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  • Reptile Show And Sale At The America"€™s Family Pet Expo
    By: World Pet Association | - Americas Family Pet Expo, the worlds largest consumer pet show and expo announced that it will now include the sale of reptiles during its Orange County engagement, April 20-22 at the OC Fair and Event Center, Costa Mesa. Twenty percent of all reptile booth sales at the show will benefit The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK), an education and advocacy group promoting awareness and responsible care of reptiles.

    Incorporating reptile sales and education in ...

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  • Texas Tiger Rescue
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Tiger Rescue

    Welcome Three New Tigers; Amanda, Arthur and Andre!
    It’s a heart-warming rescue of three adult tigers from Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), a San Antonio, Texas sanctuary that went bankrupt in 2010.
    In 2003, Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO) took in 24 tigers that had been living at a New Jersey facility that was shut down by the state. After declaring bankruptcy in 2010, WAO contacted the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and other organizations for help ...

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  • Taking Your Pet To A Vet Mclean
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    Kathleen Chester |
    - If you have a pet that is sick, you can trust a vet McLean to take care of your pet and help him get well again. A vet is a doctor specializing in treating all kinds of animals. Veterinarians can specialize in large animals, small animals and exotic pets. A large animal vet will usually take care of farm animals such as horses, sheeps and cattle. Small animal vets treat household pets such as cats, dogs, rabbits and hamsters. Exotic veterinarians typically care for animals that can be found ...
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  • Dealing With The Unexpected Death Of A Pet
    By: Art Gib | - I always grew up around a lot of pets; in fact, my home was nicknamed "the Zoo," by my friends. While enjoying the love and affection of all kinds of critters brought joy into my life, it inevitably left me with heartache when I had to face a death. It was particularly difficult when that death was unexpected. But my experiences can help you cope with your pet's unforeseen passing.

    Naturally, you will want to deal with first things first. The body needs to be disposed of, and whi ...

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  • White Tigers - Cruelty Not Conservation.
    By: Doug Smith785 | - White Tigers
    All White Tigers Are Inbred and Are Not Purebred

    One such cyclops cat was documented in a book about Robert Baudy and Savage Kingdom. I have seen many horrible mutations myself but was not allow to photograph them for obvious reasons.
    The ONLY way to produce a tiger or lion with a white coat is through inbreeding brother to sister or father to daughter; generation after generation after generation. The kind of severe inbreeding that is required to produce ...

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  • 3 Great Methods To Celebrate A Kid's First Natal Day
    By: Jacob Schiffer | - Parents might be very excited to celebrate their child's first natal day. This is the level when your child definitely starts to become attracted in the facts in the environment.

    Your kid's first birthday occasion could be unique and with creativity that can spark your youngster's increasing move to discover beautiful things. Below are some unique birthday ideas you might use:

    Plan a storytelling bash

    Why not hold a storytelling get-together for your own y ...

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  • Lions Tigers Escape! Ohio...freedom To Die
    By: Doug Smith785 | - PressRoom
    35 Lions and Tigers Shot to Death in Ohio

    Summary: October 19, 2011 Zanesville, OH: 56 lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, wolves, giraffes, camels and bears escaped from a the Muskingum County Animal Farm, and the owner Terry Thompson, who had just gotten out of prison was found dead there after shooting himself. Neighbor Danielle White, whose father’s property abuts the animal preserve, said she didn’t see loose animals this time but did in 2006, whe ...

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  • Understanding Your Lizards"€™ Social Behavior
    By: Derrick Anderson | - Most desert lizards are territorial which means they will protect some part of their home range from others of the same species. Research in the Mojave Desert of California has documented that large male chuckawallas will actively defend large rocky outcrops from other male chuckawallas, but will allow several females and even juvenile males to inhabit their area. Although this is commonly thought to be a male behavior, females can also be territorial.

    Desert lizards exhibit a varie ...

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  • Jobs At The Zoo - Veterinary Technician
    By: The Sider Group | - There are all sorts of jobs at the zoo. Veterinary technician positions may not necessarily the first job that people think of when they think of the zoo; they are more often associated with private veterinary offices, where they assist the veterinarian in caring for peoples pets. This is one type of veterinary technician, but they do also work in zoos. Zoo veterinary technicians complete compulsory education and training in exotic animals in addition to the required training for vet techs. I ...
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  • How Do You Pill A Big Cat?
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Our Volunteers
    Big Cat Rescue Volunteers

    The most primal, instinctive trait, common to both animal and man, is to leave behind their “mark”. We all strive to be remembered, to leave a legacy that insures our immortality. For animals, including most humans, the only known course is to produce offspring. We would all like to be remembered, but most of us just don’t know how.
    These people have made their mark. They know that the contribution of their time ...

