animal Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/animal/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:41:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Cute Animals: Scientific Study https://smthingscount.com/2020/10/20/cute-animals-scientific-study/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:46:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9809 I read an interesting article I wanted to pass on to you. If you don’t like animals, take a pass on this one. The rest

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]]> Inflicting Pain on Family Pets and Other Animals on Purpose https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/29/inflicting-pain-on-family-pets-and-other-animals-on-purpose/ Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:19:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9657 They’re just dumb animals…maybe.  But should they suffer needlessly?  Some researchers have abandoned what they deem cruel product-testing on animals, saying its results are questionable (human

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]]> Heat Illness in Pets https://smthingscount.com/2019/06/14/heat-illness-in-pets/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:42:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8169 Many of us are suffering from the high heat. But we’re not the only ones. So are our pets. The National Weather Service put out

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]]> Can Your Comfort Snake Fly? https://smthingscount.com/2018/08/15/can-your-comfort-snake-fly/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:04:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7200   Not any longer. Not if you’re flying on Southwest. What? A snake could be in the cabin? Yes. Or a pony, pig,goat, spider, or

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]]> Jane Goodall Looks at Humans https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/22/jane-goodall-looks-at-humans/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:04:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4231 You might think that a British anthropologist who studies animal behavior has her mind somewhere else but in the human world.  Not true of Jane

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]]> Our Nation and Animals https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/21/our-nation-and-animals/ Thu, 21 May 2015 17:07:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3800 Our animals can help us assess our country’s greatness, as today’s Thursday Thought quote points out.  “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress

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]]> Starbucks & Animal Welfare https://smthingscount.com/2014/10/18/starbucks-animal-welfare/ Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:49:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3180 Is your cup of coffee supporting animal cruelty?  Starbucks may have an animal welfare policy but it doesn’t follow it.  Watch a short video on

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]]> Animal Cruelty https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/14/animal-cruelty/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:07:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2702 Pets are part of 63% of American families.  We love and protect them.  But what about all of the other animals around us?  The U.S.

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]]> Animal Planet Supports Cruelty to Animals https://smthingscount.com/2014/02/07/animal-planet-supports-cruelty-to-animals/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:58:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2497 Animal Planet’s claims that they try to protect animals is called into serious question when they air shows like their popular “Call of the Wildman.”

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]]> Animal Smarts: A Cool Approach to a Hot Topic https://smthingscount.com/2013/07/03/animal-smarts-a-cool-approach-to-a-hot-topic/ Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:26:49 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1816 My brain is too hot to write something serious or witty or whatever.  Instead, here’s good advice from some of my animal friends:    

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