Pet Resource Page

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1 General Pet Info -- Official Organizations
    1.1 General Pet Info
    1.2 Specialty -- Dogs and Cats
    1.3 Specialty -- Exotic Pets
    1.4 Online Community
    1.5 Supplies
    1.6 Health
    1.7 Travel
    1.8 Adoption
    1.9 Memorial
    1.10 Virtual Pets
    1.11 Cute Pet Photos

General Pet Info -- Official Organizations

  • Animaland.org -- Snazzy site run by the ASCPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), includes a helpful animal encyclopedia and pet care guides organized by animal (from fish to rats).
  • Healthy Pet.com -- The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has dog, cat, and exotic categories, featuring articles on standard pet care topics (nutrition, illness, behavior), plus some interesting insights on animal/human bonding. Includes a coloring page for kids and a hospital finder.
  • AVMA's Care for Pets -- The American Veterinary Medical Association covers the pet companionship experience from selecting a pet to coping with loss.

General Pet Info

  • Petsyclopedia -- Complete sections on dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and pygmy goats.
  • CentralPets.com -- Has some information (or links to other resources) about most animals in captivity. Marsupials. Newts. Skunks. All here, right alongside the dogs and parrots.
  • PetSmart (retail site) -- Concise, complete guides on reptiles, birds, fish, and small animals by species, and dogs and cats by breed. Also offers a food portion calculator for all pets.

Specialty -- Dogs and Cats

  • Purina (retail site) -- From the dog food maker, concise articles on all-things-dog.
  • PetPlace.com -- Extensive, highly detailed libraries of information on dogs and cats.
  • Lovethatcat.com (retail site) -- A listing of low cost and free spay-neutering programs around the country.

Specialty -- Exotic Pets

Online Community

  • Yahoo! Pets -- A pet portal, centering on cats and dogs, that allows you to search for pets in Yahoo classifieds and interact with a community of pet owners.
  • TerrificPets.com -- For dog, cat and horse lovers: Chat rooms, memorial forum for pets that have passed away, and some articles.
  • PawsperousPets.com: "The Pet Lovers Meeting Place:" Personal pet stories, pet humor, pet tips, and info for renters with pets.

Supplies

  • Epinions Reviews -- More than 2,000 reviews of supplies for dogs, cats, bird, and fish.
  • PetFoodDirect.com -- A large selection of pet supplies and helpful information for pet owners, including info on holistic pet care.

Health

  • Fighting Fleas and Ticks -- From the Center for Disease Control: How to keep your pets healthy and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
  • The Pet Center -- Go to "The Internet Animal Hospital" for everything about surgery, disease, and health: x-rays, surgery photos, quizzes, pharmaceutical info, etc.

Travel

  • Pets Welcome -- Find lodging, exchange info, read tips on travelling with your pet.

Adoption

  • Petfinder.com -- An extensive database of pets that need homes and a database of more than 9,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations.
  • PETS 911 –- Animal Hospital's pet adoption and assistance site.
  • Pets with Disabilities -- Promotes the adoption of disabled pets (mostly dogs and cats), and has stories, foster programs, and a directory.

Memorial

Virtual Pets

  • NeoPets -- If you don't want the fuss of a real thing, create a virtual fantasy pet and join a network of people who probably still own Tamagotchis.  But, seriously, the games seem fun.

Cute Pet Photos

  • Cute Overload -- Yep, just lots of very cute pictures of adorable dogs.
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