Essays Tagged: "dogs cats"

Rabies

r state and city laws. It also depends on the type of vaccination.Most people associate rabies with dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, wolves, etc. The most common animals to have rabies are dogs, cats, an ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

animal testing

-room office in Los Angeles and runs one of the only practices in the nation devoted exclusively to dogs, cats, livestock, birds, and just about anything that is not human. Rotsten has taken on about ... n one year ("Animal"). Insulin-dependent diabetics would not have insulin, a benefit of research on dogs, without animal research (Murray). Lack of medication to control high blood pressure would caus ...

(6 pages) 234 1 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

A Cat Can Also Be Your Best Friend; persuasiive essay

n's best friend." It is a common saying that most people agree to. This may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friends whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is the ... avior or perform tricks. Cats can even fetch.Cats can be civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make other loud noises. Most cats don't even meow very often. They general ...

(2 pages) 104 1 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

In Respect for Charlie: A Tribute to Dead Pets

ny thing, and any soul should be mourned the same. In themany times my pets have passed on, be they dogs, cats, or golden junebugs, we have always buried them in an honorable and memorable way. Someti ...

(2 pages) 64 2 3.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Review of Language: The purposes and diversities of a language, and what really separates us from the animals

Scents and Sense1) The barking of dogs, meowing of cats and the singing of birds are similar to the human language because they are al ... m it's call of fear or warning of danger. Likewise, we too communicate our basic needs and fears as dogs, cats and birds do. Our language however, is far more complex and a lot higher thinking than an ... ll variety of English. What is important to remember is the word tones. Tones are important because dogs do not recognize words for what they are or the letters they contain, but by how they are prono ...

(5 pages) 136 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Biopure HBS case write up

e number of practices and doctors for each class of practice. Taking the average number of animals (dogs, cats, and other) each class of practice treats each month and multiplying that by the absolute ...

(2 pages) 340 1 1.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Cats as Ideal house pets

"A dog is man's best friend." That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is thei ... icks. Cats will even fetch!In the second place, cats are civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make other loud noises. Most cats don't even meow very often. They general ...

(2 pages) 63 2 4.4 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Painting The Family Pet

e," Amy Turner says. "Wouldn't you like a unique portrait of your loved one? I've had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls...""Prize bulls!" I can't help looking up and down our suburban str ... ble. I tell him which animal I think Amy prefers to paint - cats - and he says I'm wrong. She likes dogs best. We talk about Amy all evening and when we let ourselves back into the house, we're still ...

(12 pages) 34 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Compassion from an ethical standpoint

motivates me to help, because I share in the pain they feel. But the animals at ARF are limited to dogs, cats, horses, and various domesticated animals, so what about other animals that humans inflic ... ns to suffer with" (103). I know I have felt compassion for animals, but only towards certain ones (dogs, cats, horses, primates, dolphins, elephants, etc). To be honest, I feel compassion for most an ...

(4 pages) 29 0 4.2 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Marketing Plan for Pet Shop with a twist

a specialty retailer for the last 10 years. Our current product line includes large and small breed dogs, pet food, supplies, grooming products, toys, and vitamins. Changes in the external environment ... us decide on these strategic changes: 1) eliminate large breed dog inventory (only sell small breed dogs), 2) develop new products (pet gift baskets), and 3) add delivery services.Our competitors carr ...

(15 pages) 363 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Experimental animal testing.

all kinds. Most of the animals are small ones like rodents: rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs, cats and a variety of goats, monkeys, and rabbits have also been used. The animal rights issue ... dies with mice, and much of what we know about the cardiovascular system has come from studies with dogs. Many heart surgery techniques, such as coronary bypass surgery, artificial heart valve inserti ...

(7 pages) 117 0 3.2 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Animal Testing

Controversial Issue - Animal Testing

than 50 million animals are tested each year"� (Spisak 1). The fifty million animals include dogs, cats, mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, and primates. Very rarely are reptiles used because t ... roduct is deemed unsafe and sent back to be edited. The majority of the tested animals are rabbits, dogs, and cats. Most of the time, these animals go blind. The other times, these animals are serious ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Community and Pets

ulgence. As a group we decided to alter Marc’s definition. We define pets as “any animal (dogs, cats, gerbils) that was domesticated or tamed at one point”.COSTS & BENEFITSFind out ... erns are we need to sponsored a first-ever survey in our area in order to find out how many unowned dogs and cats are in the community and what the reproductive habits of the owned dogs and cats are. ...

(5 pages) 31 1 2.7 Jul/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Animal testing is unethical and should be regulated.

on these animals.Kinnett 2According to Bekoff, "at least 25 million animals (including chimpanzees, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, and rats) are used in U.S. research labs" (Bekoff 1). Imagine ...

(5 pages) 83 0 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Animal Testing

Experimentation

nturies. Most of the animals used for research are rodents - rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs, cats and a variety of goats, ferrets, pigeons, monkeys and rabbits are also used .The struggle ... ove. From the capture of primates in the wild, to the “factory-like” breeding of mice and dogs, to the confinement and isolation of cages – the research is indefinitely cruel.Animal res ...

(2 pages) 21 1 3.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Animal Testing

Cats vs. dogs as housepets

"A dog is a man's best friend." That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is thei ... owners try the lessons. Don't expect to take your cat for a walk around the block like you can with dogs," says Dr. Beaver. "Generally, cats have an innate curiosity. They go where they want and usual ... ly they walk you" (Beaver).In the second place, cats are civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make other loud noises. Most cats don't even meow very often. They general ...

(3 pages) 21 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Man Vs Machine

Man vs. Machine Scientists are able to study the way dogs, cats and any other animal thinks and reacts. We are able to understand the methods by which th ...

(3 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Essay Against Animal Testing

Animal TestingSince 2002, over 1 million animals that the USDA collects numbers on, which includes dogs, cats, sheep, hamsters, guinea pigs, and primates, have been tested on. Since then, that number ... 3;. Typically, more than one animal is placed in the small living quarters. Larger animals, such as dogs, cats, and primates typically live in wire cages which is an issue for these intelligent animal ...

(3 pages) 167 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues