On AlterNet: pets

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pets"

Pet Theft Up 50 Percent Since Last Year: Evidence of a Downed Economy or Utter Depravity?

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. October 25, 2011.

Pets are being stolen and sold on the street to dog-fighting rings or research labs.

Are Flea Treatments Dangerous For Your Pets?

Marla Cone, Environmental Health News. April 14, 2010.

Many pet owners who use the treatments think they are applying medication to their pet, but they actually are treating them with potent pesticides.

Dogs Have Bigger Carbon Footprint Than SUVs?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 4, 2010.

Researchers advocate swapping household pets like cats and dogs for edible 'pets' like chickens or rabbits.

So, How Much Do You Have to Pay Someone to Kill Off a Basketful of Cute Little Puppies?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.

Consider a rescue shelter for all your pet needs.

Atheist Group Offers to Take Care of Christians' Pets After the Rapture

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 2, 2009.

If you have to leave Fido behind, wouldn't you like to know he's in the care of a loving atheist?

The Soaring Rate of Abandoned Animals Is the Latest Sign of a Deep Economic Crisis

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 28, 2009.

Abandoned animals and "foreclosure pets" are the innocent victims of our financial downward spiral.

Chimps R Us: How Much Longer Are We Going to Keep Our Cousins as Pets?

G. Pascal Zachary, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

A life of captivity is too cruel for chimpanzees and dangerous for their owners. We should give them the freedoms we grant ourselves.

Pesticides in Pet Products: Why Your Dog or Cat May Be at Risk

M.B. Pell, Jillian Olsen, The Center for Public Integrity. February 2, 2009.

A growing number of pets are dying from flea and tick treatments because of a dangerous pesticide.

Pet Food Politics: Why Our Pets Still Aren't Safe

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. September 10, 2008.

The author of Pet Food Politics exposes how the '07 pet food crisis happened and why it is a sign of a larger problem with our own food system.

The Healing Power of Pets

Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK. May 10, 2008.

Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness.

Why Is the Pet Food Industry Killing Our Pets?

Ann Martin, Earth Island Journal. June 15, 2007.

Many were shocked by the thousands of pet deaths that prompted the recent pet food recall, but the truth is that the pet food industry has a long history causing the deaths of many more.

How Much Is That Dog Dress in the Window?

Stan Cox, AlterNet. November 22, 2006.

This Christmas, America's pets will be tearing open $5 billion worth of presents, making them luxury consumers in their own right.