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theexoticvet:Feeding your pet so much that it becomes obese is animal abuse.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:01:01 -0400

theexoticvet:

Feeding your pet so much that it becomes obese is animal abuse.

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:00:41 -0400

wheremyscalesslither: thefireflii: wheremyscalesslither: What?...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:00:30 -0400

wheremyscalesslither:

thefireflii:

wheremyscalesslither:

What? You wanted a nice photoshoot? How about I bite ya instead, hmm?

😡 A 😡 N 😡 G 😡 R 😡 Y 😡

FYI GUISE CHLOE DIDNT JUST STRAIGHT UP POST THIS HERE I HAD TO ASK HER

FOR SHAMMMMEEEEE

followthebluebell: emmersdrawberry: do u think cats ever wonder why we don’t pur back with...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:00:29 -0400

followthebluebell:

emmersdrawberry:

do u think cats ever wonder why we don’t pur back with them

Tbh cats seem comforted when i make purry sounds at them.

Cats know we aren’t cats but they seem to appreciate our efforts.

maisietheyellowlab: Look how tall

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:00:54 -0400

maisietheyellowlab:

Look how tall

ofcarnivora:A rare photo of a breaching silken.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:00:25 -0400

ofcarnivora:

A rare photo of a breaching silken.

Guess who just got his second shot of Adequan!

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:18:00 -0400

Guess who just got his second shot of Adequan!

bandizoi:There he go!

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:01:08 -0400

bandizoi:

There he go!

aquestionablemutt: fauxhound: aquestionablemutt: The...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:00:47 -0400

aquestionablemutt:

fauxhound:

aquestionablemutt:

The skateboarding continues!

SO TALENTED!!! 💖

Thank you 🐶💙

masterpost of fish names i really like

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:00:36 -0400

terrible-tentacle-theatre:

bunjywunjy:

ajaybird27:

reinhardt-ass:

iguanamouth:

hugh–jassmann:

elasticitymudflap:

mossyoak:Tuff retrieving at max capacity. Photo: Chris Douglas

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:00:34 -0400

mossyoak:

Tuff retrieving at max capacity.
Photo: Chris Douglas

Chinese activists negotiated the release of 135 dogs from three facilities in Yulin, in China's Guangxi region

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:00:59 -0400

Chinese activists negotiated the release of 135 dogs from three facilities in Yulin, in China's Guangxi region:

dogs-on-logs:

WARNING: Graphic images in the link

More than a hundred “terrified” dogs have been rescued from certain death by animal rights groups in China, ahead of the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival.

Chinese activists negotiated the release of 135 dogs from three facilities in Yulin, in China’s Guangxi region.

Mobile phone footage taken by the activists shows the dogs – mostly smaller breeds preferred by dog traders – huddled in small, filthy rooms, with traces of blood from earlier slaughters.

“What I saw will haunt me for months, I have never seen dogs so scared like these ones,” one of the activists, known only as Allen, told the Humane Society International (HSI).

“The slaughterhouse was utterly filthy, the floor covered in blood and faeces, and the air oppressively offensive.

There were three groups involved, one of which is HSI’s Chinese partner group. The other two did not want to be named.

Most of the dogs rescued were suffering from malnutrition, shock and painful skin diseases, said Dr Peter Li, HSI’s China policy specialist. Three of the dogs were heavily pregnant, and gave birth shortly after being resettled at the shelter.

The rescue operation follows calls from more than 87 Chinese animal protection groups to end the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, which has been running since 2010. More than 235,000 people signed a letter asking authorities to end the “gruesome” festival, which contributes to the slaughter of thousands of dogs and cats each year.

Five facts about the Yulin dog meat festival

1. It’s not a traditional festival—it was only invented in 2010 by dog traders to boost profits. Before the festival started, Yulin had no history of mass dog slaughter and consumption.

2. Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for their meat—some 10-20 million in China alone—and thousands die just for Yulin.

3. The World Health Organisation warns that the dog meat trade spreads rabies and increases the risk of cholera 20-fold.

4. Dog meat is eaten infrequently by less than 20 per cent of the Chinese population.

5. Dog thieves snatch dogs and cats from the streets, as well as steal them from back yards and homes.

The full list of supporting Chinese animal groups is:

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I don't know if you've talked about this before, but I've been struggling to parse through information on juvenile spay/neuters in dogs - I know shelters push for it for population control and I've seen a number claim that there are no long term physiological or behavioural effects, but I've also seen quite a few people I know in the dog world argue that juvenile sterilization doesn't allow them to fully develop. do you have any resources regarding this that you could share?

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:00:32 -0400

Yes! Here’s two links to two studies done by UC Davis. One done on GSDs and one on Golden Retrievers.(Click the breed names for the links).

And here’s another article that sites sources at the bottom. Link.

bubbablaine:“Mama! Look! I found stick!”

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:01:09 -0400

bubbablaine:

“Mama! Look! I found stick!”

aquestionablemutt: blinded-by-wanderlust: Lake District,...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:00:48 -0400

aquestionablemutt:

blinded-by-wanderlust:

Lake District, UK

What a beautiful dog!

Photo

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:00:36 -0400

pipistrellus: pipistrellus: “Homeowners with citrus trees in their yards can apply online to have...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:00:35 -0400

pipistrellus:

pipistrellus:

“Homeowners with citrus trees in their yards can apply online to have parasitic wasps mailed to them that can then be released onto citrus trees”

Thanks, Florida Department of Agriculture

I wonder if you have to PROVE that you own citrus trees so they can weed out the freeloaders who just want to cheat the government out of wasps

Hey, for your next weird biology, would you consider the Calf bird? I have to say, they are pretty gosh darn weird!

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 12:00:59 -0400

huh. it’s like a bald sparrow.

alithographica: academicssay: ‪The importance of stupidity in...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 11:00:30 -0400

alithographica:

academicssay:

‪The importance of stupidity in scientific research | http://jcs.biologists.org/content/121/11/1771‬

Absolutely true in research, but there’s also some solid life advice in here.

elodieunderglass: gahdamnpunk: Happy pride 🌈❤️💛💚💙💜 I love the...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 20:38:18 -0400

elodieunderglass:

gahdamnpunk:

Happy pride 🌈❤️💛💚💙💜

I love the idea of the partner sprinting thru the landscape with a nonspecific but comical lighting rig, screaming “Wheeeee!” and leaping wildly over shrubbery, cats, etc