The strong smell of pig urine in my bedroom is a warm memory. The rustling of the treat container or anything that sounded similar would elicit high pitched squealing. She lived in a Rubbermaid container that was about four feet long, a foot and a half long and a foot and a half tall. Her name was Clue, after a
Read morePresent time is here. If you are hurrying around looking for something great to give to your animal enthusiast, here are some of my favorites this holiday season. “Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine” by Marion Nestle I just got the book, although it is a few years old now. This book is a serious yet important
Read moreYou step up to the seven dots on the floor. You have the bowling ball in your hands. You walk your three and a half steps and release the ball. The ball spins and turns down the lane. As it veers away from the middle, your torso starts leaning in towards the head pin. As you lean, the ball changes
Read moreWe adopted an 11 month old puppy with little to no previous training. She is a mixed breed (basset hound, beagle, daschund). She gets over excited when playing and gets nippy grabbing at the toys and then our hands whether we have a toy or not. Jim & Carol B – Niagara Falls “Don’t Shoot the Dog” by Karen Pyror
Read moreWe’ve all heard that senior animals are harder to adopt. Visitors walk by the black cat with a gray muzzle that is sitting quietly and go over to the kittens playing with toys. Or the adult wire haired dog that gently wags their tail is overlooked because of the velvety puppy in the next kennel. While puppies and kittens are
Read moreA common thought is that there is a fine line between a child that has pets at their home and a zookeeper who takes care of wild animals. It is true, that both pick up after their animals, but there are a few more differences. Next time you are at an aquarium or zoo, be aware that zookeepers can
Read moreWhen talking about fact and fiction, going to Snapple caps might not be the most accurate way of learning new information. The very first Snapple fact for instance says that “A Goldfish’s attention span is three seconds.” I can reject that fact quite easily, but for the sake of science I have done some research. Performing a quick Google search
Read moreThere will be howling, barking, screaming and squawking and that is just from the children. Halloween is right around the corner. So much commotion is sure to make even the most composed pets a little nervous. Marty Becker, a veterinarian at North Idaho Animal Hospital, said in a Good Morning America interview last year that Halloween is the second most
Read moreThis summer I met several fascinating people from around the world, below are three stories that I recently wrote for other sites including a Botanical Illustrator, Anthrozoologist and Parahawker: For the Love of Plants Meet botanical illustrator Mindy Lighthipe, who practices environmental activism through art. and From Anthropologist To Anthrozoologist: Meet Patricia K. Anderson Her love for birds started this
Read moreAfter nearly two weeks of backpacking around Thailand, my trip was coming to an end where it all began: Bangkok. During my trip around Thailand, I witnessed picturesque beaches and islands, dramatic mountainous landscapes and charismatic indigenous people at zoos, elephant conversation centers, national parks, night markets and food stands. I must confess that since I studied animal behavior and
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