet-friendly places using GPS technology.

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Critter News

JULY 3, 2010

Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. I know many will disagree with me and say it's a cop-out, but I'll take what I can get. From the Associated Press.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Now, one million hamsters are kept as pets, an increase of 41 percent since 2001. Sadly, though, some 200,000 hamsters were used for research in the United States in 2000, third behind rats and mice. Prior to the 1970s, virtually all were descended from one breeding pair. This includes the two sitting on the shelf in our house!)

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Pet lovers take note, the durable cotton-twill cover is pre-shrunk and washable. pillow is proudly manufactured in the United States. The collection features sixteen proprietary designs, each with an artist-created, one-of-a-kind image of the world’s most beloved dog breeds. Every Fetch!

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MARCH 7, 2012

The biggest threats to their continued survival in the wilderness are habitat destruction and hunting, for both food and for the pet trade (though they are not considered in the least bit endangered).

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 4, 2009

The first week in May is Be Kind to Animals week, and the folks at Iams are helping us celebrate by offering an amazing prize package for your pet! This giveaway is open to those in the United States only. The cat package: ($100 value). • 2 Bags of Iams Cat Food (3.5 Or a story from your own life.

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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.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Here are a few great tips for future and current pet owners. The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Contact The Humane Society of the United States to locate a nearby rescue group. Pets are the same way. Save $$: Up to $200 or more per year on pet toys.

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Critter News

MARCH 31, 2009

Earthlings is a feature-length documentary about how dependent human beings are on animals, primarily in five key areas: pets, food, clothing, entertainment and science. For those who can't handle the visuals, now it's available as an audio book.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

But as of right now there is nowhere in the United States where a birder can see a chicken and count it on his or her list despite the fact that there is a well established and long lasting Feral Chicken population in the Florida Keys. First of all, I don’t have a pet rooster.

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JULY 21, 2014

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. One article states that by the end of the 1960′s, over 16,000 Monk Parakeets a year were being imported into the U.S.**. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. Not many survive, and very few flourish.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It’s probably on your mind too, especially if you live in the United States. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Cuba is on my mind. 26 endemics! Bee Hummingbird, the smallest hummingbird in the world!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 14, 2013

Let me tell you – I’ve met some street dogs who curl up with cats and babies, and I’ve met some pet dogs (like my human’s grandmother’s Chihuahua!) One pet street dog can change the hearts and minds of dozens or hundreds of other potential adopters by showing who street dogs really are.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. There is a list of human victims of captive snakes, including a 2-year-old girl who was strangled in her crib by a pet Burmese python who had escaped from its enclosure.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. They may be “outdoor cats” with a specific owner, stray pets, feral, or may have originated in one household and are now fed or cared for by other households in the neighborhood.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

To the Editor: While businesses that rent dogs may be well intentioned, they’re unlikely to benefit the overall welfare of pets, and may actually do harm to the individual dogs they “rent” (“ For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day ,” news article, March 30).

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Animal Ethics

JULY 11, 2008

Madoff to criticize Leona Helmsley’s charitable giving by saying her fortune “is going to the dogs,” but those of us who give to the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rescue organizations feel otherwise. This may seem one of the “whims of the wealthy” to Mr. Madoff, but it’s not to pet owners.

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MARCH 19, 2013

They are a commensal species, meaning that they are a wild animal that lives in close association with humans, not as a pet or as a farm animal but more like a parasite, to the extent that it is hard to find them in truely wild settings, and it is hard to find human settlements without them. Well, this is actualy about birds too.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 5, 2007

The Humane Society of the United States’ recommendation to euthanize animals after 72 hours at the shelter was specific to this situation and does not apply universally, as your article might suggest. Shelters across the country are required to hold animals to let owners reclaim lost pets.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2009

As a professional Animal Communicator, Intuitive & workshop facilitator for over 10 years, Cherie has clients all over the United States & has made it her life’s mission to give all animals a voice, deepen the relationships we have with our pets & to help raise the compassion level for all living things.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

We encourage kids to gently pet baby lambs, cows, chickens and pigs, but we deny them this loving connection when we serve animals for dinner by surreptitiously calling them chops, hamburger, nuggets and bacon. More than nine billion chickens are slaughtered each year in the United States. Patti Breitman Fairfax, Calif.,

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Check out this graph adapted from eBird that shows the frequency of sightings in the United States in 2012 – Red-breasted Nuthatches are showing up on birders’ checklists just over sixteen percent of the time! They actually make very good pets, becoming very tame quite quickly. No lemmings left in the north?

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

While you were whistling at your aunt’s caged pet parakeet, you probably had no idea that it was a mastermind of flight. But Australian scientists, studying Budgies in the wild, have discovered a few simple rules that seem to dictate how flying birds avoid careening into each other : They veer right, like drivers in the United States.

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JULY 22, 2014

An abstract from a recent paper in Nature : Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States.

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