Sentences with phrase «as other wild animals»

Complicating the issue are feral cats, who are as wild as any other wild animal, and pet cats who live alongside (and sometimes interbreed with) true wildcats in Scotland, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Not exact matches

The countryside I traversed had little natural beauty, and most of the wild animals had been killed during the civil war; the souvenirs were five times as expensive as similar items in other countries; the Portuguese - influenced food was bland and boring; and when I asked for a doggie bag to take my leftovers back to my hotel, I got charged five dollars for the bag.

For example, we should stop «hunting for sport or furs; farming minks, foxes and other animals for their fur; capturing wild animals (often after shooting their mothers) and imprisoning them in small cages for humans to stare at; tormenting animals to make them learn tricks for circuses, and tormenting them to make them entertain the folks at rodeos; slaughtering whales with explosive harpoons; and generally ignoring the interests of wild animals as we extend our empire of concrete and pollution over the surface of the globe» (ALNE 23).

Nobody can assess the mental qualities of a dog without having once possessed the love of one, and the same thing applies to many other intelligent socially living animals, such as ravens, jackdaws, large parrots, wild geese and monkeys.

But wishing this is doubly wicked, since it also discounts the damage to the souls of the perpetrators — as if other imprisoned men are no more than wild animals to whom we throw further malefactors.

has not only caused incredible harm to the environment, but respiratory disease, cancer and other ills, so - called «accidents» that murder and maim many people — and other domestic and wild animals, the poor things dismissed as «roadkill», and heinous wars.

I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.

The key is to make sure you're getting plenty of Omega - 3 fats as well from plant - based foods like flax and chia seeds, walnuts and greens, as well as animal sources like wild salmon and other seafood.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

Or, although I don't really like vinyl for other reasons, look for phthalate - free vinyl products this holiday season, such as Alex bath toys and Safari Ltd dinosaurs / wild or farm animals.

The wild turkey known to most locals as Tom — beloved by some and disdained by others - was trapped by an animal control officer after police received an increased number of complaints about him.

In the wild, it serves as a protective mechanism, allowing animals to avoid predators or other perceived threats.

He thinks surveillance of an entire rural ecosystem — pigs, birds, people, as well as dogs, cats, horses, and other domesticated and wild animals — would finally yield some deeper insights into why and how flu viruses evolve.

«Hence, our findings offer hope that amphibians and other wild animals threatened by fungal pathogens — such as bats, bees, and snakes — might be capable of acquiring resistance to fungi and thus might be rescued by management approaches based on herd immunity.»

Debates are now erupting over the benefits and ecological risks of releasing such insects into the wild — and whether gene drives could also thwart invasive species such as Asian carp and cane toads, or combat other animal - borne pathogens such as the one causing Lyme disease.

His adviser at the time, animal genomicist Martien Groenen of Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, had sequenced these genomes and had gathered additional, albeit less complete, genetic data from 600 other wild and domesticated pigs as part of another study.

It would not be ethical to intentionally create stressful situations for the animals as a test, she notes — which is why, until now, researchers have had to rely on well - documented but anecdotal observations of wild and captive elephants to back up claims that they reassure each other.

More animals died as a result of interactions with humans than from any other cause, and captive - born animals suffered more fatalities from human interactions than their counterparts caught in the wild.

The findings give new insights into the social behaviour of birds and demonstrate how social interactions can shape other aspects of wild animals» lives, such as the environmental conditions they will experience based on their choice of home location.

The immunological benefits from the wild mice's gut bacteria may, in part, explain a persistent problem in disease research: Why disease experiments in lab mice, such as vaccine studies, turn out very differently in humans or other animals.

Arizona authorities have long opposed the release of captive wolf families into the wild, even though that is the most reliable means of bringing in more genetically diverse animals to ensure the survival of the wild population; currently, nearly all the wolves are related to each other as if they were siblings.

@alex How about grass fed beef, bison, goats, & sheep, wild caught fish, other wild caught animals such as deer or elk, and chickens and turkeys that have run free and eaten bugs (NOT grains or soy).

The types of fat people are consuming aren't high quality fats from animal products such as healthy saturated fats from coconut, grass fed butter, grass fed meat, wild salmon and other pasture raised animals.

Of course there can be many other reasons for this difference such as the level of stress domesticated animals experience and the lower quality of food they consume compared to wild animals.

Actually, most wild animals, after killing their prey, go for the fat and other spare parts, instead of rushing to the meat, as we do... That's what got me interested in this kind of diet.

In school, Mande was overwhelmed because some people immediately wanted to be her friend, while others ignorantly dismissed Africa as a place where people run wild and «naked like animals.»

Marine farming offers a partial solution but comes with its own barrel of worms: Farmed fish tend to be more prone to diseases which spread to wild stocks; virtually all farmed fish are carnivores and therefore need to be fed on other fish; and farming of some animals, such as shrimp, can lead to massive changes in nitrogen levels, damaging the surrounding ecology.

