Sentences with phrase «kept as a pet for»

When turkeys first appeared in England they would have been a rare sight and the first ones are more likely to have been kept as pets for display of wealth rather than served as food.

The Syrian hamster has been kept as a pet for less than one hundred years.

African Grey parrots have been kept as pets for many thousands of years.

Nevertheless, Mead concludes, «there is no clear evidence of cats threatening to harm the overall population level of any particular species... Indeed, cats have been kept as pets for many years and hundreds of generations of birds breeding in suburban and rural areas have had to contend with their predatory intentions.»

Domestic mice have been kept as pets for centuries.

African Grey parrots have been kept as pets for over 4000 years.

These dogs have been bred to be working dogs and as they havenâ $ ™ t been kept as pets for very long, that drive to work is still very strongly embedded in the dogsâ $ ™ brain.

Cats have been kept as pets for thousands of years.

Not exact matches

As its director of research, Peter Van Valkenburgh is responsible for keeping Coin Center's cutting - edge expertise razor - sharp.

The company was founded by pet store owners who saw the need for a new age, cutting - edge marketing approach that would attract customers in larger volume and keep them as happy clients for longer times.

But the Coens do their best to keep the puzzle and possibility open, as we later learn that the first cat Davis lost miraculously made its way from Greenwich Village back uptown to Washington Heights, and at one point Davis's eye fixes on a poster for Disney's INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, the one where pets find their way home across hundreds of miles of wilderness.

Shepherds don't keep sheep as pets, or to protect them beyond their value to provide revenue for the shepherd.

The word Accountability reeks of the Law while God is «not keeping an Account / Record of our sins» 2 cor 5:19 Accountability focuses on self and we tend to look for our sin side as is habit in these groups... bad idea; consider Peter who said to Jesus» Depart from me I am a Sinful Man «after the miracle Fish thing.

On the tombstone of Peter Chamberlain, physician to Queen Elizabeth 1, are these words: «As for his religion, he was a Christian, keeping the commandments of God and faith of Jesus.

They should know, there really isn't a market for those who want to give away their non-laying hens to someone who will keep them as pets.

The awards keep on coming for Suffolk - based English craft brewery St Peter's as it sweeps the board in the Global Beer Masters.

They are desperate for a real rabbit, so hopefully Betsy will help keep them happy for now, as I'm not sure we're ready for an actual pet yet.

We're not necessarily against princesses as a rule (though some of us are), but at the very least, we treat Cinderella a bit like we would a strange dog at the dog park: We feel it's best for our child to keep a wary distance, but if they really want to pet it, we make sure to carefully guide and contextualize the interaction.

Keeping your baby away from potential dangers, such as stairs, home offices, pets, exercise equipment or rooms that have a lot of hazards is essential for their safety.

Keeping your baby away from potential dangers, such as stairs, home offices, pets, exercise equipment or rooms that have a lot of hazards, is essential for their safety, and when your attention fails, strategically placed baby safety gates come to the rescue.

The Foscam FBM3502 is another addition to Foscam's growing repertoire of high quality network cameras, which has been introduced in the market as a baby monitoring device although it can be used for keeping an eye on your pets and your home / office in general.

Keeping your baby away from potential dangers, such as stairs, home offices, pets, exercise equipment or rooms that have a lot of hazards, is essential for your child's well being.

Multi-functional design means this works as child locks for doors, a sliding closet door lock, safety locks for windows, and as a way to keep curious pets from opening doors.

You can look at child safety gates as an investment in your home and even when your children are older, you may want to use them for pets or to keep preschool children out of certain areas.

Two veteran Democrats are challenging Mr. de Blasio in the primary: Tony Avella, a state senator from Queens who has challenged the mayor's approach to homelessness and fought for a Staten Island family trying to keep a large pig as a pet; and Sal Albanese, an Italian - born lawyer and former City Councilman from southwestern Brooklyn who, in his third mayoral run, has argued for a new tax on nonprimary residences — a «pied - à - terre» tax — to help fund affordable housing.

Peter Hain and Shaun Woodward keep their roles as the Shadow Secretaries for Wales and Northern Ireland despite failing to get enough votes to win another Cabinet post in the election.

The 100 % polyester harness and quick release buckle, as well as the adjustable belt, make it a good fit for most pets and it's secure and durable with strong latches and a D - ring to keep the leash attached firmly.

