Articles tagged “Cats”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Idaho's No-Kill Animal Shelter Needs Help; A Look at Shelters Around the U.S. By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Feb 5 2011 If you're in the market for a pet, remember to visit a shelter before a breeder. You could truly have the power to save an animal's life. + READ MORE

5 Reasons You Should Not Release Your Pet Into the Wild By NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 8 2010 People release their pets into the wild for a variety of reasons, but there are some very good reasons not to. Introducing new animals into an environment throws off the balance of the ecosystem, and many pets aren't equipped for survival in the wild. + READ MORE

5 Animals Used and Abused in the Most Shocking Ways By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 11 2010 When you see "no animal testing" on a product label, you might think about experiments on rats or mice. But all kinds of animals are used for all kinds of purposes, some a little more shocking than others. From dogs to chimps, animals are used in ways the public almost never sees. + READ MORE

Help Save Tigers with One Text (and $10) By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 9 2010 The World Wildlife Fund's Year of the Tiger Campaign aims to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, and they're calling on everyone to donate $10 to the cause with a simple text message. + READ MORE

Man Builds Cat-Sized Village for Homeless Cats By Jerry James Stone IN Home & Garden Sep 8 2010 Craig Grant doesn't like cats. But that all changed when his son moved out, leaving his pregnant cat Pepper behind. He now owns 30-acres of cat sanctuary with over 600 cats! + READ MORE

What's New, Pussycat? 5 Recycled Gifts for Your Favorite Kitty By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Aug 24 2010 Using easily found materials, you can make all sorts of items that your cat will love. Recycled fabric scraps and other items you have at home can be used to make great accessories for your cat. Delight your cat with a new bed, a scratching post, or a few fanciful little catnip mice to bat around. + READ MORE

Does Fido Help Keep You Fit? Share Your Experience (and Your Video)! By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jun 28 2010 As The New York Times' Well Blog reminds us--there are already tons of studies out there on how our own pets can contribute to our preventative medicine regimen. The NYT's Well Blog will be accepting two minute or less video stories that describe how your pets keep you healthy. Submissions will then be shared on the Well blog. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Pets By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 1 2010 Ah, the pitter patter of four-legged feet as your green pets whip through your living room at overclocked speeds or uproot your prize gladiolas with manic fervor. But Snookiepuss and Mrs. Fluffypants are practically family, right? So why should they settle for anything less than top drawer when their health and wellbeing are at stake? Throw the planet a bone while you?re at it; we?ve got the goods on how to reduce your pets? carbon paw prints?without making your wallet roll over and play dead. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Pets By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Your pets are practically like family, right? So why settle for anything less than top-shelf green treatment when it comes to their health and well-being? In our How to Go Green: Pets guide, you'll find a bevy of tips to help you reduce your pets' carbon paw prints without making your wallet roll over and play dead. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Pet On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2009 Whether they're naughty or nice, our pets love the holidays too. My pooches love all the holiday activity, but they don't always get what they want. + READ MORE

7 Charities that Stretch Your Budget--and Your Impact--This Christmas By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Dec 16 2009 Forget those mass-market goods and last-minute gifts; this year, honor the friends and family on your gift list with charitable donations to these seven organizations. + READ MORE

17 Plants that Will Kill Your Cat and Why Poinsettias Won't By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2009 Which plants are most toxic to cats? See the top 17 plants that cats should avoid and find out why poinsettas don't make the list. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Recycled Pet Collar By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Aug 28 2009 Green your pet in style--while keeping him safe when he's off-leash--with this homemade collar manufactured from household materials. + READ MORE

Save the Cheetah By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 24 2009 Like most big cats, cheetahs are in big trouble. A 2008 United Nations report blamed habitat loss and degradation, urban development, and hunting for the sad reality that current cheetah population levels stand at 10% of their historic highs. At the beginning of the 20th century, perhaps as many as hundreds of thousands of cheetahs lived throughout most of Africa, western Asia, and India. + READ MORE

Help Stop Kitten Torture with PETA's Action Center By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jul 20 2009 Dissecting frogs back in high school was bad enough. But fuzzy wuzzy cute and cuddly kittens?! Help put an end to it with PETA?s simple click and send petition! + READ MORE

You Can Save the Jaguars By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 16 2009 A jaguar—its habitat vanishing thanks to the "progress" of Homo sapiens - creeps onto a farm in Costa Rica. It kills and eats a calf to survive. Humans are united in outrage. The "pest" is hunted down, shot without either contemplation or penalty. + READ MORE

Stop the Consumption of Tiger Parts and Save the Bengal Tiger Now By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 26 2009 India is home to 1/3 of the world?s remaining Bengal tigers, 1,411 cats in all. It?s estimated that the population of tigers was 100,000 at the turn of the century, so the population has declined by about 99 percent during that time. Out of the few remaining cats, a recent count found that 18 were missing, murdered by poachers according to a story in National Geographic's Adventure magazine. With so few remaining, 18 is an enormous issue. + READ MORE

Manage Ticks Without Environmental Toxins By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jun 26 2009 I grew up in the middle of the woods. In fact, when we came home from playing outside we had our nightly tick checks and so did our dogs. That's a good thing too because ticks were no small issue. I remember distinctly when I would come across the white bubbles filled with the blood of my innocent puppy, appropriately named a bubble tick. But managing these little blood suckers is no small feat because traditional tick products can be dangerous and it can be difficult to discern whether the tick or the product used to treat it is worse. + READ MORE

Reuse Old Newspapers to Make Your Own Cat Litter By Stephanie Sharpe IN Home & Garden Jun 25 2009 Want to go green in the kitty litter department? You can purchase eco-friendly cat litter or recycle plastic kitty litter containers. But you can do one better. Skip the purchasing and packaging: make your own cat litter. This is a great way to keep your litter eco-friendly and reuse old newspapers. + READ MORE

How to Grow Your Own Catnip By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jun 16 2009 Growing catnip is super easy to do at home and it's one more thing that you don't have to buy at the pet store. It's like growing an herb, in fact, catnip is in the mint family. You can grow it in the garden or if you don?t have a garden you can also grow it as a potted plant. + READ MORE