News from the No Kill Advocacy Center: New York State Senator Joseph Robach and Assembly Member Micah Kellner have introduced legislation called the Companion Animal Adoption and Rescue Act, CAARA (Senate Bill S05363A). CAARA addresses the following: Makes it illegal to kill an animal if qualified rescue groups are willing to save it; Ends “convenience” […]
Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Wales Group: Sporting, Gun Dog Height: 17-19 in. Weight: 35-50 lbs. Life span: 12-14 yrs. Trainability: high Good with children: yes Good with other pets: yes, with dogs, chases cats & small animals What is the origin of the Welsh Springer Spaniel? Spaniels have been used by the Welsh hunters […]
How intelligent is your pet? Research on animal intelligence is a fairly new field but a lot has been learned about how animals think. Charles Darwin, when explaining how human intelligence developed, theorized that it must have developed from animal intelligence. He argued that animals face the same challenges humans do – finding a mate, […]
