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• Kids want a hamster? Ask your doctor first
That's according to the nation's leading pediatricians' group in a new report about dangers from exotic animals. Besides evidence that they can carry dangerous and sometimes potentially deadly germs, exotic pets may be more prone than cats and dogs to ...
• California may require more space for hens
Chickens huddle in their cages at an egg processing plant at the Dwight Bell Farm in Atwater, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 10. On Nov. 4, California will vote on Proposition 2, which would set standards for housing chickens and other farm animals ...
• Suspected Cockfighting Ring Raided In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities said Friday that agents from the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raided a house in Philadelphia and discovered dozens of birds they said were being used in cockfights. The PSPCA is ...
• Climate change helps spread deadly diseases
Even minor disturbances can have far reaching consequences on what diseases (wild animals) might encounter and transmit as climate changes," said Steven Sanderson, head of the society. "The term 'climate change' conjures images of melting ice caps and ...
• Horse moms tend to be nicer to sons
Do mothers inherently favor sons over daughters? They do if the mom is healthy and she is a wild horse , according to a new study on literal horseplay, but researchers suggest the equine findings could carry over to other polygynous animals ...