10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2022

This endemic bird must also contend with outdoor cats, pesticides, cowbird parasitism, and maybe even competition from the slightly larger White-eared Ground-Sparrow. Carry out workshops and train more people locally on how to do telemetry properly. The White-eared Ground-Sparrow is much more common. Check out the video!

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2009

I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. Just awful. Now they've arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Tyler Hayes Weinman. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Using the Birds of Peru field guide to identify a species of antshrike This course has three admirable objectives: To train the next generation of Neotropical bird researchers, both international and Peruvian, in efficient and standardised mist-netting, bird ringing/banding, and bird ageing skills. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

JUNE 29, 2009

The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. I bet there's probably some ugly stuff in those records. Sherrie Carruth, told The A-J {Avalanche-Journal.}

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 7, 2012

The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. The following list outlines the top techniques for introducing and training your pet to use cat and dog doors. Make sure you have read the product description, and that your choice in dog or cat doors fits with the breed of your pet. ??Typical

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. FixNation sterilizes more than 70 cats each day and will have successfully trapped, neutered and returned 80,000 cats by the summer of 2012.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 19, 2012

One of the best ways to pet proof your home is by training your pet to be his own enforcer. You may want to consider closing the door to pet-free rooms that store, say, your fine antiques, and, if you have a doggy or cat door, you can also train your pets to head out for potty breaks on their own.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Grace, who writes about celebrity pets on DogTipper, also tweets about dogs/cats in need of a home, as animal rescue is a subject close to her heart. After all, she currently has four fur babies– all tuxedo cats (formerly strays) from the same family!

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Animal lovers Jane Lynch (Julie & Julia) and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars) will help The Rescue Train host its 4th Annual 5k Run/Walk (3.1 Each year these groups combined, rescue and find homes for over 2,000 abandoned Southland dogs and cats, animals that most likely would otherwise have lost their lives.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 23, 2013

Both dogs and cats chew, especially when bored or anxious – chewing means destruction, destruction means debris, and debris means choking hazards. And cats are masters of entry, finding their way into cupboards and cabinets with harmful materials like cleaning chemicals. Visual Entertainment: Cats love a good show.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 6, 2009

In order to raise a well adjusted kitten to become a healthy, happy and well-mannered adult cat, it is best if owners prepare themselves for their new pet. These tips and more are covered in a series of 13 webisodes dubbed the “ The Kitten Connection.”

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

One such feathered feature was a frogmouth and sure enough, when the footage of said bizarre bird showed, the quiet dark of the theater was interrupted by a quiet exclamation that perfectly echoed my train of thought, “That’s a frogmouth!”

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Do you have an older cat or dog sharing your home? I think senior cats project an air of peaceful dignity. They require little training since they already know the rules. November is Senior Pet Month. If so, you know the joys of pets who might have less spunk but more soul. Here are five reasons to love a senior pet.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Taste of the Wild is a grain free, natural pet food that uses high quality ingredients for the benefit of your dog or cat. We have a special giveaway to celebrate their new puppy formula, with a prize package that any puppy parent will be happy to win!

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 21, 2010

The pod is a pop up style and is fantastic for use when travelling in the car and is suitable for cats and dogs or other pets. For both cats and dogs remember id tags are an easy and simple way to ensure your pet does not get lost. For those owners that travel with their pet a range of travel pods are available.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2010

Or, consider lessons from Pet Tech, a training center dedicated to first aid, CPR and care for dogs and cats. We all know this is a good idea, but now’s the time to follow through. Check with your local veterinarian, humane society or American Red Cross for classes. Learn rescue breathing. First clear the airway of any foreign object.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 10, 2011

To safely move or transport an injured cat, use suitable container such as a strong cardboard box or a cat carrier (remove the top for easy and safe access to the carrier; don’t push an injured cat through the small door or opening). CPR is as simple as ABC: Lay your dog or cat on his/her side on a firm, flat surface.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 14, 2011

For over 25 years, Marty McGee Bennett has been teaching people about animals and animal handling, with a specialty in training and handling llamas and alpacas. Her animal training experience includes working with dogs, cats, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels. She has a degree in animal behavior from the University of Georgia.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 15, 2009

