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Happy Holidays, and thank you for reading Pet News and Views. This week, I’m posting on a holiday schedule. Next week, Pet News and Views will post three times a week. Cats: Did you know that a cat has more bones in its body than a human being? Humans have 206 bones and cats have 230. Cats hear and [...] To celebrate the holidays in a jolly fashion, Pet News and Views posts several silly animal jokes that you can share with a young audience. A friendly warning: Many of these will cause you to groan. Q: How can you tell if your cat has been using your computer? Q. What is [...] In honor of the holidays, I thought it would be fun to post some jokes, interesting fun facts about animals, and this poem that a close friend wrote. My friend wants to remain anonymous because she doesn’t want to create a rift with her husband, whom she loves dearly. I can relate. I have a [...] Pet owners are a proud breed. We like to brag about our pets. Thanks to all who entered the Alex & Me contest. The winning entry is from Jerry Dunham of Tejas Coonhound Rescue. He will get a copy of the book Alex & Me by Irene M. Pepperberg. Second place goes to Joy Ward and honorable [...] Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, chairs of Farm Sanctuary’s Peace for the Animals holiday auction, are encouraging shoppers to join them in using their shopping dollars to protect farm animals from abuse. All funds raised by bidding on such items as the Volturi crest from the set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Emily Deschanel’s personalized lab coat from the hit series Bones and a private yoga session with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons will directly support Farm Sanctuary’s rescue, education, and advocacy efforts for farm [...] I receive tips and news stories from many different sources. One of my favorite nonprofits is Sunbear Squad. They asked me to ask you to keep an eye out for dogs wearing collars that are too tight. (The same goes for cats.) “Watch for collars, chains, dog houses, and kennels that are too short or [...] I so enjoyed reading Alex & Me that I decided to host a contest asking you to send in a brief comment about your pet’s intelligence. If you missed the post, Alex & Me: A Story about a Scientist and an African Grey Parrot, click on the previous story. YOUR CHALLENGE: Come up with THE MOST [...] If you ever used the term “bird brain” to refer to someone with little intelligence, think again. Birds are highly intelligent creatures. Just ask Irene M. Pepperberg, scientist, writer, associate research professor at Massachusetts, and teacher of animal cognition at . Ms. Pepperberg’s memoir, Alex & Me, tells the story of her research and friendship with [...] Owning a pet is beneficial to your health. An early published study found that people were as emotionally close to their dogs as they were to their closest family member, whether that was a spouse or a child. This study, conducted by Sandra Barker, PhD, professor of psychiatry, and director of the Center for Human-Animal [...] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference in Kansas City, Mo. “Evidence suggests that animal-assisted therapy (AAT) can have a [...] |
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