Posts Tagged ‘pets’
Forbid Fur Bias!
Forbid Fur Bias! There is lots of marvelous research that keeping a floofy pet, the most-frequently-studied and popular being cats and dogs, has significant value: decreased stress, lower blood pressure, sociability. Equine (horse-riding and care) therapy is a treatment for physical and mental health challenges. Heck, I’ve found an NIH newsletter that praises guinea pigs…
Read MoreNational Puppy Day
March 23 is National Puppy Day. October 29 is National Cat Day. October 21 is National Reptile Day. And there’s National Pet Bird Day September 17, Guinea Pig Appreciation Day July 16, National Ferret Day April 2 and I’m running out of patience to find more. Except to acknowledge the DEI Day of them all…
Read MoreBig Fluffs
Big fluffs, little fluffs, no fluff. I meet A LOT of pets for work. Chihuahuas, Greyhounds, Schipperkes, old-fashioned mutts, pure-bred Abyssinian cats which looked like they’d been dipped in gold flakes – most astonishingly beautiful creatures I’ve ever seen. Bearded Dragons, chameleons, koi. The cats aren’t always too fond of me – I once worked…
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