pets

Ok I've heard that humans domesticated dogs about 40,000 years ago. Cro Magnon man out competed Neanderthals partly because they used dogs to help them hunt. It isn't just house pets. Its also the young of wilder animals such as but not limited to lions and wolves. As a for instance I was at...

So my mother , who is not exactly the most skeptical person on earth ( i could go on for pages but i digress.) is going to spend about 75 dollars for a bottle of this natural health product for dogs that is supposed to be as good as a dental cleaning. Now unfortunately besides things put out...

An interesting piece from the BBC. (linkage) There are two videos embedded in the linked article. One of approximately 2 minutes and another approaching 6 minutes. Both are worth watching. I must say I side the with RSPCA here. I find the world of pedigree dog (or cat) breeding most...

I had to think about this quite seriously yesterday and today as one of my cats, Breamy, had a blocked urinary tract earlier in the week. I took him to the ER (for pets, yes NYC has everything) and just brought him home Thursday night. He immediately had trouble peeing again and also had a...

Hello, I'm new here. I came here because I was thinking about James Randi this weekend during an Amelia Kinkade seminar I attended. For those of you who don't know, she's a pet psychic. It's weird because I get sick of James Randi (and M. Shermer especially) always so negative. I mean I would...

Last night, my fine city (which recently passed an ordinance saying I can't be nekkid in my house with the drapes open) passed an ordinance saying I must spay or neuter my pets AND microchip them. I wondered how long it would take for the CTists to come forth and say it's only time before...

....stuff them in a similar cage and just leave them there all day, esp if it's really hot or cold. I'd walk up once in awhile and go "HOW DO YOU LIKE IT AHOLE??" and remark to others how I wasn't sure when I might feel like letting them out. POSs. I will never buy an animal from a pet...

I have just received a news release from the Faculty of Homeopathy, reporting on a study published in its house journal. I haven't seen the full text of the paper yet, but it is reported to be a survey of owner satisfaction with treatment, involving 767 animals over 6 months. It is claimed to be...

And if a dog can do this, they do have a place in the health care system: And not to be outdone by Faith the Rottweiler, that ain’t nothing says a story in the Onion where a labrador retriever is featured that can not only call 911 but fill out the hospital paperwork and get on the phone...

My family's pet cockatiel (a bird) died several months ago of old age. He lived in a good-sized cage for nearly all of his life. Never had much of a chance to fly around or reproduce. But by the same token, he never had to go hungry, never had to fear for the predators that his species deal...

I haven't seen this discussed at all, so far. How does one cope with pets in a situation like this? On one hand, when there is so much human need, and resources so stretched trying to rescue people, it seems almost obscene to be thinking about rescuing animals. On the other hand, the stubborn...

According to a report on KPIX in San Francisco, a number of pets in the Bay area have succumbed to liver damage after being fed an "All-natural, organic" dog or cat food. My daughter's friend Bridget's dog was one of them. I sent a video clip to Mr. Randi. The link...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/11/MN11772.DTLhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/11/MN11772.DTL U.S. Plan To Relax Species Policy/Hunters, Pet Industry, Circuses Could Capture Or Kill Rare Animals, Saturday...