Dear EarthTalk: Are as many cats and dogs being euthanized these days as back in the 1970s and 1980s when indiscriminate breeding led to explosions in pet populations? –Mary H., Knox, TN The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the leading non-profit devoted to animal welfare,...

If you are a dog or cat lover you know that protecting your animals from fleas and ticks is high on the list for responsible pet care. In the northeast and other parts of the country ticks can run rampant, so keeping them off pets is essential. In August our chocolate lab, Mico, will be 12...

Your Pet Can Help Out the Planet Supporters of an ecologically friendly lifestyle are aware of the innumerable different aspects that affect the health of our planet. It is not enough to try to reduce our most obvious effects on the environment; for instance, reducing our paper usage and...

If you’re anything like me, your furry little friends are very important to you and you care about their health and well-being.  This means that you of course spoil them, which is exactly what you’ll be doing when you give them yummy treats from Becca’s Barkery! Free of...

A Social Media Event Designed to Increase Awareness of Potential Health Risks will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010 SeaYu® Enterprises, makers of Clean+Green® eco-friendly pet stain and odor removers, is declaring Friday, August 13th unlucky for chemical fragrance by founding the first...

I’ve been on the hunt for eco friendly duds for my little man, but cheap and eco-friendly don’t always come hand in hand. And since babies grow so quickly I’m less likely to spend high dollar for something that will last for a few months, max. Thankfully Target decided it was...

Some people believe greyhounds are working dogs that enjoy chasing a mechanical rabbit, and at the end of their exciting careers become recycled into a family pet – a nice life with the ultimate retirement.  This however, is just not the way the story goes, and in the case of my...

In the last ten years or so, most people have become more aware of the issues that affect our environment, as well as how we each affect the environment with our carbon footprint.  A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that an individual causes whether directly or...

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I’m told that, despite improvements in recent years, pesticides in flea collars are still harmful to pets and humans. Are there ways to minimize fleas without resorting to chemical concoctions? And is anything being...

Holistic medicine sometimes known as “natural healing” places its emphasis on the whole body, taking into account environmental, nutritional, physical, and emotional factors. It is also referred to as alternative medicine because it embraces techniques that are not readily accepted by...