As humans, kissing those we love comes naturally. And kissing our pets is our way of showing how much we love them. But pets, particularly exotics such as reptiles and amphibians harbor a number of bacteria that can affect humans. Even the adorable hedgehog may carry salmonella. Your exotic pet may not be as fastidious […]
Unless you plan on breeding your pet pig, s/he should be spayed or neutered. Males are neutered and females are spayed. Male pigs are usually smelly and very aggressive if not neutered. Neutering helps avoid infections and cancer of the reproductive organs. Male pot-bellied pigs can become sexually active at 4 weeks old and can […]
This is an article from the HSUS website: Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:39 PM PST This month, the National Institutes of Health announced that beginning Oct. 1, 2012, grant recipients cannot use NIH funds to buy cats from “Class B dealers.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture licenses these dealers as middlemen to round up dogs […]
