Articles tagged “Green Pets”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Today on TreeHugger By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden May 20 2008 Spoil Fido with organic treats from Bark for Peace. Check out designs from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Test out your eco-smarts. All this and more today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

Visit the Animal Planet Expo By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 24 2008 Animal Planet and our partners have teamed up to bring Animal Planet Expo to a community near you in 2008. Check out this free and fun event as it makes its way to your neck of the woods. + READ MORE

Green Your Pet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 22 2008 Animal Planet's "Pet Trends with Maggie Gallant" has some great tips this Earth Day on how to make your four-legged companion's lives just a little more eco-friendly. She shares some of her favorite green pet gear. + READ MORE

Celebrate Earth Day, Doggy-Style By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 14 2008 Get your pup Earth Day-ready with From Scratch's latest crop of 100 percent recycled-cotton dog tees.Comprising 65 percent reclaimed cotton waste and 35 percent used plastic bottles, the 10 styles include planet-loving tag lines such as "TreeHugger" (our personal favorite), "Be Kind to Mother Earth," "I'm All Natural,"... + READ MORE

Whip Up Some Dry Doggie Shampoo By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 11 2008 If your pampered pooch bolts under the bed before you can spell out B-A-T-H," consider making this dry shampoo-excerpted from the delightful Eco Dog (2008, Chronicle Books) by Corbett Marshall and Jim Deskevich-to spot-clean greasy, dirty spots.Rub the grain into fur with a towel, removing it from the cookie sheet as... + READ MORE

Make Practically Free Cat Toys By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 4 2008 Is your cat yowling its tonsils out from pure boredom?If, in cereal-box jargon, you can insert slot A into slot B, grab a piece of kraft cardboard-used packing boxes work great-and follow brandiggity's instructions on how to cut and assemble a cardboard mouse, ball, and jumping jack to generate pure feline bliss. + READ MORE

Pick the Right Pet for You By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 7 2008 Sure, everyone's ovaries ping when they see a five-year-old moppet cradle a tiny chick or a bunny during Easter, but nature dictates that baby bunnies grow up into rabbits, and little chicks into full-size chickens. + READ MORE

Remove Pet Hair the Easy Way By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 5 2008 One of the downsides of keeping a pet: Unless you're living with a naked mole rat (or you're a poor housekeeper), you spend more time than you'd like picking up hair that your pooch or kitty just shed with reams and reams of disposable lint tape. Rather than constantly removing and washing the duvet cover to rid it of... + READ MORE

Make a Personalized Pet Place Mat By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 4 2008 If you have leftover tiles from your last bathroom- or kitchen remodeling project, consider turning them into a tidy, easy-to-clean place mat to brighten up your pet's breakfast nook. When your plywood is completely covered, allow the tiles to set overnight, before spreading grout over the tiles.Tip: Slap on some... + READ MORE

Keep Pets in Fit Form By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 22 2008 Humans aren't the only creatures who need to fight the battle of the bulge. Other potential health risks include decreased heat tolerance and stamina, increased dermatological conditions, decreased immune function, and multiple musculoskeletal and orthopedic problems, according to Craig Thatcher, D.V.M., Ph.D., a... + READ MORE

Make Your Own Cat Treats By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 19 2008 I was taking our own advice, and cutting my household clutter over the holiday weekend, when I unearthed a cat-themed memory book my sister-in-law gave me many Christmases ago.Take teaspoons of the mixture, one at a time and knead into tiny mice shapes.Broil under medium heat for 5-7 minutes, turning them regularly,... + READ MORE

Find 21 New Uses for Old Tennis Balls By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 15 2008 Just because your old tennis ball has lost its bounce, doesn't mean it can n't serve up an extra use or two. Use to clean black scuff marks, from any hard-surface floor, by cutting a hole in the ball and staking it with an old broom handle 12. + READ MORE

Repurpose a Vintage Suitcase into a Pet Bed By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 12 2008 My cats love sleeping on top of our luggage-or inside if we happen to be packing for a trip-so maybe it's time I took the hint and gave them one of their own. Beside adding a snap-on strap on the back to prevent the suitcase from shutting on itself, Schueler also tucked a handmade squeaky dog toy into the interior... + READ MORE

Make Your Own Dog Biscuits By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 7 2008 No, you didn't click on Cute Overload by mistake. Peanut Butter Puppy Biscuits 1 1/2 cup water1/2 cup safflower oil 2 eggs3 tbsp peanut butter 2 tsp vanilla1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour1 1/4 cup unbleached white flour1/2 cup cornmeal1/2 cup rolled oats 1. + READ MORE

Swap Out Your Pets' Junk Food By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 31 2008 Most conventional pet-food brands you find at the supermarket consist of reconstituted animal by-products, otherwise known as low-grade wastes from the beef and poultry industries-you know, inedibles you wouldn't touch with a 10-foot fork. Besides being minimally processed, these foods are also preserved with natural... + READ MORE

Raise Chickens in Your Backyard By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 29 2008 If you have a backyard (and oh, do I envy you)-and the blessing of your city's zoning laws and ordinances-you can raise chickens. But once they grow into full-sized hens, the cats will know that they've met their match and will negotiate a truce.If this feathery situation sounds like a hoot and a half, Mother Earth... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Maintain a Poison-Free Home for Your Pets By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 25 2008 In 2006, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) fielded more than 116,000 calls to its Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) hotline, several of which involved seemingly innocuous household items, including plants. Be aware of foods that are inappropriate for pets: Avoid feeding your... + READ MORE

Neutralize Pet Odors By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 9 2008 If horked-up hairballs and puppy piddle have you in a funk, Annie Berthold-Bond of Care2.com recommends using a one-two punch of baking powder and vinegar to whisk away the offending stench. For double the cleaning power, mix 2 cups of white vinegar with 1 gallon of water.Using this vinegar wash, wipe down the area,... + READ MORE

Find 14 Uses for Orphan Socks By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 20 2007 It's one of life's greatest mysteries: Two socks enter the washing machine, one sock leaves, its mate gobbled up by laundry goblins. Send to Operation Happy Sock, where it'll be stuffed with polyfill and catnip for cats at the local animal shelter 11. + READ MORE

Keep Animal Overpopulation in Check, Neuter or Spay Your Pet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 17 2007 Just think about it: Every day, tens of thousands of puppies and kittens are born in the United States because of the unchecked overbreeding of pets, strays, and abandoned companion animals. The ASPCA has a list of other reasons you'll want to spay or neuter your pet, including mitigating certain cancers, as well as... + READ MORE