Modern food production has changed agriculture drastically. It used to be that many different breeds were used on farms to produce meat, milk and eggs. Today, the breeds that produce maximum output are used to the exclusion of all others. In the United States, one breed of dairy cattle (the Holstein) produces almost all the […]
Pet ownership is very widespread in Japan. The Japanese keep dogs, cats, goldfish, tropical fish, turtles, ferrets and hamsters. The declining birth rate in Japan may be one reason that pets have become so popular. Many Japanese treat their pets as members of the family. Before the advent of dog food in Japan, Japanese dogs […]
Some dogs may exhibit very strange chewing and eating behaviors and that includes putting wood on the menu. While there have been studies about why dogs chew wood, there is a lot of speculation, but only theories. One reason suggested is that in the wild, dogs chewed wood to appease their hunger when the prey […]
