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Education is crucial for teaching children respect for pets, wildlife and the environment. Teachers can teach lessons about subjects such as animal welfare, conservation and responsible pet ownership. Interactive activities, videos and stories can be powerful tools to get the message across. Teachers can also teach respect for animals indirectly, by including images and facts […]
Exotics
Popular Exotic Pets: Capybara Stick Insect Donkey Hedgehog Goats Pigs Sugar Gliders Wallabies Skunks Ferret An exotic pet is an animal which is not usually kept as a pet. This definition is inexact, since most pet stores call any animal other than cats, dogs, small rodents, small birds or fish as “exotic,” and others might […]