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Help Your Cat Live Long and Prosper

Cats are incredible companions; loyal, cuddly and great hunters. The average lifespan of a cat is 10 to 15 years; less, however, if the cat goes outdoors, lowering the life expectancy to seven years, increasing to an average of 11 years if your moggy stays indoors. Nevertheless, these (like average human life expectancy statistics) are just that – averages. Olive, owned by John Burgess of…

Having a Pet Can Improve Your Child’s Health

There have been a number of studies in recent years that suggest that children who grow up in a home with a pet dog or cat can be less likely to develop allergies and respiratory conditions such as asthma. These studies first started to appear in 2006 and since then almost every one of them has shown a direct link between children having pets and not developing allergies, respiratory infections…