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  • Bobcat Mom & Kittens Living On Roof!
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Relocating Bobcats and cougars...

    Relocating the Cats is Not the Solution

    A single bobcat requires 5 square miles of territory in order to have enough prey to support him. All exotic cats, male and female, spray to mark their boundaries. Except for an overlapping of territory during mating the cats patrol and defend their boundaries against other cats and other top predators. These boundaries must be fiercely guarded or the cats will starve to death. If two wild cats fi ...

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  • Weirdest Celeb Pets
    By: Nicholson | - Zooplus provides a wonderful selection of foods for cats and dogs and for other animals, the site also has all you need for the aforementioned pets from bedding, right up to toys and all the other bits and bobs you will need to keep your animal healthy.

    Zooplus also has a wide selection of goods and foods for other animals, including aquatic life, birds and of course the ever increasingly popular reptile community. For those of you who cant see the attraction of a reptile, here a ...

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  • Top Tips For Taking Snapshots Of Animals And Pets
    By: Autumn Lockwood | - Whether you are looking to snap a couple of photos of man's best friend or your desire is to photograph your most loved animals on your next trip to the local zoo, photographing animals and pets is usually a lot of fun. If you're a particularly happy parent of a "fur baby", then perhaps you are hoping to capture a few nice shots to show in picture frames on your desk at work. There really is and art to capturing good animal photos, and reading through this article will enable you to know more ab ...
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  • Parenting Tips To Teach Children To Care For Pets
    By: Noah Brown | - Having a pet at home is a wonderful experience be it a dog, a cat, a rabbit or a chick. Bonding with a pet can teach children about togetherness, love, attachment, compassion, empathy, responsibility, and sensitivity. But it takes effort on the part of parents to teach children to be kind to animals and how to care for them.

    Occasionally there are some parents who don't feel the need to educate children about caring for animals, however, this is a mistake. Children who are cruel to ...

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  • Lion & Tiger Playtime!
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Work With Big Cats

    We get dozens of letters every day from people who tell us it has been their life long ambition to work with
    animals.
    Most of these people are hoping to get a paying job where they can work with our big cats or advice on how they can get
    a paying position at a zoo.

    We have a volunteer staff of about 100 people, and can house up to 15 interns, as do most sanctuaries,
    because there is NO money in the rescue business. Even peop ...

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  • A Complete Introduction To Hamsters
    By: Derrick Anderson | - These rodents are found in a wide range of habitats, from northern Europe in a broad band across much of Asia, apart from the southeastern corner. Twenty-four species are known but, as in the gerbils, only one - the Golden, or Syrian, Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) - has become popular as a pet throughout the world.

    The Golden, or Syrian, Hamster

    The Golden Hamster was first discovered in 1839 and, forty years later, live specimens were brought to England from Syria by ...

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  • Liger Physical
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Liger Facts
    Where do Ligers Come From?

    Irresponsible breeders is the short answer.

    A liger is the result of breeding a male lion to a tigress. A tigon is the result of breeding a male tiger to a lioness. Since lions and tigers do not exist in the same areas, this is not something that happens in the wild. It is done in captivity by disreputable carnies to produce a freak that ignorant people will pay to see. These cats suffer from many birth defects and usually di ...

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  • Sleepy Tigers....
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Who is Big Cat Rescue?

    Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats.
    The nonprofit sanctuary began in 1992.
    The sanctuary is home to more than 100 exotic big cats
    The cats at Big Cat Rescue are here for a variety of reasons, including:
    Abandoned by owners who wrongly thought they would make good pets
    Abused by owners in order to force them to perform
    Retired from performing act ...

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  • Cash Strapped Pet Owners Fail To Vaccinate Pets
    By: Sabina Kucz | - Vets are warning cash-strapped pet owners that low vaccination levels are putting their animals at risk of serious and even potentially deadly disease after a survey showed many animal lovers blame cost for failing to immunise their animals.

    A YouGov poll, commissioned at the start of National Vaccination Month which is being spearheaded throughout May by wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham, showed that where owners of a cat, dog, rabbit or horse are failing to vaccinate, cost is a ...

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  • Veterinary Medical Equipment: Crucial Aspect That A Veterinarian Must Have
    By: Robert L. Hogan | - If you have a pet, you will experience that it is very expensive to have him to the veterinary clinic. There are many factors that cause this such as the equipment that is used. You will find that there are many types of veterinary medical equipment that are used in the clinic.

