Since the dogs can no longer be trusted loose in the basement (they potty in it) I am considering taking back my spare bedroom upstairs and moving the small animals to the basement. I want to move my computer back into that room, its a very bright and sunny room that I want to have as a guest...

OK, I still eat meat sometimes. I only buy meat (and dairy) that comes from free range farms and ranches, with (hopefully) better treatment of the animals, no added antibiotics and hormones, etc. My biggest concern is animal suffering. Having good lives while they're alive is important to...

I'm afraid not much will. Sadly this video was removed from Facebook. I wish I had made a copy of it while I had the chance. :(

If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?

Is there any way to deter raccoons and other pests from ripping apart your garbage bags and strewing the contents all over the place? We keep the garbage in the garage normally, but I accidentally left a small bag on the step last night :rolleyes: What a mess I had to clean up this morning! I...

Not seen a thread about farm animals so here goes. I live on a small farm in Central Kentucky. We have chickens and ducks from which we get our eggs and goats that we plan to milk one day. OUR PYGMY GOAT ( EMILY ) HAD TWO KIDS TODAY !!! Easter Kids !! One buck and one doe. They are the...

Our neighborhood has mainly stray cats and bunnies (from across the street) with a few skunks roaming around in the spring and summertime. I have plans on putting tomatoes and other vegetables in the front yard when the ground gets to where it can be worked and the last frost has passed. I'm...

I have seen constant postings the past few days about peoples animals having accidents, being hurt, sick, having to be put down etc. I just wanted to let you all know I'm so sorry for what your all having to go through, I cant help but wonder why this sudden thing with so many peoples animals...

I live in the SF bay area so it definitely doesn't get as cold here as it does for many of you. It has been about 50 degrees (give or take a few) this week at night. We currently don't have any heat in the house. Or heater is broken and we haven't replaced it. I want to try to get by this...

As I sit here with my 127 lb. black lab mix dog trying to get under the computer desk, I am wondering to myself: Is anybody else ready for the fireworks to be over? Poor Ruby. She is shaking and crying. Of course, our stupid neighbors are shooting off tons of fireworks behind us and beside...

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The below article was posted on a forum I frequent. Sadly, it shows the crisis going on daily for animal owners/pet lovers Four walls no more for 4-legged friends By MATT McKINNEY, Star Tribune January 29, 2008 The ever-worsening story of foreclosures in America now counts among its...

The FDA is now stating that cloned animals are safe to eat despite 64% of AMericans do not like the idea of cloning period and 33% say they would never eat cloned meats...

http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/2006/10/freedom-for-animals.html WARNING: Some of these images are graphic. These are pictures made to look like cosmetic company advertisements, but show the effects of the products on the animals they're tested on. (The models are human.) I'm a big...

Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple.. Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having troublegetting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less tha n...

I feel dumb, but... This morning I was in the kitchen making my coffee and I saw an animal out of the corner of my eye. I figured the neighbor's dog had just gotten loose, but when I went to the window I saw a pack of five of these things. I was lucky enough to have my digital camera on the...

Why do people spend money on people for surgery when the pet is better off being put down and they won't spend the money to get an animal spayed? I know some people who had their elderly cat operated on. No telling how much they paid for the surgery. They knew ahead of time that the cat would...