With their strong senses of smell and hearing, it’s often difficult to tell if a cat (or a dog) is blind. Cats adapt fairly easily to being blind since they don’t realize they are handicapped. Here are some tips on caring for a blind cat. First and very important, a blind cat should remain indoors […]
The issue of animal testing is an important one for animal rights activists and pet lovers. What is the issue and what can you do about it? Product testing About 10% of all animals used for scientific purposes are used for product testing. Drugs, cosmetics, pesticides, food additives, and other products that might be hazardous […]
I’ve never had the experience of being sprayed by a skunk. But I’ve been around others who have and trust me, it’s not an odor you forget. Skunk spray is made of sulfurous, oily chemicals in the anal glands of the skunk. Skunks can accurately spray up to 15 feet away but usually use this […]