    When talking about the equipment used in a veterinary clinic, you will find that the price of the equipment can be very expensive. Each type of equipment has different cost. This means that if you want to ope ...

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  • How To Flea Treat 100+ Big Cats !!
    By: Doug Smith785 | - There is NO reason to breed tigers (or any other big cat) for lives of confinement and deprivation. The only sanctioned international breeding plans for exotic cats are called Species Survival Plans (SSP) and they are ONLY carried out in accredited zoos.

    Ron Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo and coordinator of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s captive breeding program for tigers says, “For private owners to say, & ...

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  • The Diet And Behavior Of Koalas
    By: Nail Yener | - Koalas have a peculiar habit to rest motionless for about sixteen to eighteen hours daily. Most of the time that they stay motionless they are sleeping. Koalas are active only for about five hours daily and they spend more than half of this time feeding themselves. Koalas usually feed during the night but they might also decide to feed themselves during the day without a set timeframe as to when.

    The most common food of choice of koalas is eucalypt leaves with all its varieties. An ...

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  • Monkeys Can Be Seen In Any Part Of Our Lives
    By: Nail Yener | - Monkeys are mammals which belong to the order primate and are one of nearly two hundred primates having tails. The narrow chests and tails of monkeys distinguish them from apes. Most of the species of monkeys live in tropical forests; monkeys are found in abundance in many parts of India.

    Monkeys have a varied relationship with humans. Monkeys are kept as pets for fun as well as being used for experiments in laboratories. Monkeys are sometimes also considered as a threat to agricult ...

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  • Pet Ferrets
    By: Derrick Anderson | - The ferret is a domestic animal and falls in the category of Mustela putorius furo. These pets are sexually dimorphic marauders which specify that the male ferrets are generally larger than female ferrets. These animals have white, black, brown, cinnamon or mixed color fur. They measure over 20 inches or 51 cm in height plus a 5 inch or 13 cm long tail. In comparison to chinchillas they have shorter life span of 7 to 10 years. In weight these pets are 1.54 pounds at an average. The domesticat ...
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  • Lion + White Tiger = Cameron & Zabu!
    By: Doug Smith785 | - Work With Big Cats

    We get dozens of letters every day from people who tell us it has been their life long ambition to work with animals. Most of these people are hoping to get a paying job where they can work with our big cats or advice on how they can get a paying position at a zoo. We have a volunteer staff of about 100 people, and can house up to 15 interns, as do most sanctuaries, because there is NO money in the rescue business. Even people who have volunteered with exoti ...

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  • Local Attractions For Kids In Austin Texas Include The Zoo & More
    By: William Hauselberg | - Austin, Texas, historically known as the "Live Music Capital of the World" provides local families and tourists with a multitude of family friendly entertainment. The local attraction of Austin Texas for kids consists of a number of venues within the city where they may unleash their creativity, cater to their love of physical activity, and nourish their appreciation for nature. From younger toddlers to teenagers, Austin offers fun activities for all age groups.

    Austin Zoo


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  • Vegas, Nevada Programs For The Seeker From Inns, Cafeteria, Zoo Visits And Night Tour
    By: Gladys Dinsmor | - Pet-Friendly Las Vegas Hotel Deals

    It has always been a burden for you to leave your pet behind every time you go on a vacation. Well, Las Vegas Hotel Deals are now possible for your pets. Along 160 East Flamingo Road, several minutes away from the main city district is the Westin Casuarina which has their own place for pets to have some time on their own with rooms priced at $119 a night. The La Quinta Tropicana which can be found at 4975 South Valley View Blvd welcomes your pet ...

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  • Zhu Zhu Pets
    By: Kiwigirl | - There are now 13 Zhu Zhu Pets today, they are Mr Squiggles, Chunk, Numnums, Patches, Pipsqueek, Jilly, Winkie, Scoodle, Nugget,Rocky,Spottie,Tex and Moo. Today the Zhu Zhu pets are still a hot Items for this,

    Just recently released are Zhu Zhu Tee Shirts and now Nintendo has Zhu Zhu Pets Game.

    It is a really cute toy and it makes your children happy so you dont have to buy a real hamster which is what they really want. Each Zhu Zhu Hamster has its own unique person ...

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  • How To Get A Pet From Animal Farm Home?
    By: Katherine Woodham | - All of us love animals and visit an animal at the first chance. Dont we? Many of us aspire to keep pets. Few people have the convenience to keep pets or other animals at home. But still all of us who love animals should have a choice to have peep, and keep these pets whenever we desire for one, at our convenience.
    Loving animals is as good as loving nature. When we look around us, we observe so many beautiful beings that make up our neighbourhood. Many of us stare at their looks, some ...

