Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
dogs, Tag
- Maryland just banned the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores Wed, 25 Apr 18, 4:43amMaryland just became the second state in America to ban pet stores from selling puppies and kittens. Animal rights advocates say the move will help cut demand for animals from puppy mills. The bill, HB 1662, also encourages...
- Humans Are Causing Mammals to Shrink! Fri, 20 Apr 18, 10:27pmGuest commentary by David Middleton From the No Schist Sherlock files… PUBLIC RELEASE: 19-APR-2018 Humans have been driving a global reduction in mammal size for thousands of years AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT...
- Three border collies tear through a charred Chilean forest with backpacks full of seeds Fri, 16 Feb 18, 1:53amOver 1.4 million acres were burned in Chile in 2017, in the country's worst wildfire season in history. According to Mother Nature Network, the fire left in its wake a ravaged landscape, but a furry team led by Francisca...
- Chernobyl's abandoned dogs create their own exclusion zone community Wed, 7 Feb 18, 2:01amIf you ever happen to visit Chernobyl, you might run across one of the around 300 stray dogs that reside there. After the 1986 disaster, residents weren't allowed to bring their pets away with them, and many dogs were left...
- IKEA is offering furniture for pets - and it's adorable Wed, 11 Oct 17, 12:43amIt's here - the modern, inexpensive pet furniture of your dreams. IKEA is now selling furniture and accessories for dogs and cats, and they're just as well-designed and affordable as the company's furniture for humans. From...
- Frida the rescue dog helps search for survivors after Mexico's deadly earthquake Tue, 26 Sep 17, 12:26amA 7.1 magnitude earthquake recently rocked Mexico, and in Mexico City, 15 dogs came to the rescue. But few are quite as beloved as Frida, a 7-year-old Labrador who achieved Twitter fame. The Internet at first thought she'd...
- Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cats Sun, 27 Aug 17, 12:00pmFrom PLOS Gregory S. Okin Published: August 2, 2017 Abstract In the US, there are more than 163 million dogs and cats that consume, as a significant portion of their diet, animal products and therefore potentially constitute...
- US millionaire who learned the value of punctuation the hard way | Brief letters Tue, 18 Jul 17, 4:19amPunctuation | Solar-powered legs | Dogs and litter | Crossword themes | Puzzle changePunctuation is indeed important (Letters, 17 July). The story goes that an American millionaire’s wife, travelling through Europe, came...
- Shocking investigation reveals 70,000 dogs in Bali murdered and served to tourists every year Tue, 20 Jun 17, 1:50amEach year 70,000 dogs are brutally killed in Bali, Indonesia, according to an investigation spearheaded by Animals Australia (AA). The animals are strangled, bludgeoned, or poisoned and then fed to tourists who think they're...
- Taiwan is first Asian country to ban eating cats and dogs Wed, 19 Apr 17, 12:43amEven abject carnivores in the West balk at the idea of raising dogs and cats for their meat, but East and Southeast Asian countries, particularly those mired in poverty, do not share those qualms...
- Costa Ricas Land of the Strays is a canine paradise where nearly 1,000 dogs roam free Mon, 27 Jun 16, 3:20amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g Founded nine years ago by a couple passionate about animal welfare, Territorio de Zaguatas is a non-profit organization that operates with help from donations, volunteers, and a...
- 12 comfort dogs dispatched to grief-stricken Orlando Thu, 16 Jun 16, 3:00amAfter hearing about the Orlando shooting that claimed 49 lives, one ministry of the Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) rounded up a gang of furry, fluffy members to help...
- Costa Rica’s ‘Land of the Strays’ is a canine paradise where nearly 1,000 dogs roam free Wed, 6 Apr 16, 6:00pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g Founded nine years ago by a couple passionate about animal welfare, Territorio de Zaguatas is a non-profit organization that operates with help from donations, volunteers, and a...
- Vet eats breakfast with rescue dog in her cage to rebuild her trust in humans Thu, 3 Mar 16, 8:36amHeartwarming stories of rescue dogs bouncing back from times of misery and pain seem to be just as numerous as the pleas for help for the animals still needing help...
- Forget chickens, now it’s ‘bored dogs’ Sun, 7 Feb 16, 12:45pmAdd it to the list. No really. I checked the date. It isn’t April 1st. The effect of climate change on chickens is just so… yesterday. You have to ask the question: if these scientists were actually trying to damage...