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How Should You Care for Your Budgie?

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Michael Green
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Budgies are actually small parrots, which most people mistake as parakeets. These birds are talking pets as they can be tamed and taught how to utter certain words. Their origin is Australia and their real names are Budgerigar, or just Budgie for short. As pets, budgies are simply great. They are active and playful birds with a very high intelligence level. They can learn more than a hundred words and can be finger-tamed. Tame and train a budgie in the right way and you’ll almost feel it’s human. To hand-tame a budgie, it’s important that they are hand-fed as chicks. That will make it easier for the owner to teach them how to land on your fingers or shoulders later on. It’s also important that you own just one budgie at a time. It becomes easier for you to tame them your pets this way, as they be more inclined to you Caring ...

Homemade Pet Food Causes Weight Loss and Savings

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Kristin Masliuk
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Pet food manufacturers are recalling pet food at an alarming rate. Pet owners worry over the possibility of feeding pets’ contaminated and unsafe food. The stress is turning some owners towards a healthy and safer alternative. The homemade pet food trend has been on the rise for the past five years. With the organic food movement taking humans by storm, it is only natural that eventually it would reach our pets bowls. In addition to keeping pets safe from negligent manufacturing plants, homemade pet food provides additional benefits. Pets who eat homemade pet food show natural weight loss and owners are finding their wallets are a bit thicker. Save Money Purchasing specialty pet food can impact a family's budget severely. For parents of obese pets or pets with digestive issues, prescription diet food can cost over $2 a can for wet food, or over $40 a bag for dry food. According ...

NYC Carriage Horses Become Part of Mayoral Race

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Richard Christian
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Will NYC Carriage Horses Be Banned With a New Mayor? She may have dogs, but animal activists say mayoral candidate Christine C. Quinn is no animal lover. An ever-growing number of activists are voicing their opinions about Quinn in an effort to help elect a more animal-friendly mayor into office once Mayor Bloomberg’s final term is completed. This could mean the end to an NYC tradition. At the center of this controversy are the Central Park horse carriages. Quinn, much like her political ally, Bloomberg, supports the carriages, stating that these horse carriages employ 300 people and are a valuable source of income, even in the most economically difficult times. But animal rights activists not-so-politely disagree. They claim that this is a basic form of animal cruelty. These horses travel through mid-town at busy times, and are periodically hit and injured by cars. They are concerned with the overall treatment of the horses, as ...

Animal Rights Ad Banned By European Court

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Richard Christian
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The image is striking: the long-haired primate locked behind a cage, covered in chains, eyes pleading yet somewhat vacant. This primate looks scared, hungry, not well taken care of. We’ve seen these images before, with shelter dogs and other animals locked in cages. So why was this UK-based ad so controversial? Because the primate in the ad was a little girl. Did that catch your attention? Good, that’s exactly what Animal Defenders International (ADI) had in mind. The ad, which was filmed nearly 10 years ago and is shorter than 30 seconds, is entitled My Mate’s a Primate, and was made in an animal rights effort to stop the keeping and exhibition of primates in zoos, circuses, and television advertising. The ad switched between images of a girl and a chimpanzee, both in chains inside an animal cage. These disturbing images were too much for the high court and House of Lords of the ...

Dogs in Tights: The Chinese Pet Trend

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Kristin Masliuk
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In China, a trend has taken the internet by storm. Dogs in tights - otherwise known as Gou Gou Chuan Siwa. A google image search for “dogs in pantyhose” returns hundreds of disturbing pictures of dogs all dressed up in pantyhose and high heels. What kind of dogs? Dog breeds include Huskies, German Shepherds, Pugs, and even Boxers. Is this an amusing pastime at work or something a bit more disturbing? The trend started on a Chinese social network site called Weibo. The first picture uploaded featured two poodles in sheer black tights. The dogs picture received 160,000 comments in just three days. Within the week, several news stationss and online journals picked up the story. The stations compare Dog Wearing Pantyhose to other pet fads, including pet shaming (where a picture is taken of a pet with a shameful behavior written on a piece of paper, ex: I ate ...