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  • Hamster Health Risks For Children
    By: Tristan Andrews | - Young children are often more at risk for disease. This is not only due to a weaker immune system, but it is also because of habits that children have that make passing germs from child to child easier: they hug and kiss each other a lot. They put their fingers in their mouths and touch their mouths often. They will chew on toys and then pass them to another child. They are not usually good at consistent hand washing and hygiene.

    In other words, they do not do anything to hel ...

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  • 16 Of The World's Most Sought After Exotic Pets
    By: Neelima Reddy | - Some people are content to own regular pets such as cats, dogs, birds, and gerbils while others prefer the more exotic, such as chinchillas, sugar gliders, monkeys, pythons etc., wanting the status of having owned an exotic animal.

    It is the owner's choice if they want to take on the many responsibilities that are involved in taking care of an exotic animal. And for those who seek the exotic, unusual and lavish, these pets can help fulfill that desire while adding to one's status sy ...

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  • Dangerous Reptiles! Rattle Snakes
    By: Tristan Andrews | - Snakes are probably the reptiles that fascinate and repel us the most. One of the most visited booths at any outdoor show is the reptile area, with the little kids standing around and squealing at one special area - the area where the rattlesnakes are kept. Milking rattlesnakes has been a popular sideshow item for many years at local fairs and county shows. There are about thirty different species of rattlers, and all of them live in America.

    Let's look at these wonderful rept ...

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  • Gigantic Reptiles
    By: Tristan Andrews | - Of all the reptiles, we are usually most interested in the largest ones - alligators, crocodiles, komodo dragons, and the big snakes. These snakes have songs written about them, and the anaconda was even the star of a movie! Not only are these reptiles amazing due to their size, they also have many other interesting points.

    Let's begin with the standard question, exactly how big are they? The largest of the big snakes is the anaconda, which has been reported to grow to thirty- ...

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  • Safety With Reptiles
    By: Tristan Andrews | - Reptiles are animals to be respected. Many people think it's funny to irritate a reptile to get a reaction. These same people probably have the pet peeve of others irritating them to get a reaction. It's the idea of dishing it out and not being able to take it. Please put yourself in the reptile's place. While they may not exhibit emotions other than what seems like anger, they are living beings that deserve to be treated in a kind way.

    It is illegal in many places to hold a ...

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  • Vacation With A Reptile!
    By: Tristan Andrews | - Are you fascinated with shows on TV that show wrestling, wrestling between man and alligator? Do snakes repel you, but you still dream about them at night? Do you sometimes feel like a turtle coming out of its shell? If so, you might want to head to the southern part of America and visit the alligators, and all of their reptile relatives. The states of Florida and Louisiana have a spectrum of places to visit reptiles - from the traditional alligator farms that have been around for the last f ...
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  • Keeping Pets Alive At Cost
    By: Andrew Newell | - Who would not want to keep our pets beside us for the longest time? Most of us (except those who have allergies or asthma to pet furs, feathers, etc.), would want a pet. In fact, many of us already have one to keep. Some would even have more.

    We keep pets so dearly to an extent that we would even consider them as part of the family. Losing them (by death due to either old age or sickness) is truly disappointing, which is probably why bright minds have been moving heaven and earth fi ...

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  • Zhu Zhu Pets
    By: Abby M. | - With all the toys in stores to choose from to give to your child, you realize that almost all of them are very common. Aside from that, your child has been bugging you to get him a pet. You know pet hairs can be bad for your child's health. Well, guess what, I found a new gift options that would be perfect for you child. It's called the Zhu zhu pets. (Pronounced Zoo Zoo Pets)

    You may be wondering what Zhu Zhu pets are. I asked that same question before. Zhu Zhu pets are plush to ...

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  • Zhu Zhou Pets The Smartest Pet Hamsters Without The Work
    By: zhuzhu | - Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters are the latest trend in pet ownership. Not only will they bring joy and excitement to your kids they will forever change the way your kids feel about pets.

    A new trend in pets are smart pets. And the latest smart pet is called Zhu Zhu Pets.
    These news hamster pets are called smart electronic pets. Yes they are mechanical in nature like robots scurrying all over the place and your kids wont be able to tell the difference.
    And not to worry, eve ...

