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Pet News and Views is for people who love animals. This is a news source for pet owners and admirers of wild animals. The news part of this blog focuses on pet care, wildlife issues, profiles of people who work with animals, and stories about pets and wildlife. The views section covers opinions about caring for animals, laws affecting animals, and personal observations about pets and wildlife.
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Why Cats and Dogs are Not Spayed or Neutered
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By Guest Blogger Ruth Steinberger for Pet News and Views
Between four and five million cats and dogs are euthanized each year due to overpopulation. Understanding why some people don't spay or neuter their cats and dogs can help us halt this crisis.
First, pet sterilization is financially off-the-table for a lot of families. In 2007, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association noted that as incomes drop from over $90,000 per year to $35,000 per year, the number of pets that are...
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Endangered Species Day
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By Michele C. Hollow of Pet News and Views
?It’s time we acknowledge that animals are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine,? says Steve Apfelbaum, an award winning ecologist and founder of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. (AES). ?When they are healthy it indicates our earth is healthy. If we work together to improve the health of our ecosystems, wildlife will benefit, and so will we.?
Steve Apfelbaum is the founder of Applied Ecological Services.
In honor of National Endangered...
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Is Your Cat or Dog a Passive Smoker'
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Guest Post by Mel Bridge for Pet News and Views
The dangers of smoking tobacco have been well researched and highly documented. Data shows that smoking can harm you, your spouse, children and other people around you. What the data doesn't cover is that smoking can harm cats and dogs.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that dogs living in a home with smokers are in danger of developing cancer of the nose or sinuses. Cancer of the nasal passage in a dog can...
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Get Your Fix
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By Michele C. Hollow of Pet News and Views
About a year ago, http://petnewsandviews.net/2011/04/did-you-cut-your-cat-or-dog/” target=”_blank”>I wrote a story about FiXit, a 501c3 formed by Kellie Heckman and Stephanie Down. Kellie and Stephanie got a grant to study pet owners living on St. Croix about their attitudes and concerns regarding spaying/neutering pets.? We learned that the attitudes of the people on this Caribbean island were a lot like ours in the 1970s; many...
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Humane Malls of America
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By Guest Blogger Jennifer Peterson for Pet News and Views
You would think in 2012 it would be a no-brainer for shopping centers across the country to stop leasing space to pet stores that sell puppies. After all, the evidence is in. We now know that most dogs sold in pet stores (and over the internet) come from horrific puppy mills. ?I wanted to find a solution; so last month I started a web-based campaign to celebrate properties leasing to companies in the U.S. that have taken the humane...
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No Starter Pets
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By Michele C. Hollow of Pet News and Views
Have you heard the phrase ?Starter Pets'? Each time I hear it, I want to jump out of my skin and shout at the offender. The last time someone used it, my family and I were at a lovely Pocono Mountain resort. My son was playing with a kid his age in the pool, and my husband and I were talking to this boy's father.
The dad said his kids were bugging him to get a dog, ?but I think we will get a cat as a'you know'a starter pet,? he said. My husband...
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Hairballs and Cats
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By Michele C. Hollow of Pet News and Views
If you live with a cat, chances are that you have heard a retching hacking sound coming from your cat at one time or another. When Earl Gray, my cat, is about to upchuck he makes an almost unnatural sound and then I know he is about to eject a hairball.
This is Earl Gray. Over the course of one year, a cat ingests about 173 grams of cat hair.
April 29 is National Hairball Awareness Day. This may sound a bit silly, but hairballs at the very least are...
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3 Things You Should Know Before You Get A Puppy
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By Mikki Hogan, guest blogger
Everybody loves puppies. With those adorable faces and irresistible eyes it's kind of hard not to. But loving a puppy and being ready to take on the responsibility of one are two very different things. The truth is very few of us look beyond those cute lovable eyes and imagine a world with an adult dog. Rather we happily picture a fun filled world with that puppy.
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While spending quality time just enjoying your new pet is important there are three areas...
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The Importance of Worming Your Pets
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By NutreCare
Worms affect all untreated animals and can cause serious health problems; prevention is very important. Even house cats are at risk of contracting worms through other pets and also through people that can bring worms into your home via their shoes and unwashed hands.
The common symptoms of worms include weight loss, diarrhoea, pot belly and lethargy. Worm segments may also be visible in the bottom and a scooting behaviour may be seen, and in severe cases worms can cause anaemia and...
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5 Steps Before You Fly with Your Pet
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By Logan Baker of Jet Charters
Most animals don't enjoy flying, and taking a trip on a plane can actually be traumatic for them. As a pet owner, you'll need to coordinate a few things with the airline to make sure your pet is actually allowed to board the plane. Here are five of the most important things you'll need to do if you're flying with your pet:
1. Before you book your flight, research the policies of different airline companies.
Each airline company has a different policy regarding...
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