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Cats may get health benefits from vegan diet, study suggests

13-09-2023 20:00

Owners who fed their pet a plant-based diet reported fewer visits to the vet and less medication useCats, owners will attest, are natural born killers and for most of their evolutionary history have enjoyed an almost entirely meat-based diet. However, fresh research has suggested that a vegan diet is not only safe for pet cats, but may have health benefits.The study found that owners of cats fed vegan diets reported fewer visits to the vet, less medication use and said that their vet would be mo

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Trash-bag fashionista and Peta protesters storm New York fashion week

13-09-2023 16:58

A bag-clad interloper walked the runway before being ejected, and Peta made a splash in protest against leather at the Coach showWhen a prankster wearing a trash bag and shower cap strutted on a runway at an event held during New York fashion week, audience members barely seemed to notice he was an intruder.The unidentified man wore a torn trash bag and a printed shower cap while participating in the show without authorization, the Telegraph reported. Continue reading...

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Selfie-takers warned after pony falls to death at Welsh beauty spot

13-09-2023 11:28

Visitors to Gower urged to maintain distance after spate of incidents, including newborn foal falling off cliffVisitors to a Welsh beauty spot have been warned not to go close to ponies to take selfies after a newborn foal fell to its death from a cliff.In another incident a woman was injured when she was kicked by a gypsy cob pony on the Gower peninsula in south-west Wales, while ponies have also been injured or killed by cars and disturbed by drones. Continue reading...

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Selfie-takers caused pony to fall to death at Welsh beauty spot, says charity

13-09-2023 11:28

Visitors to Gower urged to maintain distance after spate of incidents, including newborn foal falling off cliffVisitors to a Welsh beauty spot have been warned not to go close to ponies to take selfies after a newborn foal fell to its death from a cliff.In another incident a woman was injured when she was kicked by a gypsy cob pony on the Gower peninsula in south-west Wales, while ponies have also been injured or killed by cars and disturbed by drones. Continue reading...

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The case against pets: is it time to give up our cats and dogs?

13-09-2023 11:00

A growing number of people argue that owning pets is unethical - and that animals can never really have a good life in a human homeTroy Vettese has a parrot in his family. She gets paid a lot of attention, but she wants more. Parrots are clever and social. Vettese says: “She needs to be entertained all the time, otherwise she really is suffering.” He sees a possible different life for her: “She could be living with her friends and family in a forest, very happy – but she&

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