While there has always been a need for caring and loving people to respond to the needs of helpless and abandoned animals, lately the economic downturns have exacerbated the problem to critical levels. Rescue shelters provide a safe environment and care until the right family comes along. Puppy mills have become a great problem in majority of countries not only due to the lack of proper care provided to the dogs but also the poor conditions they live in. Not all of these animals are vicious or “bad”, some of them are simply paying the price for their owner’s carelessness…
Looking for a virtual pet? Our organisation adopts a maximum of 5 dogs at a given time, especially because many of the dogs that come to us need to be given a lot of medical care in the beginning, and also because we don’t have shelters and have to keep these dogs in foster homes,” said Hayley Strifler, an Australian national and owner of the charity DSDP.
Slightly less able to be proven is the generally accepted theory that shelter animals are more eager to please their new families than a pampered pet store animal would be. There is a…
Land Hermit Crabs have grown in popularity as pets, and will provide many years of enjoyment if they are given proper care and an appropriate habitat. They are quite sociable and unlike some of the other animals on the list, they are not prone to “wild” odors. More experienced hobbyists often breed their animals as a commercial venture or indeed as a conservation effort to minimise animals being taken from the wild for the pet trade or to maintain viable captive populations of threatened species.
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Americans love to own pets and according to the Humane Society almost 40{682703f0e86a31c17c7b741af4535be0c7ff2740dfce716c37844a8075a212a0} of American households have a dog and 33{682703f0e86a31c17c7b741af4535be0c7ff2740dfce716c37844a8075a212a0} a cat. As an adoption counselor and a dog trainer I sometimes see the opposite ends of the family choosing a new companion animal for their family. On Thursday, May 26, 2016, five of the 250 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International (HSI) arrived at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland (ARLGP).
I really wish I didn’t have to say this one, but anecdotal evidence suggests that I do. When…
