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Zoo Keepers

There are zoo keepers and people who work with animals in zoos. The two are not one and the same. Both work within the same environment and do the same work but here the similarity ends. Within the affluent...

10 comments    job animals zoo
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My First Pet, Peewee

Peewee was my first cat; well she was only a kitten, black with a white chest and feet. I was about nine or ten but this was my first pet. My little brothers and I were all taught how to be easy with...

8 comments    family religion baby
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Advice on all things pet

Hi. My name is oz and I am an author of books on small animal care, at present I have 9 books in print on various animals. I offer FREE advice and help for you and your little furry friends. As with any...

0 comments    sick pet small animal care
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Caring for your Mouse

Diddle cuddles up to me after a tiring session in the ball My 11 babies struggle to get some milk from poor Lady Mother and son: a peaceful nap after a long day Spick 'n' Span: Minstrel completes his look...

2 comments    pets mice breeding
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Ask the Guy Behind the Counter

Nine years of cleaning up after even the cutest four-legged customers has not only given me wisdom and technique for the clean-up (we code them yellow, brown, and green...10 points for anyone who can match...

0 comments    dogs dog pet
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Cat Love: When You Care Enough to Trust the Very Best

Purrrrrr Losing a pet is traumatic, especially when the pet is someone else’s, left in your care. Recently, my friend Connie asked me to watch over her two cats while she went to California for a few...

2 comments    cats cat care animal care
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Unleashed

My husband made the mistake one day of asking me how my night at work was. Let me mention I was working as a Respiratory therapist at Lahey Clinic on the night shift and I came home that morning and I...

1 comment    animal care pet adoptions
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Reptile Substrate (part one)

reptile substrate Children and adults find these creatures motivating and incredible. Iguanas are perhaps one of the most popular pet reptiles. They possibly have the most individuality of all the reptiles....

0 comments    pets pet care
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When Fleas Attack: Based on a True Story

So your four-legged friend has fleas, huh? Dogs and cats alike are susceptible to these nasty little pests, but I'm mostly going to be focusing on dogs here - only because I have 2 of them, and I'm writing...

0 comments    dogs animals pet
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Animal Empathy Courses: Mandatory in Schools?

Empathy is a trait that everyone should have for their fellow living beings. Sadly, many people don't empathize even with other humans, much less the animals of other species around them. Without empathy,...

2 comments    education pets animals
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