Sentences with phrase «as other companion animals»

Specializing in rehabilitation, the service will treat canine athletes, as well as other companion animals including cats, to recover from injuries or surgeries where rehabilitation is indicated to improve function and recovery.

Domestic rabbits maintain the physiology and behavior of a prey species and they experience pain in the same manner as other companion animals.

Not exact matches

A cheerful companion such as a teddy bear or other brightly colored stuffed animal, especially those with a built - in song or talking mechanism is likely to bring a smile to your babies» faces.

And what's worse, is that they tend to stay in shelters longer than any other animal population because of the aforementioned restrictions that make so it hard, if not impossible, to have an American Pit Bull Terrier as a companion animal.

We treat companion animals such as cats and dogs in our clinic; and we visit horses, cows, goats and other farm animals at their homes.

That scenario's growing ever more common as greater numbers of Americans stop thinking of dogs, cats and other animals as pets — or even mere companions.

If your animal companion has been slowing down, is reluctant to interact, is hunched in the back, no longer wants to go for long walks, or has had chronic illness (such as cancer, arthritis, disc disease, etc.), then he or she may be having pain or other forms of discomfort.

Now as a veterinarian, Dr. Imrie enjoys working with dogs, cats, and other companion animals including ferrets, rabbits, and other exotics.

We do very limited work on advocacy around other specific animal issues such as use of animals in laboratories and companion animal homelessness, because we think good opportunities to help animals are much easier to find in the area of farm animal advocacy (and additionally the less popular area of wild animal suffering).104 The work we do in these areas serves mainly to check our assumptions about the scale, tractability, and neglectedness of various causes.

The Animal Services Division protects, promotes and enhances the health, safety and quality of life for companion animals and other abandoned animals, as well as for the people of Monterey County.

Because of their hunterly nature, they don't make good companions with cats or other small animals, as they'll sometimes try to hunt after them.

Some references report that kittens can become infected as well through ingesting the milk of an infected queen (transmammary), but others, including the Companion Animal Parasite Council state that this is not the case.

Discussions of and / or excerpts from nonfiction texts which introduce more in - depth explorations of these same subjects, and those from fiction which delve into more controversial areas of human - animal interaction, such as companion animal symbolism, zoophilia, and animal collecting or hoarding, among others.

Clearly the numbers would dictate that the moderation we saw in traffic and in transactions [shows] that the companion animal market is not recession proof and it is as prone to recession dips as some of the other sectors.

Thanks to a skilled and manipulative defense team, the two PETA staffers were found guilty only of lesser charges; however, the trial exposed PETAâ $ ™ s shocking record of euthanizing healthy dogs and cats - up to a 90 % euthanasia rate â $» as well as the fact that PETA is singularly responsible for the deaths of over 14,400 dogs, cats and other companion animals during the period of 1998 - 2005.

Church and community members are invited to bring cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and other well - behaved animal companions to celebrate the important roles that animals have in people's lives, as well as to honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment.

HW infection rates in other companion animals such as ferrets and cats tend to parallel those in dogs in the same geographic region, but usually at a lower prevalence.

October 12, 2017 Maddie's Fund, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well - being of companion animals, has awarded a three - year $ 573,536 grant to Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tucson, AZ, to create a large - scale, high volume foster program, as a model program for other U.S. shelters to follow.

As a fresh supply of Orchard grass or hay can benefit your small animal pet companion both physically and mentally, it's important that pet parents give their pet rabbits, gerbils, chinchillas, guinea pigs and other small animals access to plenty of Timothy Hay or grass within their cages at all times.

Humane Canada accepts that euthanasia of companion animals is a necessary and humane means to end the lives of animals that are in severe or incurable physical distress or for animals with severe behavioural problems, such as aggression, that pose a threat to humans or other animals.

As many pet parents understand, there are many benefits to providing their pet rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, chinchillas and other small animal pet companions with fresh grasses and hay, such as Timothy HaAs many pet parents understand, there are many benefits to providing their pet rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, chinchillas and other small animal pet companions with fresh grasses and hay, such as Timothy Haas Timothy Hay.

Humane Canada strongly cautions against using the internet as the source of a companion animal without carrying out reference checks, extensive telephone interviews and other methods of ensuring the source is a responsible breeder or shelter.

They are experts in dog and cat behavior and often in the behavior of other companion animal species as well, such as horses and birds.

As a behavioral medicine resident, my focus is on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of problem behavior in dogs, cats, birds, and other companion animals.

In other words, Bell contends that, while some of her dogs may have been pet or companion animals, she had other dogs, such as breeding stock, which were never intended to be enjoyed as present or future pets either by her or another person...

