Photo courtesy: Kyle Brittain. When taking your pet for a winter walk, it's important to check your friend for critters, becauseticksandfleascan survive in cold weather, although activity may slow down. Black-legged ticks spend most of their time under forest leaves,...
Unlike ticks, which are famous for causing Lyme disease in dogs and people, fleas don’t seem all that threatening. However, fleas can transmit a surprising number of diseases to animals and humans. Here are four you need to be aware of.
We believe the Holocaust is an extremely important historical event humanity must learn from if it is to survive let alone achieve world peace. It’s not just a Jewish issue – it’s a human one. If more recent genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia are any guide, the ...
You can’t always see them, but you know they are along for a ride when the dog sits down and lifts a hind leg to scratch. You think its fleas, but that’s not it. When a dog scratches, it’s because there’s a fairy rider on his neck and it tickles where she is holding on...