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Natural Disaster Safety - Establishing an Emergency Plan for Your Dog

Hurricane season is upon us once again, and all dog owners should have a disaster plan in place for their pets. I've never been through a hurricane with my dog, but I did experience a house fire with her, and it was horrific. I'd never even considered having a plan in place in case of a fire, let alone a hurricane or other natural disaster, but that night I vowed to never be without one again. If you are the victim of a natural disaster or a house fire and don't have a plan, you may not have a chance to escape without some tragedy.
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Bee-Toxic Pesticide Killed German Bees, But Is Safe in America

As we have detailed in a number of stories, a pesticide (clothianidin) produced by Bayer may be responsible, at least in part, for the precipitous decline of the bee population in the last few years. The pesticide was approved on the basis of a study that the EPA knew to be faulty. There is little evidence supporting Bayer's claim that clothianidin is safe (and a growing stack of evidence that it isn't). Bayer's response to all the negative press surrounding clothianidin: go into spin mode. But the company's recent blog post on clothianidin's safety is itself full of holes....
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Exotic Pets Can Make Kids Ill

Exotic pets may expose young children to higher risks of disease and injuries than traditional household pets, according to the American Academy of Pediatricians in a new study published in their medical journal, Pediatrics....
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Do Abused Cows Yield Unsafe Food Products?

The Humane Society of the United States released a video Wednesday, showing various abuses on dairy cows done by workers in a California slaughterhouse, in possible violation of federal and state statutes....
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Keeping Your Pet Safe This Halloween

Halloween may be fun for the kids, but your pets may not enjoy it. People often make animals the targets of their not-so-gentle pranks during Halloween. All the noise and unaccustomed activity may upset your pets and once agitated, they can become difficult to control. Here are some tips to keep your pet safe: ...
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Having Shark Fin Soup or Clam Chowder?

The intentional hunting of sharks, primarily for shark fin soup, appears to have drastically reduced shellfish populations such that clam chowder, the American soup favorite, ...
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Is Microchip Safe for Your Pet?

Millions of pets are lost every year. Many of them are surrendered to animal welfare organizations, but only few of them (an estimated 14% for dogs; 4% for cats) are ever reunited with their owners. The major reason for the failure to get them back home is the inability to identify the pets....
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Carriage Horses: Should They Be Banned?

A carriage horse at New York’s Central Park slammed into a tree and died Friday, Sept. 14, causing animal-rights activists to renew their campaign to eliminate the presence of horses in frenetic New York City streets. ...
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