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What Should You Do? Says Who?: Controversies Confronting a Responsible Pet Owner

May 05, 2018 01:50AM ● By Mary Oquendo

Spay and neuter? Don’t spay and neuter? Vaccinate? Don’t vaccinate? Choose between a modern or holistic veterinarian. You want to be an educ...

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Five Reasons to Love a Cat: They Bring Health and Happiness Home

Apr 30, 2018 11:42AM ● By Sandra Murphy

Cats are low-maintenance, health-enhancing roommates; they’re also surprisingly eco-friendly.

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Nature’s Remedies: How Animals Self-Medicate

Mar 30, 2018 12:57PM

Creatures in the wild ranging from microbes to elephants cope with parasites, pests and pain using natural substances; it all suggests why our preserving the natural world is good for us, too.

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Running Away: A 5K for Animals

Mar 29, 2018 03:47AM

On April 22, join Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS) for its 7th Annual Run for Animals 5K. Competitive and non-competitive runners—with ...

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Social & Brunch to Benefit Animal Rescue

Mar 29, 2018 03:44AM

Looking Glass Animal Rescue will present its inaugural Spring Penny Social & Sunday Brunch on, April 22 from 11am to 3pm in Yorktown Heights...

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Explore Interspecies Communication and Discover Personal Power

Mar 29, 2018 03:43AM

A three-day animal communication workshop with Anna Twinney will be held on July 20-22 at Ray of Light Farm in East Haddam. There will be...

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Return to Grazing: Horse Wisdom for Modern Life

Mar 29, 2018 03:41AM ● By Carrie Brady

Take a moment to jot down at least five things that bring you joy.  Once you have done so, ask yourself if you had trouble with this requ...

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What to Learn About Living: Pets Can Teach Us If We Pay Attention

Mar 29, 2018 03:34AM ● By Mary Oquendo

Living is different than life. Living a better life can start with a change as simple as paying attention to your pets because they have the...

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Pucks & Paws Day in Bridgeport

Mar 03, 2018 01:08AM

On March 11 from 3 to 6pm, VCA Specialty Animal Hospitals is sponsoring the annual Pucks & Paws Day with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Webs...

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Denim, Diamonds and Dancing to Benefit Draft Horses

Mar 03, 2018 01:07AM

Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue’s (CDHR) biggest fundraising event, Denim, Diamonds, & Drafts dinner and dance, is on March 24 at 6pm at Port...

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Sprouts for Pets: Crunchy Nutrition Animals Will Love

Feb 28, 2018 12:24PM ● By Sandra Murphy

Dogs, birds, horses and even picky eaters like cats can learn to love sprouts and gain the nutritional wallop they provide.

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Making Them Sick?: How We Impact Our Pets’ Well-Being

Feb 01, 2018 02:34AM ● By Mary Oquendo

How often do we see pet owners and their pets sharing the same illness and behaviors? Why is that? Is it coincidental genetic disposition, l...

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Do-Good Dogs Do Almost Anything: Service Animals Train to Help People in Need

Jan 31, 2018 01:03PM ● By Sandra Murphy

Able to do open doors, pick up items, brace their person against falls and call 911, service dogs create a more active and pleasurable life for people living with disabilities.

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Working Energetically with Animals

Jan 05, 2018 02:02AM ● By Mary Oquendo

Animals enjoy energetic work, regardless of the modality. They do not have the walls up that some people may have surrounding these types of...

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Crystal Therapy for Pets

Jan 05, 2018 01:54AM ● By Mary Oquendo

A form of vibrational medicine, crystal therapy works on the principle of entrainment, which is the tendency for two vibrating bodies to loc...

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Don’t Overfeed Fido: Plus Other Tips to Keep a Dog Cancer-Free

Dec 29, 2017 01:10PM ● By Karen Becker

Cancer, the leading killer of America’s dogs, can be prevented via strategies that include anti-inflammatory foods, reducing toxin exposure, limiting vaccinations and delaying spaying.

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Heart Connection between Humans and Horses

Dec 04, 2017 08:00PM

Italian researchers are hot on the trail to understand the connection so many riders and horse owners claim to feel with their animals. Thro...

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Celebrating Our Pets: Reciprocate Their Unconditional Love

Dec 04, 2017 07:58PM ● By Mary Oquendo

The time is 10,000 BC and an elderly man is buried in Israel with his 4-month-old puppy. Fast forward to archeologists finding a pet cat alo...

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Pets Love Music: Each Species Grooves to Its Own Beat

Nov 30, 2017 05:14PM ● By Sandra Murphy

With their ears attuned to different frequencies, horses neigh to Bach, cats groove to New Age, and dogs de-stress to “Greensleeves.”

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Managing Holiday Stress in Pets

Nov 02, 2017 05:41PM ● By Mary Oquendo

Holiday season is about to get started. It is a stressful time for many people, but some may not realize that pets can suffer the same stres...

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