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Don't miss out on this year's Spring Pet Expo
It’s officially spring and you know what that means! The Spring Pet Expo is gearing up for another great show this year. Let’s take a look to see what you can expect to find this year at the largest consumer pet show.
The Wild Truth About Designer Cats
When you think of selective breeding, dogs are the first thing that come to mind. But with more than 40 different breeds of domestic cat in the world, it’s fair to say felines are also a product of selective breeding. More recently, it’s domestic wild cats that have attracted a lot of attention, in particular the Bengal, Savannah and Toyger. These three designer cats have cat breeders excited and animal activists enraged.
City of Toronto Issues Ban on Choke Chains
New by-laws for Toronto dog owners came into effect March 1, 2017 with a few changes you need to know. It’s called: The City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals, to establish new provisions with respect to the protection of persons and animals from dangerous dogs. Ban on Choke Collars, Choke Chains, Pronged Collars
What’s all this talk about cats and schizophrenia?
There’s been a lot of talk lately in the news that cats can affect your child’s mental health based on research that linked people who owned a cat as a child who are now suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other forms of mental illness. Toxoplasma Gondii and Mental Illness
Rescue Dogs and Tennis Balls
One of the best ways to rehabilitate a rescue dog is by teaching him or her a few new tricks. Giving your new dog a job to do like retrieving a ball will help to build their confidence. Every time they get it right and there’s praise and reward, your rescue dog will begin to develop trust in you while building his own self-esteem. This is a method one organization in Brazil has adopted to help rehabilitate their rescue dogs. So for the second year in a row, a few of their rescue dogs are chosen and trained for the Brazil Tennis Open. Given the job of ball boys, these amazing dogs prove that with the right care and attention, there is hope. These dogs have faced horrible circumstances and been subject to abuse.
Kedi — a love letter to the street cats of Istanbul
There’s a new movie in theatres right now called Kedi and it’s all about…CATS! A charming film portraying the lives of street cats living in the busy hub of Istanbul. The film follows the lives of seven cats — Sari the Hustler, Duman the Gentleman, Bengü the Lover, Aslan Parçasi the Hunter, Gamsiz the Player, Psikopat the Psycho, Deniz the Social Butterfly — and shows how they spend their days and nights on the streets. Each cat has its own personality, which won’t surprise any cat owner, and possesses a certain skill that helps them to survive on the street in one way or another. Director and Producer Ceyda Torun describes the movie as philosophical, a love letter to the cats of Istanbul where she grew up and who have always roamed freely, co-existing with their human companions in complete harmony.