They are experts in dog and cat behavior and often in the behavior of other companion animal species as well, like horses and birds.

Ultrasound examination of cats, dogs, horses and other companion and farm animals has grown in popularity over the past several years because of the sharp and clear images produced when sound waves are introduced to an animal's body cavity (such as the chest or abdomen).

Spaying or neutering our companion animals will help get a handle on this epidemic, as well as providing a great many other benefits.

Dear People who think dogs / cat / ferrets / guinea pigs / chickens... any other creature kept as a companion animal, otherwise known as «pet» doesn't deserve every ouch of energy and $ $ $ we spend on them»:

Spaying / neutering our companion animals will help get a handle on this epidemic, as well as providing a great many other benefits.

I find it just as absurd for veterinarians to be selling high carbohydrate and by - product filled pet foods to the caregivers of carnivorous companion animals as it is for health authorities to permit the sale of high fructose, fortified junk breakfast cereals, snacks and beverages for children to consume and then rationalize putting them on Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs to correct diet - related cognitive, emotional and behavioral impairments.

By combining a sensible vaccine program that meets your pet's life style with good nutrition and preventative products such as those that fight off heartworm disease as well as fleas, tick and other parasites, you can take a a big step toward your companion animal's long - term well being.

As a result, the definition of the companion animal breed is a breed whose members can not perform any utilitarian function for themselves or their human owners — they're simply too weak to pull their own weight anymore — and they also suffer from a much wider array of painful maladies than their larger cousins; painful and unnatural medical problems like the tendency of certain joints like knees and hips to pop out of their sockets far too easily, among many others.

They are famously known for being friendly, good with everyone, good with other animals, and as highly trainable family companion dogs.

Also, a food that lists ingredients in categories as «animal protein products,» «plant protein products» or other collective terminology should never be fed to ferrets or any other companion animal.

Over 30,000 stray and abandoned companion animals are impounded each year in the city of Montreal, a staggering number when compared to other major cities in North America such as Boston, Toronto, and Vancouver.

A small dog that was originally bred as a companion dog, the Bichon Frise possesses a boisterous personality, is very tolerant of children, other animals and strangers, and is highly intelligent and very trainable.

The Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, sponsored by City Clerk Susana Mendoza with help from advocacy group The Puppy Mill Project, would instead require all Chicago pet stores to offer only rescue animals from shelters, animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy Animal Protection Ordinance, sponsored by City Clerk Susana Mendoza with help from advocacy group The Puppy Mill Project, would instead require all Chicago pet stores to offer only rescue animals from shelters, animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy mills.

We focus our research on investigations of animal agriculture, 2 but this intervention is also used to document animal abuse in other areas, such as laboratory research that involves live animals3 and the breeding of companion animals.4 We believe that undercover investigations have had significant direct effects in reducing farm animal suffering through corporate policy change.

PETA's position — so at odds with the philosophy of animal rights — not only condones the slaughter of millions of companion animals every year, but it undermines protections for other animals as well.

My goal for JARR is to become a nationally recognized pioneering organization that rescues farmed and companion animals, and that other animal advocates look to as a reputable group to become involved with.

In addition, we will also unravel the main reason as to why dogs, amongst all the other species of the animal kingdom, have become our favorite companion and loyal best friend.

If Direct Action Everywhere were headquartered in Norfolk, VA, where the local residents live in fear that PETA employees may steal and kill their beloved companion animals, would Direct Action Everywhere support a resolution by the city council to oppose PETA's killing of dogs (and cats and rabbits and many others) as it supported a resolution by the Berkeley City Council to oppose the killing of dogs in Yulin?

Although the AACSPCA are advocates for humane treatment of all animals, wild and domestic, our primary concern is for the humane care of companion animals such as dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and other animals that people keep as pets.

While communities across the country are ending the killing of healthy and treatable animals, with save rates as high as 98 percent, in 2011, PETA killed 96 percent of all dogs and cats and 93 percent of other companion animals such as rabbits that it took in, despite revenues of over 30 million dollars a year and millions of animal - loving members.

Of these, they killed the chicken, killed 1,942 cats, 988 dogs, and 50 classified as «other companion animals.»

The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on preventing cruelty to animals and promoting the humane treatment of animals, particularly companion animals such as dogs and cats, and other species of animals commonly kept as household pets.

The loss of a companion animal is recognised as being associated with experiences of grief by the owner, but it is unclear how other animals in the household may be affected by such a loss.

We also often have other animals such as birds, reptiles, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and other companion animals available for adoption.

These animals are considered helpful companions and do not do any work for their humans other than lifting spirits, serving as welcome company and helping with day - to - day coping.