Ticks & Your Dog
Doing a daily tick check on you and your dog is important if you spend time outside with your dog in areas where ticks like to hang out. If you find a tick on your dog, don’t panic! Follow these… Read More »Ticks & Your Dog
Tips on Cleaning the Cages
Cleaning cages is not a fun chore for any pet, but making cleaning as easy as possible and sticking to a schedule will make cage cleaning less of a chore and simply part of your routine. There are no set… Read More »Tips on Cleaning the Cages
Euthanasia: Deciding When a Pet Has Suffered Enough
By Jessica Pierce NYT/ September 22, 2012 Is it ethical to spend $25,000 at the vet? Is it O.K. to have a pet if you can’t afford such treatments? ODY died peacefully last year, Nov. 29. He was 14 and… Read More »Euthanasia: Deciding When a Pet Has Suffered Enough
Chocolate Toxicity
The toxic principles of chocolate are the stimulants theobromine and caffeine. The amount of chocolate that it takes to poison your pet depends on the type of chocolate he’s eaten and his weight. White chocolate has the least amount of… Read More »Chocolate Toxicity
Until One Has Loved an Animal, a Part of One’s Soul Remains Unawakened
Ours is a materialistic world. It is seldom if ever people are nice to you unless they have an axe to grind. This is of course not to say that there are no Mother Theresas in this world but they… Read More »Until One Has Loved an Animal, a Part of One’s Soul Remains Unawakened
Blindness Amongst Pets
Many pets quietly go blind in their later years, falling off patios and walking into branches laying around the yard. Sometimes they cannot even discern their owners, save for their sense of smell and hearing. It is a sad affair,… Read More »Blindness Amongst Pets
Snow Leopard Cub Rescued in Gilgit-Baltistan But Remains to be Rehabilitated
All hell broke loose when a little leopard and his mother were crossing a river near the Khunjerab National Park in Gojal Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan in late December 2012. The Khunjerab Park is the third largest park of the country… Read More »Snow Leopard Cub Rescued in Gilgit-Baltistan But Remains to be Rehabilitated
The Indian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960
The Government of India repealed its 1890 Act and replaced it by a new law, namely the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. An Animals Welfare Board has been constituted under the new law which, amongst other functions, advises… Read More »The Indian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960
Islam & Animal Rights
Dr. Kristen Stilt is an Islamic scholar inEgyptand has written a book about Islam and animals, endorsed by Dr. Professor ‘Abd Allah Mabrook Al-Najjar, Professor of Shari’a and Law Member of the Council of Islamic Research at the Al Azhar… Read More »Islam & Animal Rights
Animals Are a Part of Community Like Us: Holy Quran
Many Muslims appear to have a callous attitude where dealing with animals is concerned giving the impression that maybe their religion has no consideration for animals. However, when we examine the Quran and hadith, we are pleasantly surprised to find… Read More »Animals Are a Part of Community Like Us: Holy Quran