While they're not domesticated and therefore are probably not suitable as pets, some people keep them as pets anyway — especially in Nepal and India — and upload their adorable hijinks to the internet for the world to see.

«If people are going to keep lemurs as pets, then more outreach, regulation and enforcement is needed to ensure healthier captivity for the lemurs, especially in the big cities,» said Reuter, a research fellow at Conservation International while completing her Temple doctoral dissertation.

«We estimated that over 28 thousand lemurs are kept illegally as pets in Malagasy cities over the last three years alone,» said Reuter, who has recently been appointed to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission's Primate Specialist Group.

As growing numbers of people consider pets less as animals and more as family members, Okin said, pampering has increased and the options for pet food with high - quality meat has kept pacAs growing numbers of people consider pets less as animals and more as family members, Okin said, pampering has increased and the options for pet food with high - quality meat has kept pacas animals and more as family members, Okin said, pampering has increased and the options for pet food with high - quality meat has kept pacas family members, Okin said, pampering has increased and the options for pet food with high - quality meat has kept pace.

But vertebrates can be kept in schools as pets or for behavioural or breeding experiments.

This is because there is a higher risk of human interaction and persecution in areas where there are more farms, a greater pressure on natural resources through increased timber extraction and livestock grazing, and even competition for food from domestic animals kept as pets.»

If a family is unwilling to remove a pet, experts recommend a host of alternative measures, such as limiting contact between the pet and the allergic person (by keeping pets outdoors or out of bedrooms, for instance) and using air cleaners.

Many vets and researchers today are recommending the regular use of coconut oil for dogs and many other pets as an excellent source of nutrients, which keeps your dog in good health.

On the skincare front I'm trying to religiously stick to a consistent routine which includes products I already talked about a lot recently, but the one true helpers this month have been the Peter Thomas Roth Max Complexion Correction Pads (# 24.95): to me summer means oily acne prone skin which is never too much fun, and this BHAs soaked pads really did the trick for me this month to keep my acne at bay and my skin looking as matte as possible.

Well what can I say I'm a friendly easy going single guy who's looking for somebody special in my life and to spend the good times together I live on my own got my own house which is share with my wee pet kitten macey so you must like cats and animals lol apart from that I'm an easy guy to get on with it work as a landscaper gardener with one of the council's so that keeps me busy as I'm an outdoors person and in my spare time I like nice walks in the countryside spending time with my family or going out for a night out with friends to the pub or the cinema or I'm just as happy with a nice night in watching tv or a movie I am willing to try new things tho if I meet the right person tho.I'm also quite an affectionate and romantic person and miss being with somebody to cosy up to at night could this be you?

Of course, it's wonderful to show your pet in one of your photos, but try to keep it at a minimum as to not scare off potential mates with thoughts of animals sleeping in the bed with you or there not being any room in your life for a human friend.

A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, protection, or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or

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The twists come fast and furious as both Will's and Wendy's sides play dirty and for keeps — and it gets especially personal when Alicia (Julianna Margulies) is called to the stand, being caught in the middle because her estranged husband Peter (Chris Noth) is the one who appointed Wendy, his former political rival, in the first place.

We first meet the rumpled, hangdog, 70 - ish Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) pranking a delivery guy, pretending that the package being delivered might be a bomb; he disappears into the house and then reappears a moment later as his brother, wearing a disguise (which he apparently keeps handy for just an occasion) and sporting a handcuff on one wrist, as if he's escaped from prison.

Peter feels the fool, and does everything he can to keep her out of his life, while she sees Peter as her only hope for clearing her name, and will do everything to embarrass him into complying.

Fellow board member Peter Sobol said though the law was billed as providing budget relief for school districts and local government, it could end up being harder on budgets as districts develop compensation models that combine their desire to reward good teachers and the need to keep them.

The process of clarifying what counts as evidence and then using that evidence as a guide for deciding which interventions to keep and which to drop is no easy task, especially when pet projects turn out not to be having the desired effect.

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To prove that there are those among us who keep chickens not only for food, but also as pets, Berentson has produced a video about pet chickens on Staten Island:

While dogs have co-existed with humans for thousands of years, the concept of keeping a dog as a pet is relatively new, at least in Europe.

Mike and Peter, many thanks for your efforts to keep this community growing — with facts, revs, news and comparisons such as this here!

Keeping us in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle comes in as our second best city for pets.