Animal factory farms! It’s certainly not something you want to think about as you reach out and grab that well-known brand of chicken fillet or beef steaks out of the chiller at your local grocery store. In fact, meat suppliers are banking on you not questioning too closely as to how that product came about. […]
With all the media coverage today on climate change and global warming, have you ever stopped to think about what could be the key driver behind it? Sure, you have the effects of deforestation and cars emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but the biggest contributor of all is our continued reliance on coal as […]
The old saying beauty comes at a price holds true in more ways than one. Every year, millions of animals locked away in cages in research laboratories scattered throughout the world are the victims of cosmetic companies. These animals are forced to undergo weeks, if not months, of having chemicals applied to their eyes or […]
Jennifer Aniston, Miley Cyrus, Ben Affleck, Nick Jonas, Rachel Hunter, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, and many other celebrities own this second most popular dog breed; the German Shepherd. The main reason they are loved by so many famous and not-so-famous people is their unique traits. For example, when it comes to courage, intelligence, confidence, and […]
I wonder what it is about trophy hunting that gets so many people up in arms? Is it the trophy hunter killing for sport and pure pleasure using a telescopic lens on their weapon of choice, giving the wild animal in their sights no fighting chance? Or the practice of canned hunting or baiting, where […]
Do you know that every second somewhere in the world, a forest roughly the size of a football field is cut down? That is almost two acres of forest that no longer exists. And more alarming is that research by the Center for International Forestry Research shows that undisturbed rain forests will completely disappear in […]
Dogs whine for a reason. Like barking or growling, it’s their way of vocalizing their pain, stress, excitement, desires, or anything else. But if you constantly give in to a dog whining for attention, you are simply reinforcing this method of attention-seeking behavior which often gets worse over time. In fact, it’s not just barking […]
Giving up a dog is never an easy choice to make. Whether it’s changed circumstances, behavior issues, or even the arrival of a new baby, parting way with a pet can be especially difficult and fraught with emotional distress for you and it. Dogs are able to perceive and feel things, which means they can […]
Are you toying with the idea of becoming an animal rights activist but put off by the misguided belief that these people are often perceived as annoying and irritating as they push their viewpoints onto others? Well, this couldn’t be further from the truth. For it’s only due to the tenacity and lobbying for change […]
Each year approximately 3.1 million dogs and 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters in the US alone, with nearly twice as many of them strays compared to the numbers surrendered by their owners. Sadly almost 920,000 of these companion animals are euthanized as animal shelters struggle to cope with the numbers and find adoptive homes […]