Parainfluenza is a contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory tract. Dogs infected with the mild form can have a nasal discharge and either a moist cough or a dry cough which is similar to Bordetella (Kennel Cough). The Parainfluenza virus is part of the trio that make up Kennel Cough. The other two are adenovirus […]
We humans are not the only creatures that yawn. Apes, snakes, rabbits, fish, some birds and cats and dogs yawn too. We yawn mainly when we’re tired or bored. But cats and dogs do so for other reasons. When pets yawn and stretch, especially when arising, they use all the muscles in their bodies and […]
Modern agriculture’s factory farm system often involves cruelty to animals. The factory farms focus on maximum output with minimum input. As a result, animals are often confined to small spaces, fed drugs to fatten them up, transported in terrible conditions and genetically altered. Chickens raised for their flesh, or “broilers,” are kept in overcrowded sheds […]
