Hamsters are popular pets, especially for children. Before adopting a hamster, do your research. Here are some important points to consider: Children love hamsters but need to be supervised when playing with and caring for them. Some hamsters are loners and other enjoy company so you should find out whether you can keep two hamsters […]
The HSUS report on stronger action against horse soring. Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:20 PM PDT In 2010, The HSUS and a broad coalition of horse industry and animal protection groups filed a legal petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture documenting that soring practices are rampant in the industry as part of trainers’ and […]
The pet industry consists of the sale of captive-bred animals as well as wild-caught ones. Many pets are bred by breeders but birds, fish and reptiles are often captured from the wild. There are a number of reasons to prefer captive-bred pets to wild-caught: In some cases, collection of animals from the wild is detrimental […]
