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Fostering Takes Love, Not Money
Maybe you’re not financially prepared to adopt a pet. But if that’s the only thing holding you back – if you have a love of animals, a sense of responsibility, enough room in your home, and enough time and energy -- maybe you’re ready to foster a pet.
As Kim Croom, Director of the Pet Foster Network, said in an interview with RedPlum: “[Fostering] doesn't cost the foster home anything at all. Most people just don't know that."
Fostering is giving a pet a temporary home as an alternative to an animal shelter. This can last anywhere...
Myrtle da Turtle
In my science class, we have two turtles, well loved turtles. One is a land turtle of an unknown species (it was adopted) named Schleiden, and the other is a water-going, painted turtle named Myrtle. Myrtle was nicknamed Myrtle da Turtle by my friend. So, after a science class, I feel like writing about turtles as pets.
Turtles are a type of reptile belonging to the order Testudines. They are ectotherms (in layman's terms, coldblooded), breathe oxygen, lay eggs, but do not lay their eggs in water. They live in water or on land, but the largest species are aquatic. Turtles have two separate...
In my science class, we have two turtles, well loved turtles. One is a land turtle of an unknown species (it was adopted) named Schleiden, and the other is a water-going, painted turtle named Myrtle. Myrtle was nicknamed Myrtle da Turtle by my friend. So, after a science class, I feel like writing about turtles as pets.
Turtles are a type of reptile belonging to the order Testudines. They are ectotherms (in layman's terms, coldblooded), breathe oxygen, lay eggs, but do not lay their eggs in water. They live in water or on land, but the largest species are aquatic. Turtles have two separate... A Closer Look at Catnip
What exactly is this stuff that makes (some) cats lose control, enjoying every second of it? There are several answers.
Catnip is:
- An herb related to mint. One of its other names is catmint. Like most herbs, it can be grown in your garden fairly easily. Keeping it growing there can be harder, once the local cats discover it. Some of them, that is.
- Not a high for all cats. Estimates vary, but anywhere from 10% to 30% of cats don’t react to catnip at all. One of our cats, for example, will sniff at it a little, then lose interest....
- An herb related to mint. One of its other names is catmint. Like most herbs, it can be grown in your garden fairly easily. Keeping it growing there can be harder, once the local cats discover it. Some of them, that is.
- Not a high for all cats. Estimates vary, but anywhere from 10% to 30% of cats don’t react to catnip at all. One of our cats, for example, will sniff at it a little, then lose interest....
The Companion Factor
It can cost a lot of money to care for a pet. They are sometimes smelly, often messy, and usually noisy. They demand our attention at the most inopportune times. So, why in the world would anyone want a pet?
Pets, all types of pets, make good companions. In a world that is increasingly isolated and impersonal, a pet can bring joy into your home when there is no one else around. The less contact a person has with the world outside his door, the more he needs a pet.
The benefits that a pet brings to an elderly person have been...
It can cost a lot of money to care for a pet. They are sometimes smelly, often messy, and usually noisy. They demand our attention at the most inopportune times. So, why in the world would anyone want a pet?
Pets, all types of pets, make good companions. In a world that is increasingly isolated and impersonal, a pet can bring joy into your home when there is no one else around. The less contact a person has with the world outside his door, the more he needs a pet.
The benefits that a pet brings to an elderly person have been...