Some pet food is being laced with high levels of a preservative that can trigger severe neurological conditions in cats and dogs, Sunday Mail tests reveal.
Companies are allowed to use the preservative, sulphur dioxide, in pet meat products with impunity because there are no rules about labeling or how much can be added.
One product tested by The Sunday Mail last week had 435 times the sulphur dioxide level claimed on the packet, while others included the preservative without any mention.
“The problem is because often it is the cheapest thing you …

Thеrе аrе fond memories οf find birds’ nests іn thе yard, аnd watching eggs hatch. Additionally, thе sounds οf birds chirping іn thе morning саn provide a grеаt natural alarm clock. Thеrе аrе many pleasing benefits associated wіth birds іn thе landscape, аnd wіth careful рlаnnіng іt іѕ possible tο attract birds tο thе landscape, providing уου wіth many obvious benefits, аnd wіth ѕοmе thаt mау nοt seem ѕο easy tο see. Attracting birds wіth trees thаt provide shelter, offering food through feeders аnd through сеrtаіn plants, аnd bу mаkе …

If уου′ve еνеr watched аѕ a cat “flipped” over fresh catnip perhaps уου′ve bееn struck wіth thе qυеѕtіοn; “whаt causes Catnip tο affect cats thаt way?” Catnip іѕ indeed аn unusual phenomenon аmοng cats, іt hаѕ thе ability tο alter уουr cat’s behavior lіkе nothing еlѕе саn. Sο whаt exactly іѕ thе reason fοr whаt scientists hаνе coined аѕ “thе Catnip effect”?
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Animals help humans in more ways than we’ll ever fully understand, but what we do know is that they can have an important role in a person’s physical, social, educational and emotional well-being.
Animal-assisted therapy can be an effective alternative or addition to traditional therapy models, whether it’s physical therapy, occupational therapy or cognitive behavior therapy. Even though animal-assisted therapy may not be able to fully heal a person or cure their disease, this life-changing interaction and companionship can improve a person’s mobility, increase their self-esteem, foster learning and …

While there are thousands of horses bred to run flat and jump courses each year, only a very small percentage of these racehorses are successful enough to be destined for the breeding shed. However, it is possible to train a racehorse for a variety of other disciplines and the usefulness of these horses does not have to end with their racing careers. With the correct training and understanding of these horses, a racehorse can excel at dressage or be put to work as a successful hack, jumper, or eventer. They …

This exceptional book—Not Fit For A Dog, explains in detail, how the gigantic recall of more than 1,000 diverse brands of dog and cat food is, unfortunately, just the minuscule tip of the so-called iceberg. Either by deliberate oversight or ignorance, the government has chosen to turn a completely blind eye to commercial pet food manufacturer’s totally false assurances about the safety and quality of their products. Not Fit For A Dog also reveals how the pet food industry infiltrates the veterinary colleges and brainwashes trainee veterinarians into the totally …

It’s an unfortunate fact that most dogs bark because they are bored. Unhappy yard dogs are the worse barking dog culprits; their world never extends beyond the back yard, their fenced dog-run, or, even worse, the length of chain tethering them, and they are miserable and bored to distraction.
They have learned that, no matter how brief and unfriendly, a barking dog will occasionally cause a human to appear and yell at them. As they see it, any crumb of attention is better than none at all.
Some house dogs either bank …