4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

According to a recent survey about pet nutrition, 69% of dog owners said they needed help understanding what their dog’s nutritional needs were. PetMD and Hill’s Pet Nutrition have partnered to create a wonderful interactive tool to help dog owners understand proper nutrition! You aren’t alone.

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Critter News

APRIL 2, 2012

These dogs were rescued by Chinese activists before they could be slaughtered for meat. According to this article from the NPR site , such rescues are occuring more regularly as dogs are increasingly becoming pets. A good story from China for once.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The meat packing industry takes a single input, a steer, and produces many different final products. Each product must be assigned a cost including the different cuts of meat for human consumption, different food products for animal consumption (pet food) and basic ingredients for glue.".

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Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Two authors in New Zealand claim that the carbon footprint of pet animals are the same as owning a car. New Zealand-based authors Robert and Brenda Vale base their findings on the amount of land needed to grow food for pets ranging from budgerigars to cats and dogs.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

One lucky winner will get three sample bags of the adult dry formula of Chicken Soup for a Pet Lover’s Sou l pet food; a $30 gift card to PetFoodAuthority.com and a copy of the Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul book. What is your pet’s favorite treat? Would you like a chance to enter? 24th, 2011.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2012

In addition, since the species is popularly kept as a pet or reared for meat by the local peoples, historical trading has resulted in small introduced populations occurring on other islands in the region such as New Britain.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat. On a side note, the bird is also kind of ugly, so maybe the chicks never seeing their father has a certain protective function.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 5, 2011

Sugarless foods contain artificial sweeteners that can interfere with insulin production in your pet. Meat and Bones. Raw meat, fish, and eggs pose the same danger to dogs as they do to humans. Still, your dog should avoid certain kinds of meat, cooked or not.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. We have been feeding our dogs Hill’s dog food for as long as I can remember, and now that Hill’s Pet Nutrition is offering a natural pet food recipe, we can’t help but be excited! The natural ingredients in Ideal Balance provide perfectly balanced nutrition for your pet.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

as I was running this morning, I couldn't help wonder what the difference is between his book and The Compassionate Carnivore and the myriad others written by people who despise factory farming, yet claim to love animals (and of course love their "meat," and find a way to get it while not feeling bad about it).

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Since their initial domestication, dogs have been fed scraps from their owners until commercial pet food became readily available in the 1940’s. However choosing what food to feed your pet is a major decision especially as there are different types of food specifically designed for different breeds and lifestyles.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Many of us have difficulty with the idea of keeping “pets.” When it comes to pets, the only reasons he considers for keeping pets have to do with the enrichment of the lives of people. The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. But I’m merely making his point.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 26, 2012

Ensuring that your dog has quality food, can in the long-term save you money, and mean that you have a more enjoyable relationship with a happy pet. The main advantage of dry food for the pet owner is that it is generally the cheaper option and is much more convenient.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Looking after pets should be acknowledged as an important responsibility as well as a pleasure. Pets come to depend on their owners, trusting them to do what’s best for them, and every owner should make the effort to treat their pet right. Options for treats.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 31, 2010

They are picked fresh, and then the meat is air dried and cold pressed, making a pure product that retains the health benefits of a raw coconut. Coconut has health benefits for people and pets, you can read all about the amazing coconut right here. Would you like to win some CocoTherapy products for your pet?

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 22, 2009

The Honest Kitchen has offered a great package of treats for the dog owner who cares about the planet and the health of their pet! One lucky reader will get a pack of Smooches, Nuzzles, and Pecks! The finished product is 100percent biodegradable and reduces the amount of virgin materials and carbon-based substances used to make the product.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2009

“Dogs are part of the family, and now they’ve earned a seat at the dinner table as Chef Michael’s canine creations hosts the first pet-themed House Party™ dinner event for dogs and their owners,” said Shaun Belongie, Chef Michael’s Assistant Brand Manager. The line up includes eight 3-oz. the world’s largest food company.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2014

Real meat, poultry, or fish is the number 1 ingredient. Three lucky readers will win a free bag (it will be a coupon so you can buy which type your pet will love most). We recently received a sample of the new Purina Beyond dog food (and we have some bags to give away for cats or dogs, so be sure to keep reading). USA winners only.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 23, 2012

