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a stray animal) and accepted by the owner regardless of these characteristics. Two of the most popular pets are dogs and cats. Other animals commonly...

is illegal to import primates for the pet trade, but animals bred in captivity exist in the trade, using animals descended from those brought in legally...

support animal. In the United States, emotional support animals are not recognized as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Service...

any other warm-blooded animal determined by the Secretary of Agriculture for research, pet use or exhibition. Excluded from the Act are birds, rats of the...

the act of putting an animal to death. A high kill shelter euthanizes many of the animals they take in; a low kill shelter euthanizes few animals and...

there is an overpopulation of pets such as cats, dogs, and exotic animals. In the United States, six to eight million animals are brought to shelters each...

prison. Theft of animals, which are treated as property by the law, has been covered by the Theft Act 1968, but the Pet Abduction Act is the first legislation...

to Animal euthanasia. AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia Questions Every Pet Owner Has About Dog Euthanasia But is Afraid to Ask Euthanasia of Animals Used...

is responsible under the Animals Act 1971. Williams, A.; Williams, B.; Hansen, C. R.; Coble, K. H. (2020). "The Impact of Pet Health Insurance on Dog Owners'...

of keeping monkeys as pets is criticized by primatologists and zoologists due to issues surrounding conservation, the animals' welfare, and public health...

threat to crops. Animals that hunted such pests, such as terriers and cats, were prized. Many small animals kept as household pets are rodents, including:...

keeping of animals for entertainment, education, research, or pets. There are several conceptual approaches to the issue of cruelty to animals. Even though...

certification for service animals. In the United States, service animals are generally allowed in areas of public accommodation, even where pets are generally forbidden...

Pet food is animal feed intended for consumption by pets. Typically sold in pet stores and supermarkets, it is usually specific to the type of animal...

administration was too firm regarding licenses for owning wild animals like squirrels as pets. Both New York governor Kathy Hochul and Vice President Kamala...

circle of compassion which includes animals, thereby envisions a nation that respects animals, practices responsible pet ownership and protects wildlife....

Animal hoarding, sometimes called Noah syndrome, is keeping a higher-than-usual number of animals as domestic pets without the ability to properly house...

Stores sell pet food, pet supplies, small animals, and fish. Some stores offer services such as obedience training, dog grooming, pet vaccinations,...

follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork to help animals in need. Most of the characters'...

A pet exotic felid, also called pet wild cat or pet non-domestic cat, is a member of the family Felidae (excluding the house cat and hybrids thereof)...