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Valentine’s Day Gifts for Dogs that Show Them You Care

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Richard Christian
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valentine's gifts for dogs

While many of us have chalked up Valentine's Day as just another holiday concocted by the greeting card business, this doesn’t stop us from wanting to show our dogs that we appreciate what they do for us every day. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to let your pet know you care by giving him a gift he will not only love, but will also find useful. While roses and chocolates won’t work (and will do more harm than good!), you can still be creative with your doggie Valentine’s, without breaking the bank. Here are some fantastic Valentine’s Day gifts for dogs that do more than just pamper Fido, they keep him happy and balanced: 1. Mentally stimulating treat-release dog toys. You may think dogs love to sit around all day, but the truth is, they don’t. They need exercise and stimulation. If they don’t get these things, they may get restless, ...

Senckenberg Announces Discovery of New Species

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Quentin Coleman
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new species of crab

Biology and taxonomy still has its wonders for those who look hard enough. Researchers at the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) in Frankfurt announced the discovery of nearly 500 new species in a January 25 media statement. The organization’s research team was busy locating and describing the new species throughout 2011 to 2012. They recently revealed the results of their work, including pictures of some of the more exotic finds. New Plants, Animals and Fossils A purple crab and mustard-colored frog are among the most colorful of the 491 new species found by the Senckenberg researchers. Land dwelling organisms made up the majority, with only 75 of the new species hailing form ocean habitats. Over half of the new species are from the Asian continent and roughly 100 are natives of Europe. The 30 plant species on the list were only a fraction of the total. Over 300 of the species belonged to ...

New Wyoming Law Bans Undercover Factory Farm Investigations

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Quentin Coleman
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factory farm

In 2012, an investigation of a Wyoming factory farm by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) led to convictions for nine of the farm’s employees in December. Less than two months later, a state senator and representative sponsored a bill banning undercover investigations into agricultural facilities. Wyoming isn’t the only state to draft what many animal rights activists call an “Ag-Gag” bill. Similar legislation is in the works in New Hampshire, Indiana and Nebraska. The Humane Society Investigation After conducting their undercover investigation in 2012, HSUS submitted the evidence to law enforcement officials, according to a media statement released on December 24. HSUS also posted several minutes of graphic footage for public viewing in a YouTube video titled “Shocking Animal Cruelty at Tyson Foods Supplier.” The video documents several instances of violent animal abuse by Wyoming Premium Farms employees. The HSUS voiced their approval when the nine employees, including two ...

Two Major Brands of Dog Treats Recalled

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Susan Bennet
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dog treats recalled

Pet owners are growing concerned over the not-so-safe ingredients that might be present in their dogs’ food. Just recently, Purina and Milo’s Kitchen, two important names in the market for pet food, have decided to recall some of their dog treats based on chicken meat coming from China. Which dog treats recalled Purina is pulling out Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch, while Milo’s Kitchen is giving up on Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers. All these are dog treats based on chicken meat. The reason Since the decision of pulling out certain dog treats from the market sounds like a radical one, there is natural concern from pet owners in regards to the reason behind all these. According to the pet food brands, the chicken treats in question, may contain minute amounts of antibiotics that come from the chicken meat used in the manufacturing process. It appears that the antibiotics are present in chicken ...

Economist Proposes Banning Cats with “Cats to Go” Campaign

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Quentin Coleman
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banning cats

Would you give up your cat to protect the environment? This is a tough question facing New Zealand pet owners this year after economist Gareth Morgan proposed banning cats by started the “Cats to Go” campaign. Before you get your hackles up, it’s worth mentioning that there are no plans to confiscate all the nation’s kitties and forcibly eject them. The main goal of the campaign is to encourage people to make their current cat their last for the sake of the country’s native animal species. Why Cats Need to Go “New Zealand is the last refuge of a huge range of bird species, we’re famous for our claim to be clean and green, and some of us have recognised the huge economic benefit, let alone the ecological dividend, from achieving a Predator Free New Zealand,” according to the Cats to Go campaign website. “Cats are incredibly effective hunters and are wiping out ...

