Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley, signed 3 bills passed by the state legislature to help animals. One of the bills closed a loophole in Maryland’s fighting law which added a prohibition on “baiting”. The State also prohibited the sale and possession of shark fins. Finally, Maryland will have a statewide funded spay/neuter program. The program will […]
Some pets will chew on inappropriate items and those that ingest these things can be at risk for major health problems. PICA is the name given to the eating of items other than food. Coprophagy is a specific type of pica, the eating of feces. Pica is seen in dogs much more often than cats. […]
We tend to think of parrots as being the brightest of birds. Scientific studies have shown that parrots can think like a 4 year old child and use logical reasoning. We probably also believe they are intelligent because many of their species learn to talk due to their ability to mimic us. But it might […]
