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Westchester lawmakers seek ban on wild animals at circus
How to Stay Safe During a Wild-Animal Encounter
Usually, when I walk home late at night, I keep my eyes peeled for creepy humans, but last evening I was followed down the street by a coyote. I had no idea what to do.
What to Do When a Wild Animal Attacks
How to respond to an encounter with a wild animal depends on which animal it is.
What To Do If a Wild Animal Attacks Your Pet Dog or Cat
Going for a walk with your dog and enjoying the great outdoors is fun, but not when a wild animal comes to get in a fight with it! If a wild animal gets in a...
What To Do If You Find an Injured Wild Animal
Let's say you're hiking along or going about your day when suddenly you discover an injured wildlife animal. What should you do to help the injured wild anim...
How to stay safe around wild animals
Beyond common sense, there are few simple rules for enjoying wildlife that can prevent dangerous encounters.
10 Surprising Facts About How Wild Animals Keep Cool
Vetstreet looks at 10 facts about wild animals beating the heat. You'll be fascinated by all of their strategies for staying cool.
P U Is that a skunk? Have you ever encountered a wild animal????
I’ve been smelling SKUNK lately. I’m not sure it’s really a skunk. There are several …
Animal Self-Medication: Do Wild Animals Heal Themselves?
Question: do wild animals heal themselves naturall, instinctively, using medicinal herbs?
Wild animals poop in the woods, so why can’t my dog?
It’s a beautiful day, so you head to the woods for a hike. You grab your dog and pack a lunch, along with a leash, extra water and a bowl for Fido, and last but not least, the poop bags. But …
Pet Project: How To Keep Your Pet, Wild Animals From Interacting With Each Other
As we get further into spring, you’ll be seeing more wild animal babies and cubs.
What Wild Animal Are You?
How to Handle Companion Animal Requests
Check out the tips and guide to landlords for Handling Companion Animal Requests from American Apartment Owners Association.
The Surprisingly Humanlike Ways Animals Feel Pain
A hurt rabbit pins back its ears and narrows its eyes—part of a "grimace scale" that tells us how animals feel discomfort.
Service and Emotional Support Animals: What Does the Law Require?
The following guest post is contributed by Avvo, an online legal services marketplace that offers on-demand, affordable legal advice, especially when it comes to landlord/tenant laws. As the old adage says, dog is man’s...
8 Surprising Animal Superstitions
From myths about black cats to the healing powers of animals, Dr. Marty Becker shares some off-beat beliefs about cats and dogs.
Why Do Animals—Including Your Dog—Eat Poop?
Most snack on feces because it contains some undigested food—and thus vital nutrients—that would otherwise go to waste, experts say.
Is It Legal to Release a Wild Animal?
More and more people are trying to keep wild animals as pets, only to find them not as friendly when they're full grown. Sometimes people come across injured wildlife while hiking, camping, or even in our own backyards. And...
10 Surprising And Secret Ways Your Dog Says ‘I Love You’
I have always fantasized about having the same powers as Doctor Dolittle — mostly because knowing exactly what animals are thinking and feeling would be some really valuable information to have. For instance, why does my dog bark at the vacuum cleaner or hide in a corner whenever the lightest bit of rain starts to...
Why Do People Choose Certain Dogs?
Many factors go into people’s choice of dogs. Animal welfare isn’t always top of the list, but could this change?
