Archive for March, 2011
Flea Control For Animals – Protect Your Pet
Fleas have been irritating our pets for many thousands of years and ruining pet health along the way. They are extremely heat and cold tolerant and can carry diseases that can harm both us and our pets. People spend billions of dollars each year trying to combat these tiny creatures. It was the flea after all that almost destroyed an entire continent of people in the Middle Ages!
The flea season in certain places can last year-round but usually they become much less of a nuisance after the first freeze of the year. Unfortunately that can be November or even December, so you have to monitor your pet’s health with flea control pretty much year round. Of course, if you have carpet and are not protecting your pets, fleas can set up shop in your house and live very comfortably through the winter. Here is an interesting finding. Most people think fleas are the worst in the hot times of the year, but most veterinarians will agree that fleas are worse when it gets cold. Think about it, when it is hot some of the fleas are on animals and some are just on the ground. But, as it gets colder the fleas enter panic mode and actively seek out animals to hop onto to stay warm.
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An Icon in the World of Animal Protection
One of the most financially rewarded painter of the UK, David Shepherd has a less than negligible critical status in the art world. His paintings and signed work has brought pleasure to many people and his work regularly features on posters, mats and commemorative plates.
The main subject of his paintings is African wildlife amidst a grand environment of the wild Africa. He paints nothing other than wildlife and portrays them in the same mono style of a low point of view and composing them in pyramid structures. There is almost no change of style between his paintings except for the animal subject and its placement. His painting style is very unique and combines the super effect of a photograph and a impressionistic nature. One can see a flurry of brush activities in each of his paintings. While most of his pictures are bright and dazzling, the shadows are hard and dark so as to achieve an effect of theater and drama. Though it is very hard to criticize a renowned artist like David Shepherd, he uses a formulaic excess and repeats his painting approach very much.
Tags: animal protectEstate Planning For Pets and Domesticated Animals
Companionship animals play an important role in the lives of humans. Cats keep us company on the couch. Dogs play Frisbee with us at the park. Pets can even prolong a person’s life, lowering the risk of heart attack and rates of depression. Despite these beneficial effects in the lives of humans, more than 500,000 pets are euthanized in animal shelters throughout the United States annually because of the death or disability of the owner. How can pet owners prevent such a disaster from occurring? In this article, the author explores three ways to provide for financial support and care for your pet when you no longer can.
1st Solution: Give your Pet to a Friend or Relative Under California Probate Code, Section 6102, an outright gift to an animal is void. However, you can give your pet to a close friend or relative, along with funds to provide for their care. An attorney can help you draft language in your will or trust so that the gift will be valid. There are many downsides to giving your pet to a friend or relative. First, the friend or relative may not want to take care of your pet. Even if they express a desire today, your friend or relative may move away or face new life circumstances, making them unable or unwilling to provide proper care and support for your pet. Second, once your friend takes legal ownership of your pet, there is no guarantee that they will fulfill your desires, whether expressed orally or in a will. A worst-case scenario is an immediate euthanization of the pet upon a change of ownership, regardless of your best intentions.
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