Sentences with phrase «tiny animals often»

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Corals, often thought of as plant - like, are actually tiny marine animals.

New Zealand's blue - feathered little penguins are the tiniest species of penguin in the world, where their lives on the coast of New Zealand are often threatened by cars, larger animals and the occasional human being.

Often, breeders simply won't sell a Maltese puppy to a family with small children because the puppies are so tiny and fragile that a small child who plays too rough could accidentally harm the animal [source: Palika].

Also, the demand for tiny, fluffy «designer dogs» often dooms the medium and large dogs at animals shelters to be passed over for consideration by adopters.

«They are very, very cute, but just be aware that medically you can be getting into something expensive,» says Dr. David Tayman, owner of the Columbia Animal Hospital, who warns about dental disease (tiny dogs often have poor bites as a result of inbreeding) and heart and respiratory problems.

Boarding facilities often place cats in tiny cages and they are stressed by the absence of their family as well as the noises of other animals, and the illnesses that can be picked up in a large animal holding facility.

When you choose to support the animals, and these tiny puppies and kittens, you're choosing to give them love, often for the first time in their lives.

«I have dedicated my life to forgotten, abused, and neglected animals,» Scotlund writes, «animals who suffer in tiny, dark enclosures with no companionship, no veterinary care, and often without edible food or clean water.»

Every year, eight million tons of plastic are dumped in waterways and oceans, entangling marine wildlife and breaking down into tiny pieces that are ingested by animals and often eaten by humans.