Randy Kidd, veterinary adviser of Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems and Green Dog Naturals ( www.greendognaturals.com ) and author of two acclaimed books, Dr. Kidd’s Guide to Herbal Dog Care and Dr. Kidd’s Guide to Herbal Cat Care, offers this advice: SANTA CRUZ, Calif. Healthy dogs are those that have been allowed to be dogs.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The company offers customized, comprehensive care for dogs and cats — including boarding, daycare, grooming and training – all under one roof at 42 pet care centers in 18 states. Best Friends Pet Care Inc. has led the U.S. pet care industry for more than 20 years.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option. Shift-It Tip: If you’re set on a purebred dog or cat, buy one from a rescue association instead of getting a pedigree from a breeder. Pets are the same way.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

This is the first time since 2000 that I will be in an area that holds more than Northern, so I can’t wait to train those rusty&dusty wheatear ID skills of mine – as lousy as they were even at their heyday Share Your Thoughts « Why are Birds So Important to People? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Suburban practices may primarily serve dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, and other common household pets. The industry is currently struggling to meet demand in some cases because the nation’s veterinary medicine training programs have limited capacity. Veterinarians study for four years to obtain a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 19, 2010

After the benefits became more widely known, the practice spread to dogs, cats and other household pets. Pet massage therapists are trained in animal physiology and anatomy. Animal massage therapy has grown in popularity since the 1970s. It was first used on race and show horses.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2010

Search dogs and handlers train for reliable communication about important issues in the search field, whether unstable terrain, a snake on the move, or the presence of human scent rising from the rubble. And so we make mistakes in the training field. We learn from such errors, and we head back into training sectors wiser.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 9, 2010

Your dog or cat—your best friend in the world—gets sick. Veterinarians at lower cost facilities undergo the same intense training as vets at state-of-the-art clinics. You were laid off 6 months ago and your industry is crippled by the recession. There are no jobs to apply for and your unemployment claim expired last week.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Or the cat. Plus, only the trained eye would be able to determine that she likes me. I mention this because all too often people surrender their dogs--or even cats--once they have children. Violet Rays, being nearly 12 and nearly blind, isn't as keen on the child. Or any other child. Or anyone else, for that matter.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Proper socialization is an intensive training process. Well-socialized dogs are calm and unaggressive even in stressful situations. But socialization involves a lot more than just introducing your dog to a few random strangers every few weeks. How Socialization For Your Dog Works. Men and women. Small people and large people. Large crowds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 11, 2012

After all, you’ll want to spend your time exploring, not trying to calm your disoriented cat. Train them ahead of time. However, if your best friends just so happen to be a menagerie of pets, there are a few things to consider before revving that engine and heading out the door. Here are my top tips for getting it done right.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

” It is a bit similar with my cats – I like to watch them eat but rarely wait until they throw up. “I’m doing this for revenge” sing the Mountain Goats in their most recent song, “ Training Montage “ It is very good, though I feel it could be even better without the last 50 seconds or so.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

In fact, the Language Research Center at Georgia State University has engaged in continuous social, cognitive and biobehavioral research on primates, including language training and research, since 1981. They're not like dogs and cats, which evolved with humans. Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug. They're wild animals!

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We accept that the state has the right to ban cruelty to animals, even when such cruelty is in the interests of the person being cruel, for example, of the greyhound owner who trains his dog on cats, first removing the cat's claws to protect his dog from injury, or of the householder who half-starves his dog so that he can have an extra beer or two, (..)

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Now, he lay frightened and ruffled in my hands, his tail tattered, his feathers damp from the maw of a cat named Puck. Back then, I didn’t know enough about birds, but I knew a lot about cats. I scrambled for a box.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

After a few tense moments and some mild panic, we had all trained our telescopes on a Snow Leopard stalking across a far mountain slope. The cat actually appeared almost golden in the early morning light and this time we could admire its magnificent thick, blotched pelt, extremely long tail and large head.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. Explanations are simple: only a mother rabbit or a highly trained rehabilitator has a chance of raising and releasing a healthy wild bunny.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

They need another day or two to figure out how to use the flappy things on the sides of their body and yeah for a week they are going to be awkward in their movements and very vulnerable to predation (especially cats, keep them indoors) but this adults hang out and watch them.

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