In other cases, the animal behaviorist may work with wildlife management programs to develop methods to ensure the safety of wild animals, such as by determining their migratory behavior and developing strategies to reduce the potential for encounters with humans.

Other animals, whether wild or domestic, do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.

DD: Wild canids, indeed, ate other animals as prey, and many included fruits, grains and vegetables in their entrails, which were nutrient dense.

While heartworms can infect more than 30 species of animals, such as ferrets, domestic cats, foxes, and other wild animals in the dog family, canines are considered the definitive host for these devastating worms.

How can the effectiveness of animal charities best be measured, and how do traditional targets of animal advocacy — such as farmed animals — compare with other potential targets such as wild animal suffering?

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.

Animals used on farms make up the majority of those raised and used by humans, with an estimated 33 billion land animals alive at any given time.18 This estimate is more exact than any other we will consider, since governments conduct counts of livestock in order to understand and regulate local economies.19 However, this is a somewhat similar undercounting to what we saw for lab animals: fish and shellfish are not counted, and in some areas they are raised for consumption in large numbers.20 The estimates also neglect other animals used for food, such as wild fish or commonly hunted land animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet Animals used on farms make up the majority of those raised and used by humans, with an estimated 33 billion land animals alive at any given time.18 This estimate is more exact than any other we will consider, since governments conduct counts of livestock in order to understand and regulate local economies.19 However, this is a somewhat similar undercounting to what we saw for lab animals: fish and shellfish are not counted, and in some areas they are raised for consumption in large numbers.20 The estimates also neglect other animals used for food, such as wild fish or commonly hunted land animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals alive at any given time.18 This estimate is more exact than any other we will consider, since governments conduct counts of livestock in order to understand and regulate local economies.19 However, this is a somewhat similar undercounting to what we saw for lab animals: fish and shellfish are not counted, and in some areas they are raised for consumption in large numbers.20 The estimates also neglect other animals used for food, such as wild fish or commonly hunted land animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals: fish and shellfish are not counted, and in some areas they are raised for consumption in large numbers.20 The estimates also neglect other animals used for food, such as wild fish or commonly hunted land animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals used for food, such as wild fish or commonly hunted land animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals, although these animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals may be affected by some of the advocacy aimed at helping farmed animals through promoting diet animals through promoting diet change.

Soon, the Yorkie was also used to hunt down animals living in dens and burrows such as foxes, badgers and other small wild animals.

All City Animal Trapping ™ has been serving the greater Los Angeles Area for over 20 years and we have plenty of experience trapping nuisance animals such as Skunk Removal, Skunk Control, Raccoon Control, Raccoon Removal, Squirrel Removal, Bat Removal, Snake Removal, Opossum Removal, Opossum Control and other wild animals.

Animals in the wild, as well as domestic dogs, protect territory from competitors of their own species, and from predators of other species.

As with other wild animals such as squirrels, raccoons, and birds, indoor living is not an option for feral catAs with other wild animals such as squirrels, raccoons, and birds, indoor living is not an option for feral catas squirrels, raccoons, and birds, indoor living is not an option for feral cats.

Even this rigorous approach may not give 100 % control as there are other sources of fleas that are beyond your control such as other people's pets, wild animals and infested environments which your pet may come into contact with outside your house.

But, no, here we have dog fighting and puppy mills and people who let their dogs and cats run wild without a care as to whether they get hit by cars, lost, into fights with other animals etc..

Do not allow your kitten to go outdoors, as it may be stolen, hit by a car, pick up diseases from other animals, or even become the prey of a wild coyote.

Safety precautions: Do not allow your kitten to go outdoors, as it may be stolen, hit by a car, pick up diseases from other animals, or even become the prey of a wild coyote.

Wild or exotic animals hide their symptoms so as to not appear vulnerable to other animals in the wild that may prey on tWild or exotic animals hide their symptoms so as to not appear vulnerable to other animals in the wild that may prey on twild that may prey on them.

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.

Mosquitoes bite an infected wild canine species (such as coyotes), infected dogs or infected raccoons and then pass the «baby larvae» to other animals, including unprotected dogs, cats or ferrets not on a heartworm preventative.

At a distant time in the past, dogs entered their shed in the spring in response to increasing daylight hours - just as wolves and other wild animals do.

The thread that weaves through these activities is responsible stewardship for all, for animals (both domestic and wild, and other people), as well as for the world around us.

Together with his team, Parrish is showing in detail how those viruses jumped into and spread between dogs and how they sometimes infect other animals — including cats and wild species such as raccoons and foxes.

So the invisible fence offered absolutely no protection for my dogs from other dogs (or wild animals or thieves), and actually made them more vulnerable, as they had no way to escape the attacking dog.

Other repellants use extracts of oil of mustard and capsaicin as both an odor and taste repellent to repel wild animals.