Feeding a Pitbull It is suggested that pitbull owners feed their pets the foods that have what the breed requires in nutritional value. The dog food should contain nutrient sources that are similar to that found in their native lands that their ancestors ate. The requirements for a pitbull are a balance of protein, carbohydrates, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Many dogs are taken to the vet because of nutritional related problems. If the dog is not getting the proper nutrients that their diet requires they can suffer from dry/itchy/flaky skin, hot spots, yeast infections in the ears, or thyroid-liver-kidney problems. The best diet for the pitbull is one that the owner makes fresh, using quality ingredients, without preservatives. …show more content…
Depending on the gender of your dog there are many pro’s and con’s to getting these dogs spayed or neutered. Female Pro’s * Spaying prevents the nuisance of heat periods * Spaying prevents uterine infections * Spaying prevents false pregnancies * Spaying prevents real pregnancies * Spaying offers partial protection against breast cancer * Spaying prevents cancer of the uterus and ovaries * Spaying may mean lower licensing fees Female Con’s * Spaying doubles the risk of obesity * Spaying increases the risk of the deadly cancer called hemangiosarcoma * Spaying triples the risk of hypothyroidism * Spaying is a major surgery and requires general anesthesia * If done at the wrong age, spaying increases the risk of hip dysplasia, ligament rupture, osteosarcoma (bone cancer), and urinary incontinence Male Pro’s * Neutering may mean lower licensing fees * Neutering reduces leg-lifting * Neutering reduces dominance and aggression * Neutering reduces the risk of your dog being attacked by other male dogs * Neutering helps re-focus your dogs’ attention from other dogs to YOU * Neutering reduces sexual behaviors * Neutering calms you dog around unspayed females * Neutering reduces the risk of prostate disorders * Neutering prevents testicular cancer * Neutering reduces the risk of perianal fistula * Neutering helps prevent
An estimated fifty-six billion animals are slaughtered every year just for human consumption. The consumption of these animals is now redundant and wasteful because meat and dairy products are not necessary for the majority of human’s survival. Humans should stop eating animals and animal by-products because it is morally wrong, this is due to the fact that many of the animals humans consume can feel pain. Humans should stop eating other animals if it is not essential for their survival. In addition, the conditions that animals are subjected to in farms and slaughterhouses are harsh. Moreover, the amount of grain that is required to feed farmed animals is high and can be used to feed humans instead of animals that will inevitably be killed
Seventy million of lives are claimed by animal testing facilities and millions more survive through the horrific tests, suffering the psychological and physical consequences. “The use of animals in experiments at leading federally-funded labs has increased nearly 73 percent in the past 15 years, according to a new study conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Practices used by early Greek physician scientists, such as Aristotle and Erasistratus, are still practiced to this day. One in particular is the use of animals in experimentation. Times have changed and technology has improved since they walked this earth. In recent developments, alternative methods for animal testing have been getting more funding, attention and research done in hopes to improve the scientific community. Testing on animals comes with many risks such as missed side effects due to the differences in animal and human DNA, which leads to wasted money. It also affects animals; over half of the animals used in animal experimentation are killed simply for the experimentations sake. Issues like these
Ensure there is reproductive control: this mainly applies for mammal pets. If you do not intend to have lots of pets you are from breeding, neutering or spaying is advisable, and if you plan to be a breeder you can take appropriate measures that can prevent mis-mating. Veterinarians can help in both
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Should people hurt animals? Should people kill animals for human drugs? These are questions citizens need to ask themselves everyday. Many animals are being hurt or killed every year because scientists are testing on them. Animals do not deserve this abuse just for human gain. Animal testing is wrong and should be stopped, because animals are being hurt and mistreated and the scientists are not using new methods, and developing bad drugs. Approximately 23 million animals are being tested each year, according to the Office of Technology Assessment. This is not ok, the madness needs to stop.
Animal testing goes back to the Greeks in 4th and 3rd centuries, with Aristotle and Erasistratus among the first to perform experiments on living animals. Using birds, mice, eels, snails, and flies early physicist conducted experiments trying to discover cures for illness. In the 18th century a physicist by the name of Antoine Lavoisier, used a guinea pig in a calorimeter to demonstrate that respiration was a form of combustion. Later on Luigi Galvani demonstrated that electricity applied to a dead, dissected, frog’s leg muscle caused it to twitch. It wasn’t until the 1880’s and 1890’s that physicists made medical advances, Emil von Behring isolated the diphtheria toxin and demonstrated its effect in guinea pigs. He went to demonstrate immunity
Did you know animal testing is cruel?, it puts animals lives in jeopardy and the tests are not always accurate, it needs to be stopped. Abraham once said “I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being” (https://www.consumerfreedom.com/2008/10/3754-abraham-lincoln-was-not-an-animal-rights-activist/). I do not believe animal testing is right, it hurts the animal and the experiments are not accurate, we should try to make this process more safe and calm for the animals as possible, alternatives should be discovered Although some people feel animals should be used for testing cosmetics and healthcare products because they open door to many new medical researches. Animals should not be used for
Jeremy Bentham, a great philosopher, once said, “The question is not, ‘can they reason?’ nor, ‘can they talk?’ but ‘can they suffer?’” In this quote, Bentham is trying to tell us that the way we use animals is inhumane and that they are more than just ‘subjects’ or ‘experiments.’ Animal testing negatively affects nature and humans because it is unreliable, too many animals die in the process of it, and the government wastes a lot of money funding for it.
This is tied to animal advocacy in a way and yet there is a difference at the same time. We can advocate for our animals to our clients about what they can and cannot do, and yet, there can be unavoidable things that happen or something we could never anticipate that happens. We can push our animals to their breaking point without meaning too and that is doing harm.
Medical testing on animals kills more than one hundred million animals every year! Animals are sometimes used in the testing of drugs, vaccines and other biological tests, and medical things, mainly to determine the safety of the product. Even though there are many other ways to test this still goes on. Many people think its the best way to test but it is not. Many many animals are tested on and few end up alive in the end. It seems like they would have stopped it by now but they have not.
Your next therapist could be living with you already! I am not referring to a relative who could easily get a degree, I am talking about that fur-ball running around your house. Humans rely on animals for food and companionship. Animals are so much more though. They have become a source of healing for people. It is not just service dogs for the blind; dogs can help with PTSD, cats with depression, and horses with physical therapy. Animal therapy is a fairly new and effective treatment for humans because although our furry companions cannot speak the human language they give us the feeling they understand us better than other humans at times.
Parents with children who have disabilities such as autism may choose to put their child in various types of therapy. Therapy helps them to overcome their difficulties they face daily. The type of therapy a child goes to depends on what disability they have. There are many different types of therapy to choose from. It all depends on what they need to work on and what helps them to overcome their disability. There is one type of therapy that involves kids working with animals. This type of therapy is called animal therapy. This is when animals help kids who have disabilities improve by being in the child’s presence. The animal giving the therapy can help the child receiving therapy improve their social or emotional functions. Any animal can
Two years ago in fourth grade I had a field trip to the zoo, we got to see so many exotic animals. Everyone had so much fun my class saw lions, wolves, coyotes, tigers, bears, monkeys and many more. We spent the entire day there, looking at all the animals. I took out my camera and I took a picture of a mountain lion. I always look back at that picture and think of how peaceful the lion was.
This dog food is packed with quality protein with bison as its protein source. It also includes fruits and vegetables that will provide your pitbull antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. These essential nutrients are sure to improve the quality of life of your dog and prolong its life.