In order to ensure that owner’s of new puppies are prepared to feed their new pet, the following guidelines have been designed to explain the basics of new puppy feeding. Additionally, a dog’s natural diet is meat. Therefore, the best foods for a puppy are ones where the first ingredient is some type of meat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2011

But having a cold is not just exclusive to us humans as our beloved pet dogs can get a cold too. As far as preventative medicine is concerned, you always want to give them a healthy meat based diet and clean filtered water. If you buy canned dog food get the stuff that has the fewest ingredients and has the most meat protein.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 27, 2010

Many people support this, particularly affluent types, who have become dog and cat people and now own them as "pets." But my initial reaction is that this is like Americans giving up "red meat." Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats. What do you think?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 21, 2011

It is also a great alternative for dogs with poultry or meat allergies. Here is why you will love feeding your dog this new salmon flavor, just check out what is in it: The salmon is wild-caught off the Pacific Northwest Coast of the U.S. and is high in protein and Omega Fatty Acids which support healthy skin and a shiny coat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2012

Cats are obligate carnivores, which means that they require a diet high in meat and protein. Know the warning signs of the following feline afflictions: Feline Diabetes . Cats can get diabetes, and it is often caused by a poor diet. Most commercial cat food products are high in carbohydrates. This leads to diabetes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 15, 2009

April 15, 2009) – As the Obamas prepare to welcome home their first pet dog, Dr. Randy Kidd, holistic veterinarian and herbalist and veterinary adviser of Rainbow Light, a leader in natural nutrition since 1981, provides a few “first” tips to ease the transition and ensure a long and healthy life ahead.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat ” (news article, April 21): The commercial development of meat from animal tissue won’t result in “fake meat” any more than cloning sheep results in fake sheep. A more accurate name for the end result would therefore be “clean meat.”

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Critter News

JUNE 14, 2011

This sounds to me like it's glorifying the use and misuse of exotic animals. I'm not particularly thrilled about it, even though they are claiming that they are not into encouraging the activities. Anything for ratings I guess. Excerpted from Reuters.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Great Green Macaw digiscoped at the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras For many centuries throughout the world mankind has kept birds as pets. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. Also, no one should have birds as pets. Other birds are purposefully poisoned because they are agricultural pests.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! And they would realize that any species whose young tried to nurse with a pointed beak would be a short-lived species.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2012

Nutrition is among the most overlooked areas of responsible pet ownership. Many people simply buy what is on sale at their local grocery store, never realizing that there are huge differences in quality between pet food brands. Many pet owners are surprised when they change their dogs’ diet to a higher quality food.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 23, 2010

On December 20th, Americans voted online to raise funds for five national pet-related charities. Adopt A Pet: $43,800. AAHA Helping Pets Fund: $12,800. The five online pet organizations featured divided the $200,000 based on the percentage of votes. We got some great holiday news in our inbox this morning!

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

It's an article about the pork industry having to address the increasingly positive media image of pigs as intelligent creatures that could be someone's pet. Tags: meat pigs pork farm animal welfare. Now, it may see like it would add to more depression, but it actually makes me feel a little better. it's just a turkey."

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak ( source ), which unfortunately does not prevent hunting of the bird, not only for meat but also for the feathers.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va.

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Animal Person

MAY 31, 2009

my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do She recently joked that Charles' tail would make a tasty soup--which I actually saw as progress because a "pet" was being viewed as food and that's usually taboo.) He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?" "Oh Oh no," I replied. I'm not doing drugs, either!"

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2011

As a boy myself, and again as a father of three boys, I can tell you, I’ve had some pets in my life. I gathered my meat mallet from the drawer, dropped it forcefully on my veal, and the shock of the blow on the counter did something, maybe it acted as a fish defibrillator, I don’t know, but suddenly Fighter leapt to life.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 30, 2007

As a longtime vegan with three vegan-from-birth children, I would like to suggest that since vegetarians are generally healthier than meat eaters, there is no excuse for compassionate people to eat animals. For the same reason that most of us would not eat our pets, we should also not eat chickens, pigs or other animals. Borders Jr.

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