Registration for a free eye exam program exclusively for service dogs begins today and runs through May 16, 2010. For the third consecutive year, the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and Merial are sponsoring free eye exams for canines that selflessly serve the public, including guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs and search […]
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 […]
The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake is a venomous snake found throughout the Southeastern United States – southeast North Carolina to Florida, the Florida Keys, southern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana and Georgia. They live in swamps, forests and prairies. As the largest rattlesnake species, the Eastern Diamondback is 3 1/2 – 5 1/2 feet long full grown. […]