Meet Lentil and Learn How to Help Dogs with Cleft Palates

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Heather Brennan
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Meet Lentil, more often called Lenny, the French Bulldog puppy that has reached into the hearts of dog lovers across the internet. He’s only eleven weeks old and he already has thousands of fans and supporters. Born with a severe cleft palate on February 2, Lentil and his sister Edamame were turned over to the French Bulldog Rescue Network (FBRN) shortly after being born in the hopes that they could manage the special care he would require. Edamame passed away within twenty-four hours leaving Lentil the only survivor in his litter. Cleft palates are a congenital disorder where the two sides of the palate (roof of the mouth) do not fuse together. These means there is an open space connecting the mouth to the nasal passages. Any attempts to eat normally or nurse on his mother would result in Lentil aspirating the milk or food into his lungs, putting him at ...

Celebrities and Their Love of Exotic Pets

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Richard Christian
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Did you hear the one about Justin Bieber and his monkey? No, it’s not a joke waiting for its punchline. The Biebs does in fact have a pet monkey that he’s quite fond of, which was made evident recently when the monkey was seized from him in Germany. Bieber didn’t have the necessary paperwork with him to allow him to bring the capuchin monkey into the country, so Mally (the monkey) had to stay in quarantine. Biebs did finally get his friend back. But Bieber isn’t the only celebrity who leans toward the life-exotic. Other stars seem drawn to the type of animal that you won’t find at your local pet store. Here are some other celebrities and their strange pets. Kangaroos and the Ice Man: You may argue that Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle) isn’t a star ... anymore ... but did you know this once-famous rapper owned a kangaroo named ...

Food Allergies in Cats and Dogs

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Quentin Coleman
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No fleas, cuts, scrapes or signs of infection—so what in the world is making your pet scratch so much? The answer could be food allergies. Of course, itching isn’t the only symptom that can be caused by your pet’s adverse reaction to the ingredients in his food. Throwing up, frequent need to use the bathroom and depression are also clinical signs of food allergies. Your pet could be allergic to pretty much any ingredient in his food, including the primary source of carbohydrate or protein. It may surprise you to learn that most cats and dogs are allergic to the protein source in their food rather than grain or other carbs, according to Leo’s Pet Care.  It can take months or even several years before an animal starts showing symptoms at all. Diagnosing and Managing Food Allergies Pinpointing the exact ingredient responsible for your pet’s discomfort isn’t an easy process. There are hundreds ...

Monkey Pox No More! Have Prairie Dogs as Pets.

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Kristin Masliuk
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Looking for an intelligent, social, and super cute pet? How about a pet prairie dog? An exotic choice is a prairie dog. As an exotic pet, pet prairie dogs are illegal in some states and have a troublesome past. Intrigued? Prairie dogs are intelligent animals. According to the Humane Society, they have an advanced communication system. They create and understand words for “tall human”, “coyote”, “short human in yellow shirt”. As pets, they respond when their human calls them. Prairie dogs are affectionate. In the wild, they spend much of their time in groups playing, and grooming. Prairie dogs only breed once a year. Breeding season is January – March. Non neutered males become aggressive during mating season. A prairie dog's lifespan is 5-10 years. Adopting a prairie dog is a long term commitment. Pet prairie dogs need to bond. A prairie dog must be able to bond with a human in order to remain ...

If You’re A Husky Fan, Then You’ll Love the Alaskan Klee Kai

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Heather Brennan
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Both Miley Cyrus and James Maslow have attracted attention with their adorable Alaskan Klee Kais. This rare breed is a relatively new one, developed in the 1970s in Alaska. They`re often called miniature huskies and all three of the Alaskan Klee Kai size categories are smaller than other northern breeds such as the Siberian Husky and Alaskan Husky. Linda Spurlin created the breed with the goal of producing an apartment sized husky. She admired the beauty of the Siberian and Alaskan Huskies but their size and energy needs made them poor choices for an apartment. Through judicious crossing of huskies with smaller breeds, she produced the Alaskan Klee Kai. They are now found around the world, but are predominantly in North America. The name “klee kai” means “little dog” in the native Eskimo language. Recognized by the United Kennel Club and the American Rare Breed Association, they remain relatively uncommon. They have ...

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