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30.07.10
Turtle Travel
Posted by Charmaine in Pets Magazine Blog
So it seems that travelling by turtle is the way to go now…
It sure looks like joyride!
30.07.10
Jungbok in Korea
Posted by April Zara in Pets Magazine Blog
Source: REUTERS PICTURES. REUTERS/Truth Leem (SOUTH KOREA)
An animal protection activist (L) gives a “free hug” to a passerby at an event to promote animal protection on “Jungbok” day in Seoul July 29, 2010. “Jungbok”, second of the three dog days or one of the hottest days of the year by lunar calendar falls on Thursday, July 29 this year. Traditionally, people in the country eat food that is good for rejuvenating the body and increasing their stamina on “Jungbok” which includes dog meat.
29.07.10
Rehabilitating wild cats
Posted by Charmaine in Pets Magazine Blog
In order to protect the exotic birds that live on the Ogasawara Islands, a clutch of tropical islands 620 miles south of Tokyo, from being predated by an overwhelming number of feral cats, the Japanese government has ordered the capture and rehabilitation of the cats.
27.07.10
Dog breeder in jail
Posted by Charmaine in Pets Magazine Blog
Ng Kok Ming, 43, is the first dog breeder to be sent to jail for animal cruelty. Ng was initially charged with a $30,000 fine for causing unnecessary pain and suffering to his six dogs. However, because he was unable to pay the fine, the judge sentenced him to six weeks in jail.
26.07.10
Robotic pets to relieve stress
Posted by Charmaine in Pets Magazine Blog
Japan's toy giant Sega Toys employee displays the new robot cat 'Yume-Neko Venus', or 'Dream Cat Venus', is equipped with touch sensors and reacts like a real cat Photo: AFP
The Japanese love their pets but are faced with the lack of space to accomodate live companion animals. As if on cue, Japanese toy manufacturers have produced a new range of robotic pets ranging from the standard companion animals to potted plants.
25.07.10
Um, is my cat left- or right-handed?
Posted by Charmaine in Pets Magazine Blog
Not that it matters but we thought it’s be interesting to know if our favourite felines were left- or right-handed. Apparently the psychologists at Queen’s University Belfast agreed with us and recruited 42 pet cats for a study that followed research showing similar traits in animals such as chimpanzees and horses.