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  • Zhu Zhu Littlest Pet Shop The Smartest Pet Hamsters Without The Work
    By: zhuzhu | - What better way to teach kids to experience responsibility that get them a pet as a present.
    And a pet hamster is a great way to allow them to care for a pet. But there is one problem; it takes a lot of work and responsibility.
    This is now different. They dont that much attention.
    There is a recent trend lately to give kids the gift of electronic pets. You see they get to learn all the responsibility and take care of pets and they only advantage is without the fuss or ...

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  • Can Humans Be Animals' Best Friends?
    By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In California legislators are considering 2009 passage of Senate Bill 250, which would make spaying and neutering of pets mandatory. It requires that every dog and outdoor cat be fixed by the age of six months unless its owner gets an "unaltered" license. The bill's goal is to encourage spaying and neutering of household pets in order to decrease the almost one million unwanted dogs and cats that are born in California yearly - which would supposedly save California $250 million yearly. Opponent ...
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  • Amazon World Zoo Park
    By: Travis Olague | - Amazon World Zoo Park is welcoming its visitors! It is one of the most unique parks in the United Kingdom or even in Europe. It is one of the Isle of Wight's biggest attraction as well as having a super collection of exotic and rare animals. It has been the honourable winner of the Top Attraction award. There is a wide range of various gorgeous, weird and wonderful and extraordinary animal species.
    Visiting Amazon World Zoo Park it is a great opportunity for you to be nearer to wild natu ...

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  • Recommended Honeymoon Suites
    By: David H Urmann | - Couples like the newly weds or the ones who have been together for so many years now need time to be alone together sometimes. This is a good way to rekindle the loving feelings and bond with one another to bring back the many memories they have shared.

    Honeymoons are not just for the newlyweds. It can also be for those together for a long time now. And whenever lovers would want to experience a grand time alone by themselves, it is best to scout for a honeymoon suite.

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  • Ttouch - A Powerful Healing Technique Anyone Can Learn
    By: Cattie Coyle | - Getting in TTouch With Your Dog by Linda Tellington-Jones is one of several books on how to use these very small, light movements to address a variety of health and behavioral problems in dogs, cats and horses.

    TTouch is a bodywork technique that was invented and developed by Linda Tellington-Jones in the 1980s. She initially developed it for use on horses, but soon started using the technique on wild animals and pets as well, and eventually also on humans. Over the years, Tellin ...

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  • The Benefits Of Massage For Animals
    By: Lola Michelin | - Animal massage can benefit all animals from companion pets such as cats and dogs to horses and livestock and even zoo animals. The benefits of massage for animals mirror those for people, including decreased stress and improved circulation.

    For many, pet massage sounds like a luxury for pampered pets only. However, many canines receive massage to help recover from surgery or injury and athletes such as racehorses or agility dogs receive sport massage to improve performance. Serv ...

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  • Why You Should Adopt A Pet
    By: Joseph Corbett | - I sometimes feel like I live in a zoo. Besides raising a toddler and babysitting my husband on a daily basis, we have two cats, a bird, a dog, and two fish. There's never a dull moment in my household. My first pet, once I bought my own home, was a purebred cat. I wanted the fluffiest, most beautiful cat in the world, so I ended up paying more than I care to mention. And yes, she's a gorgeous cat, though a little too furry and definitely knows that she's a purebred. Once my husband moved in, he ...
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  • Exotic Pet Legal Issues
    By: James C.Cameer | - When looking for a pet think of how much time and dedication you have for walking it, feeding it, and all the other responsibilities that come along with owning a pet. If you don't want to be involved in all of the responsibilities being a pet owner entails then you should reconsider buying a pet to haul along with you on outings just to make you look cool.

    Exotic Pet Legal Issues

    Laws not only apply to human beings, there are also laws binding to animals. We have t ...

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  • Necessities At The Exotic Pet Supply Shop
    By: hazel | - The rich and famous are known for starting all types of trends and one of the latest is using pets for fashion accessories. Famous for nothing Paris Hilton and pop starlet Britney Spears are just a few of the individuals in the limelight carrying small pocket sized pets as accessories. However, while this trend seems to be taking off and many stars as well as the not so famous have purchased pets to accessorize their wardrobes it really is not a trend that the general population should follow. ...
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  • Reinforcing Cat Training
    By: Ken Charnly | - Training animals in the zoo or circus is just like training the cat at home. It starts by getting the tools necessary then practicing daily until the pet does it right.

    One of the most dreaded things that the cat can do to one's home is ruining the furniture with its sharp claws. Studies have shown the cats do this to mark their territory - similar to dogs that urinate in a certain place. To stop this bad behavior, it is best to buy scratching posts and install them in areas th ...

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