PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has asked Ben & Jerry’s to change the way it makes ice cream.
The animal rights group sent the Vermont based ice cream company a letter asking it to start using human breast milk instead of cow’s milk.
PETA says cow’s milk has been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and [...]
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Growing up with a pet dog could increase your chances of being a snorer later in life, claims a Swedish study.
This is not just a potential annoyance - heavy snoring has been linked to early death, heart disease and stroke.
The University Hospital Umea research, published in the BioMed Central, found being exposed to a [...]
More than 2,500 pet owners in Ottawa have signed a petition urging OC Transpo to allow animals on the buses.
Across Canada, many cities allow small animals in carriers on buses during off hours. But Ottawa is not among them.
OC Transpo has said that up to now there wasn’t enough interest in the idea, but there [...]
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Children run less risk of being sensitive to allergens if there is a dog in the house in the early years of their lives, scientists have found.
The conclusion, based on a six-year study of 9,000 children, adds weight to the theory that growing up with a pet trains the immune system to [...]
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A new ‘artificial airway’ being developed in a test tube could make it possible to develop better therapies for asthma and allergy sufferers and could reduce the need for animal testing.
The development promises to benefit people with asthma, whose airways (breathing passages) are sensitive to pollen, dust, animal fur and viruses which cause them to [...]
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Their gentle nature, large size, odd sounds and low-maintenance care have made Madagascar hissing cockroaches popular educational tools and pets for years. But the giant insects also have one unfortunate characteristic: Their hard bodies and feces are home to many mold species that could be triggering allergies in the kids and adults who handle the [...]
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