The Many Beneficial Effects of Adopting a Pet Adopting a pet is advantageous to both the pet owner and the pet. When considering the pros and cons of welcoming a furry friend into the family‚ many are unaware of the fringe benefits that are gained from having a pet. These benefits are not just one sided either – both the pet and the owner gain by the association. Besides having an affectionate pal‚ pet owners experience healthful side effects as a result of their relationship. For adopted animals
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PET/CT vs. CT Purchase Christine Parks BUS: 640 Managerial Economics Scott Shaw December 17‚ 2012 Abstract In my previous position I worked as the Administrator for a well-established outpatient diagnostic imaging facility. As the Administrator I was faced with having to make various decisions that utilized economics on a daily basis. The decisions that I would have to make would range from very simple to very complex purchases. Regardless of the amount of the purchase the same economic
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Jason McElveen Cats Are Not Good Pets English Comp III Professor Crilly July 29‚ 2012 Who would ever in their right mind want a cat as a pet? Cats are the most conniving animals alive and no one should even think to keep them as a pet. There are some people who have a large number of cats in their house at one time and continue adding to the number and that is just ridiculous. Cats can carry around a foul smell or odor and shed their hair which gets everywhere it should
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Are we Over Vaccinating our Pets? A very controversial topic is if we are over vaccinating our pets. Over vaccinating is when vets give animals shots that may be too much for their weight or too many shots throughout their life. Many people think that over vaccinating will make the animal sick or possibly die. Veterinarians think the animal is too small for the amount of vaccine or that the animal only needs to get vaccinated once when is is a baby. While others believe giving the annual shots
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The Endings of Vonnegut’s Stories “Welcome to the Monkey House” is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s short stories. Vonnegut is best known for his black humor and he is remembered as a major satirist. His stories contain a boatload of irony and dark humor; they are also not afraid to get into more serious topics. They frequently involve a “twist” at the end that surprises the reader. Vonnegut’s “twists” clarify meaning‚ alters predictions and causes us to have a different perspective than usual. The
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Pet Guinea Pig Have you ever wanted a pet‚ but you couldn’t have a pet? This is how I felt; lonely‚ bored‚ curious and anxious. Having a pet guinea pig to take care of meant the world to me. My mother isn’t the type of person who wants 2 cats‚ 4 kittens‚ 2 dogs and a guinea pig roaming around the house. So talking about it to her was going to be difficult. I just went for it and asked her‚ not knowing what to say or what will happen. It surprised me when she told me‚ “If you can find
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Organic Pet Food Marketing Plan September 14‚ 2007 NAICS Industry Code: Dog and Cat Manufacturing 311111 Abstract: This marketing plan provides a plan for entering the organic pet food product as an existing producer of non-organic pet foods based current market conditions and trends following several high profile food safety recalls and alerts‚ particularly the Melamine-related deaths from pet food imported from China. The pet food industry has experienced enormous
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The pet industry continues to be one of the few industries successfully navigating our current economic recession‚ while many industries are struggling to survive. Many pet industry and retailer analysts’ predictions for 2011 continue to point to an increase in overall sales of US pet products and services. Even during the darkest days of the recession‚ spending on accessories and OTC medicine grew at 2%‚ showing that pet parents will cut back on their own expenses before those of their pets. The
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Congestive Heart Failure in Pets and Companion Animals Pets can suffer from both acute and chronic heart disease just like their human companions can. Heart disease can lead to congestive heart failure‚ a weakening of the heart that makes it impossible for it pump enough blood into the rest of the body. A surplus of fluid will then back up into a pet’s lungs and ultimately cause death. Congestive heart failure in dogs and cats has many causes and many symptoms. It can come on quickly in some cases
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dog food‚ which is a segment within the pet food industry. The pet food industry revenue (including biscuits‚ treats‚ snacks and beverages) in the U.S. for 2014 was estimated to be $21 B‚ with a +12% growth over the last five years (2014 vs 2009). The industry analysts also expect +12% growth for the next five years (2014-2019). Thus the pet food industry is relatively mature and showing strong‚ steady growth. However‚ despite the increase in revenue‚ pet ownership has been declining due to the poor
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