Most Popular Dog Breeds According to AKC

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Heather Brennan
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most popular dog breeds

For the 22nd year in a row, the Labrador retriever is the most popular dog breeds in the United States according to the American Kennel Club (AKC). The second favourite remains the German shepherd dog with the golden retriever swapping places with the beagle for third and fourth respectively. The top ten is rounded out, in order, by the bulldog, Yorkshire terrier, boxer, poodle, Rottweiler, and dachshund. In the last decade the popularity of the smaller breeds has gradually been replaced by resurgence in the medium to large sized dogs. Small breeds that gained in popularity this year include the havanese (a Cuban breed known for its sassy attitude and sashaying hip movement) and the affenpinscher, which has a face that is often said to resemble that of a monkey. The Chihuahua, Pomeranian and pug all saw declines in their ranks this year. Other trends included the increase in mastiff-type dogs such ...

Cat Body Language: What Do They Mean?

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Susan Bennet
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cat body language

Cats are known for being less affectionate than dogs, and not so outwardly in their manifestations of friendship and bondage with their human owners. However, cats are loving creatures, only that they like to manifest their affection through different cat body language. Learn what your cat is trying to say to you, and see how much she or he loves you for yourself. What is she trying to say by rubbing your head against you? One of the common ways for a cat to express her love for her owners is to rub her head against them. Cats have special glands located on the forehead that help them release pheromones, which are smell markers. When your cat rubs her head against your legs, hands, and even your face, she is making you smell of her, which is a sign of taking into possession. What does this say? That you are all hers ...

Newly discovered pet already endangered?

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Richard Christian
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pet monkey

We all want the new thing, the item no one else has. The car. The handbag. The shoes and the gadgets. But when does this obsession with new and unique go too far? Is it okay to practice this same mindset when it comes to animals like the newly discovered pet, slow loris? Exotic pets like the slow loris gain the attention and adoration of many people, because of their cuteness and peculiarity. But sometimes this adoration goes a bit too far, as in when people take in these animals as pets. New type of slow loris already on the way out? A new species of slow loris, the Nycticebus kayan, was recently discovered in Borneo. Exotic pet enthusiasts took to this news like people react to the release of a new iPhone. The potential to get their hands on a newly discovered species, in the 21st century, was too attractive to ignore. And so illegal ...

Driving Dogs Are Taking Over the World

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Christina Drury
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dog driving car

Imagine driving down the highway, glancing over at the car in the lane next to you and seeing a dog driving the car – yes, that’s right, a dog! That’s just a silly notion, because dogs don’t drive, right? Wrong! In an attempt to prove just how smart and capable dogs are, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – also known as the SPCA – teamed up with automotive company Mini Cooper back in December 2012 to teach not one, but three dogs how to drive. Surely there must be a gimmick behind this, you think, and you’d be right. SPCA Seeks to Overcome Stigma Each year thousands of animals are abandoned at shelters for various reasons. Many never make it out. To help dispel any notion that shelter animals – especially the ones who have been abandoned – are second-rate animals, the SPCA is carrying out a social campaign in ...

Migaloo is the World’s First Archaeology Dog

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Heather Brennan
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archaeology dog

There are over 200 million more olfactory receptors in a dog’s nose than a human’s. Dogs have been trained to locate everything from drugs and contraband to missing people and endangered species for their masters. Their sense of smell is so acute that they can predict seizures in epileptics, as well as detect cancer. Still, finding 600 year old, buried human bones with absolutely no traces of flesh left on them seems to be asking a lot of that sniffer... or so you would think. Migaloo, the world’s first archaeology dog, disagrees. Migaloo is a Labrador retriever cross that was rescued in Australia by owner Bud Streten, a director for Red Centre Consultancy. Recognizing her high drive and desire to work, Bud brought her to trainer Greg Jackson. He had previously trained canines for detection of cadavers, drugs, bombs, and quoll (an Australian marsupial). The decision was made to train her ...

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