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Exploring the World of Animals...

Animals give us enjoyment, affection, enrichment, enlightenment and entertainment.  Studying them provides us with information about the world around us and even gives us insight into our own physiology, evolution, history and humanity.  We’re so used to having animals  as pets, which implies ownership, and to see them at zoos, ’in captivity’, that the line between keeping an animal and keeping one captive or keeping a companion animal and keeping an animal as property can be blurred.  Our thoughts and opinions on the rights to the physical spaces we share with animals and our interactions and relationships with animals, both wild and domestic, are ever changing and developing the more that we study and learn.  How much intelligence and awareness do animals have and what kind of treatment and rights do they physically and humanely require?  What kinds of studies are done and what do we learn from them about wild and domesticated animals?  What impact do we have on the ecosystems in which wild animals live and the daily lives of domesticated animals, and what impact do animals have on our lives?  What do we really know about different animal species and what is important about different species that we can and should communicate through community outreach and education?  These are all things I think about and would like to explore and discuss on this page... 


Spotlight on.... Saving Shelter Pets, Inc.

Saving Shelter Pets, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose main project is to move animals from kill shelters to no-kill shelters.  They focus on animals in the southeast, where they say the unwanted shelter pet population is a real problem.  Veterinary and general care is provided for the animals before being transported to animal shelters in the northeast.  Besides animal outreach, SSP focuses educational efforts on promoting the benefits of established spay/neuter programs, and even grants money for the purpose of spaying and neutering the pets of low income individuals.  Other programs include rescue and transport of puppies, with spay/neuter and veterinary care of the mother, and veterinary treatment and support for dogs diagnosed with heartworm.  SSP is a compassionate organization with a unique approach to the betterment of animals lives and the education and assistance of humans to care for them properly.

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All About...

See the articles below for general and interesting information about common and exotic animals.

  • Telluride Daily Planet | 2010/03/17 07:25:02
    From the Colorado Division of Wildlife Dogs are harassing big game animals in southwest Colorado this winter and Division of Wildlife officials are reminding pet owners to keep their animals under control.
  • New Kerala | 2010/03/17 11:37:23
    Bangalore, Mar 17 : More than 200 wild animals, including mammals, birds and snakes, were run over by vehicles from 2004 to 2007 on the highway passing through the Bandipur National Park, Wildlife Conservation Foundation Managing Trustee D Rajkumar said today.
  • The News-Herald | 2010/03/17 15:02:51
    Lake Metroparks and Mentor’s Brightwood Animal Hospital are teaming up to instruct the public on when to rescue a sick, injured or orphaned animal and when to keep hands off.
  • Sun-Sentinel | 2010/03/17 23:15:19
    Python should have been killed in Everglades, not beheaded at Hallandale Beach plant in front of journalists A man who helped kill a Burmese python in front of journalists at a Hallandale Beach processing plant broke the rules governing the hunting of the non-native snakes in the Everglades, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • Vancouver Sun | 2010/03/16 22:37:52
    A look at some of the exotic animals prohibited by the B.C. Wildlife Act. Exotic animals in B.C. will need permits starting this April.

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