Tag Archives: rats

• Animal Rescue and Shelters

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons

  The British are great pet owners.  Figures show nearly half of all UK households have a pet.  This means birds, reptiles, small animals, cats, dogs and horses or ponies.  Apparently (according to the Pet Food Manufacturer’s’ Trade Association) there are 8 million dogs and 8 million cats in the UK! These statistics prove the long […]

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  Rat Hero

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Pets, Rat

  Rats were the unlikely hero of a recent television documentary and a feature in The Economist magazine.  They were shown helping locate unexploded bombs, and also being trained to recognise tubercolosis in laboratory tests.  These are smart, social animals that make good pets, if properly handled.  They are happy to be trained and owners say […]

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  Keep up with flea protection

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons, Spring, Summer

  Judging by the number of pet owners asking for advice on flea-control, 2012 was an excellent year for these bloodsucking insects.  Besides being irritating and unpleasant, do fleas actually present a threat to our pets or ourselves?  Broadly, the answer is they aren’t a threat in themselves, but they can contribute to weakening an ill […]

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  New Year Resolutions

  Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin in Degu, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons, Winter

  The lovely part of a New Year is that it can be a fresh start and a clean slate.  We can concentrate on the best things we do and discard those bad habits.  That’s why New Year resolutions arise at this time of year!  For 2012, let’s put pets into our good resolutions!  More walks […]

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