Category: Pets + Animals
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What’s Your Grocery Store’s Score for Farm Animal Welfare?
I love animals. Chickens have such comic grace and cows gentle presence. I love animals, but I’m not a vegetarian. So, when choosing animal products, I try to choose those that are humane. When I checked out ASPCA’s Supermarket Scorecard, I was pleased that the stores I generally feel good…
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Polar Bear Moms and Cubs Snuggle in Dens on International Polar Bear Day
Polar bear mothers and their cubs are snuggling together in dens across the Arctic right now. In the winter, the pregnant polar bear digs a small snow cave in a snowdrift. It’s just large enough for her to turn around. She waits for the snow to close the entrance tunnel.…
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California Condor Makes Comeback but Wind Power Seen as Threat
California Condors have made an inspiring comeback from near extinction, but worries remain about how many will be killed by wind power. A possible solution… make more birds? To help compensate for any birds that may be killed by their turbines, wind power company Avangrid Renewables wants to breed California…
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It’s Help a Horse Day. Foster a Horse.
You’ve heard a lot about fostering pets, but did you know that horses need fostering too? April 26 is Help a Horse Day, so there’s no better time to learn more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASPCA is expecting to see a rise in the number of horses that need…
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How Staying at Home to Avoid Spread of Coronavirus Changes Things for the Better
Covid-19 is some horrible stuff. People are dying, or becoming extremely ill. Doctors and nurses are in trouble without the supplies and support they deserve and need. There’s a major disruption of daily life, employment and the economy, but there are some things about self-isolating, or obeying safer-at-home orders from…
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ASPCA Rescues Animals Displaced by Northern CA Wildfires
If you’re like me, you think of the animals left behind during disasters. It’s not always a sad story, and some of these rescue images may bring happy tears to your eyes. The ASPCA is assisting local agencies with field rescues and emergency sheltering for animals affected by wildfires in…
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No Easter Pets, Please
Have you seen those blue or pink baby chicks that appear in some farm or pet stores around this time of year? Well, if you haven’t, pretty please don’t go in search of them. They make terrible gifts, even if they aren’t dyed pink. The same goes for ducklings or…
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Stop the USDA Blackout
Why has the USDA website gone dark on important information that is used to save the lives of animals? Earlier this month, animal inspection reports and enforcement actions were abruptly removed from the USDA website. No warning. Just dark. Without providing much explanation other than citing a vague privacy concern,…
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ASPCA Rescues Pets Affected by Hurricane Matthew Flooding
Hurricane Matthew has left many animals in need, and members of the ASPCA disaster response team are currently assisting with animal rescues and sheltering work in Lumberton, N.C. The pictures in this post will both break your heart, and warm it at the same time. All images are credited to the ASPCA. Lumberton is suffering…
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Easy, Cheap Solution for Dog Food Mats
After my dog first crossed the threshold into our lives, I bought one of those terrible silicone food mats with a bone design on it. It always had a weird white film, even after you cleaned it. Then, for a while, I just didn’t use a mat, but I was…
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