The SPCA urged pet owners to think about how to evacuate pets as they made their plans.
In recent years, owners have been taking greater interest in maintaining the health of their pets as they have come to be recognized as members of the family.
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It didn't hurt that in October 2001 Animal Precinct ran a special episode that followed the agents as they rescued pets trapped in buildings near the World Trade Center.
Jimmy Ratcliff, one of the RSPCA's two north west exotic animals officers, said the RSPCA believes snakes should not become people's pets, because they are "unsuitable as companion animals".
Meaning that they are mainly owned as pets AND used as a food source.
On the menu of philanthropy, pets don't seem quite so flaky as they once did.
There was a significant trade in the animals during the 1980s and 1990s, when they were sought after as pets.
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He claimed some of the animals were like family pets and they were only found in overcrowded conditions as he had brought them in from the rain.
City officials say pigs, even smaller breeds that are kept as pets, are a public health risk because they cannot be vaccinated for rabies and can become aggressive, especially during their first few years.
Silva never gives her animal charges names so they don't become seen as pets.
The organization not only provides a no-kill shelter for traditional domestic pets, they care for a variety of more exotic animals as well.
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He said the rise in abandoned animals, in particular, had been "steep", adding that it was "particularly distressing" as people are abandoning these pets to fend for themselves and they are "in a bad state" when they reach the charity.
Even for owners who cannot keep a constant eye on their pets, by monitoring and recording the number of steps they take, as well as signs of shivering and external temperature information, the new device enables owners to stay informed about the dog's regular activity levels, making it easy to detect any changes in their pet's health.
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They quietly mourned the days when people had bought pigeons as pets for their children.
Pets, especially dogs, have never been as big a part of the American family as they are right now.
While pets are living longer lives, they also increasingly face the same kinds of lifestyle diseases as humans, including obesity and diabetes.
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These women work tirelessly to feed and bathe our nation's senior citizens, serve as a go-between with family and doctors, count medication, even take care of pets, and yet they are denied basic wages, let alone benefits, worker protections and pathways to citizenship.
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