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If you’ve never put much thought into the difference between standard bird cages and parrot cages, then you are like most people. Picking a great cage out for your bird is something that you need to put good thought into, and size and material is such a small part of that. When you do select [...]
Florida, along with Texas and California is among the top three states with the most bird ownership according to Bird Talk magazine. Though parrot fever or psittacosis is a relatively uncommon disease in humans, there are over one hundred cases reported annually in this country. Most wild and domestic birds can be natural reservoirs of [...]
Often we are unable to detect illness in our pet birds because they are genetically programmed to hide them. This is because in jungles and the wild, if they display illness and disease they will be killed at once. It is survival of the fittest in the wild. Some commonly displayed symptoms are listed below [...]
A very good question! The answer is a definite YES whether you have an African Grey, Cockatoo, Macaw or even a Budgerigar. All parrots are highly intelligent, social creatures that require lots of stimulation in both the wild and in captivity. In their natural environment parrots spend most of their life learning. Young birds learn [...]
To help stimulate the economy of pet ownership, New York City’s Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees for those seeking pet cats. (ZT Pet News Photo by Richard Gentles) NEW YORK — It’s a deal even the stingiest of New Yorkers couldn’t refuse: a free cat, which arrives home already vaccinated, spayed or [...]
(ZT Pet News Photo Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures) Animal Lovers Worry as ‘G-Force’ Takes Box Office From ‘Potter’: The 3-D feature edged out the reigning Harry Potter film this weekend with the action-packed plot of super hero guinea pigs. The adorable computer-generated characters has animal organizations bracing for an impulse-pet-buying fallout. NEW YORK — [...]
Dr. Ola Harrysson, engineering professor, works to change the lives of animals and humans with a new prosthetic limb that is fused to the bone. (ZT Pet News Photo) NEW YORK — Specializing in biomedical implants Dr. Ola Harrysson has revolutionized limb replacement surgeries for animals and hopefully soon, humans. It’s suffice to say that [...]
The book cover, above, is one example of the friendship of cats and dogs featured in Kim Levin and Christine Monatquila’s latest work, “Frenemies: Cats, Dogs and Lessons in Getting Along.” (ZT Pet News Photo Courtesy of Stuart, Tabori & Chang) Dog-Cat Relationship Book Gives Lessons on Love: Zootoo Pet News takes a look at [...]
Dozens of white ringneck doves were rescued from the wild this week in Queens and are slated to be up for adoption in the coming days and weeks. (ZT Pet News Photo by Jennifer Chong) Dozens of Doves Dumped in Queens Seek Homes: The domestic white ringneck doves could have been released after a wedding [...]