See below for 4 symptoms you should be aware of: Depression: This is a tough problem to tackle, as our ability to communicate is at a significant disadvantage. Feline depression may be brought on by an untreated physical illness, or can be caused by loneliness, change in surroundings (I.e., moving to a new house, new owners), bullying by other pets, or mental illnesses that can be hard to    .. more …

Golden Retriever adoption can yield the best family member you could have imagined. As with any new family member, they have to learn the rules. As one of the most intelligent breeds, learning doesn’t take too long. They adapt quickly to the ambience and pace of your family. One place to look for your new Golden is with breeders. Breeders may have older dogs that are no longer able to show and    .. more …

The event is most significant to Irish audiences because it falls during the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, a national holiday in honor to the patron saint of Ireland.The four days festival draws a huge amount of money not only to the live crowd but also through online Cheltenham Betting. This festival is truly a rare event wherein emotions are drawn within. The passion of each individual is    .. more …

CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A spotted leopard , one of dozens of exotic animals that set off a panic when they were briefly released in rural Ohio last October, has died at the Columbus zoo after its spinal cord was damaged in a freak accident, a zoo spokeswoman said Tuesday. The spotted leopard was one of 56 animals Terry Thompson released on his Zanesville, Ohio farm before shooting himself. Ohio law    .. more …

So we met this morning on a parking lot just off Guelph Line in the north end of Burlington. I parked my car and off we drove in Karel’s convertible. We drove north into the green countryside and up a slope to get to our first destination: a nature area called the Mount Nemo Conservation Area. We parked the car and walked about 15 minutes eastwards through a forest until we reached a steep cliff    .. more …

Eight-year-old Callum Chalkley with Pipsqueak the hamster. Picture by Keith Dobney. WHEN a cat broke into hamster Pipsqueak’s cage, his distraught owners presumed him dead. But the plucky rodent proved too much of a match for the moggy, and was found alive in a neighbour’s garage a day later.The Siberian hamster was missing and his cage completely broken last Thursday morning, leaving    .. more …

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 31 (UPI) — An 18-month old Fort Worth, Texas, boy was hospitalized after he crawled through a pet door into his back yard and was mauled by four dogs, officials said.The mixed-breed Boxers bit and chewed the ears and face of the child, the Tarrant County, Texas, Sheriff’s Department reported. They were among seven dogs in the fenced back yard of the home, owned by the    .. more …

Throughout the week, Mike Tanier will be out and about and filing dispatches from the Super Bowl city. INDIANAPOLIS ” Fifteen minutes before the opening of the Super Bowl Village on Monday, blues rock music blared from loudspeakers, and a man who looked like Steve Buscemi after a swing shift in a coal mine hula-hooped with a group of Hooters waitresses.The man looked too grungy and stiff to    .. more …

Knowing Foxes Foxes can be like dogs. They require attention and a lot of socialization. They are quite energetic, active, and curious. These intelligent creatures are also cunning, and flexible. They can easily escape, and thus it is important to see that they are secure wherever they maybe to avoid losing them. Foxes have characteristic odors caused by oil and sweat glands. To prevent them from    .. more …

A wandering exotic bird is back home safe and sound.Bird owner Joe Bachison and Allen Shoemaker havethe wandering bird Beep-Beepinside a cage. Beep-Beep is named after the famous TV roadrunner.Beep Beep has been wandering around a White Haven area neighborhood for a week, but Wednesday he was captured by Shoemaker.”I tied a string to the door and I flipped the door back. I ran the string back    .. more …