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Animal Hoarding
Animal hoarding involves keeping more companion animals than one can properly take care of. While many of these people are good-intentioned, it’s believed they have an underlying problem which causes them to collect animals. Hoarding is attributed to several disorders including dementia, OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder […]
Aggressive Behavior in Ferrets
Ferrets sometimes play-bite, but when this happens too frequently and your ferret appears annoyed, it could be a sign of aggression. Ferrets who have lived in places such as pet shops, shelters, even homes where they were abused, teased, ignored or learned to play roughly, can be fearful and use aggressive biting as a form […]
Why Do Dogs Bury Their Bones?
Dogs bury anything they consider of value, especially bones. Before they figured out how to earn humans’ affection, dogs spent years developing other survival skills. As pack animals, dogs search for food as a team, but compete with the rest of their back for the spoils. Not knowing when they’d find their next meal, dogs […]