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Chillin’ with the Chinchilla

May 16, 2010

One of the particularly attractive aspects of the chinchilla is its extremely diminutive size, typically reaching an average height of 12 inches and weighing in at an average 1.4 pounds. When deciding to adopt a chinchilla, you really have to consider many factors since chinchillas have many special needs to be content and happy. They’re also crepuscular creatures, so if you’re an early riser who likes to get to bed early, this is not the pet for you.

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Easter Pets – Get’em or Forget’em?

April 2, 2010

When you think of Easter celebrations in the United States, your mind probably goes immediately to images of fluffy rabbits, cute chicks, and adorable ducks. Some of your thoughts probably even go toward the actual animals, rather than their tasty edible counterparts (don’t lie – you know you were thinking about Marshmallow Peeps and chocolate bunnies!).

But either way, those thoughts often lead to the idea of buying or

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Crystal the Capuchin Monkey

December 16, 2009

The Real Star of Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian


Crystal, the Capuchin monkey who played Dexter in Night at the Museum (2006) is back in the sequel, Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian(2009). The kids and I watched the movie last week and I’m again fielding questions about why we simply cannot have a pet monkey.

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It’s a Cruel, Cruel World on Rescue Ink Unleashed – Tonight at 10

September 25, 2009

a picture of Batso and EbonyWhat a “cruel, cruel world” animals live in. Pit bulls have a hard time in the Bronx, chickens are not city animals, and cats are not welcome at all houses. You’ll travel all over New York City, the Bronx, and even Rhode Island in It’s a Cruel, Cruel World, the first

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Rescue Ink Unleashed Premieres Friday

September 21, 2009

MORE THAN 1,700 POUNDS OF MUSCLE. OVER 80 TATTOOS.
ONE UNLIKELY MISSION: TO RESCUE HELPLESS, ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS

Ride Along with Rescue Ink Friday at 10pm EST – They’re tough guys who aren’t afraid to go anywhere or confront anyone to save animals in danger . . .
If you don’t like us from the way we look, we can’t help that. But if you’re not part of

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An Exciting Guide to Exotic Pets

July 10, 2009

by JR Ulderport

If you are thinking about getting a pet for yourself or for your family, you should know that dogs and cats are not the only animals that make good pets. If you are interested in getting a more unusual and intriguing type of pet, you’ll be glad to know that there are many different, some unexpected, types of pets available to you. You may have come

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Health Magazine Names America’s Healthiest Pets

April 24, 2009

Dogs Ranked #1 Healthiest For Benefiting Humans’ Happiness and Longevity

(New York, NY) – A wealth of studies suggests that pets are good for your health, sometimes in unexpected ways. The right pet can lower your risk for heart disease, curb stress, and even sniff out illnesses. In fact, the more attached you are to your pet, the stronger its protective health benefits may be. Health magazine asked three

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Launches Effort To Save the Lives of Rabbits, Horses, Pigs . . .

April 3, 2009

Non-profit online pet-search service already helping dogs and cats expands focus to include other species in need…

LOS ANGELES – APRIL 2, 2009 – Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption website, today announced the expansion of its pet adoption database to include rabbits, horses, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, farm-type animals and other small pets. This is in addition to the already extensive Adopt-a-Pet.com database of cats and dogs

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My Paw-Talk Featured Post

February 1, 2009

I was asked to write a guest post over at Paw-Talk.net. Want to know what I wrote about?

If you haven’t ventured to that PETS website before, it’s worth a visit. Here’s what it’s all about:

Paw-Talk began in mid 2001. The goal was to fill a much needed niche – a forum devoted to all animals rather than just one or two species. It started

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How Do I Get Newts In My Pond?

July 28, 2008

by Derek Rogers

Newts are a type of amphibian that look a lot like salamanders. However, unlike salamanders, newts spend most or all of their life in the water. They are descended from salamanders, but branched off around sixty million years ago. Now, they’re found in many temperate parts of the world, including Asia, Northern Africa, Europe, and North America.

Some types have a terrestrial form (referred to

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Chinchilla Care: 7 Important Tips

July 5, 2008

So you’ve found a chinchilla for sale that you want to buy but want to make sure that you can care for your chinchilla as good as possible? Good, that’s just the right attitude. Here are 7 important tips for chinchilla care that every owner needs to know…

1 · Chinchillas Are Skittish

Though chinchillas can grow accustomed to human interaction especially if they were handled properly as

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I Love Alpacas

October 12, 2007

alpaca

When have you ever kissed and cuddled your most recent investment? I bet the answer is never! Well, I love alpacas, and almost 2000 Americans are doing just that right now. Raising alpacas is becoming very popular these days, and it is also very profitable! The value of a breeding female alpaca is around $20,000 and if you sell her offspring, you can expect

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