Also Try
- Animals
- Animals on the Farm
- Birds
- Mammals
- Reptiles
These include snakes, newts, turtles, lizards, crocodiles, dinosaurs, birds, and others. They are known as tetrapods and include diapsids and anapsids (turtles).
- Veterinary Medicine
Lesson Plans
- Fish Tank Lessons and Activities (Donn)
Provides lesson plans, activities, games, and links related to fish, aquariums, hermit crabs and marine life. 12-99
Lists
- Dog Resources (NetVet - Boschert)
Provides hundreds of sources of information on dogs.
- Dogs (Woofs)
- Ferrets (NetVet)
- Frogs (Awesome Library)
- Geckos (Awesome Library)
- Gerbils - Care and Feeding (van Veen)
Provides answers to frequently asked questions. 4-00
- Guide to Pets (PETsMART) 2-00
- Horses (Awesome Library)
- Pet Adoption Locally (PetShelter)
"Animals available for adoption from your local shelters, plus listings of animals lost, found, and wanted to adopt."
- Pet Links (IPL)
- Pet Resources (Sharp)
Provides a long list of resources about pets.
- Petfinder (ASPCA)
Provides opportunities to find pets, post an ad for a pet needing a home, and more. Provides a search engine for finding breeds of pets. 2-00
- Pets World
Provides 25,000 links to information and activities organized by type of animal or pet - see the bottom of the page. The top half of the page is not about pets.
- Salamanders (Awesome Library)
- Squirrels (Awesome Library)
- Squirrels - Care and Feeding of Infants (Rowe)
Provides an article on care and feeding of infant squirrels and explains why they are not pets.
- Turtles (Awesome Library)
- Turtles - Sea Turtles for Kids (Kidz Korner)
- Veterinarians (Birds n Ways)
Provides information to locate or gain referrals for bird vets or animal veterinarians. Also provides tips on the care of pets.
Materials
- Dogs - Pictures (Lycos)
Papers
- Alternate Medicine Is For Pets, Too (applesforhealth)
Alternatives for Animals announces a website for natural pet care. 03-10-00.
- Bird Health Care Guide (Hot Spot for Birds - Sherwood)
"Signs of good health in a bird include bright eyes, clean shiny feathers, good appetite and lots of energy. Healthy birds eat often and are active. To help insure a healthy pet, obtain your bird from a reputable bird store or breeder." 2-04
- Bird Health Care Guide 2
- Birds - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
 Provides suggestions on selecting a bird as a pet. Includes the more popular birds that make good pets, such as the Yellow-Winged Green Budgerigars, Spangled Cobalt Budgerigars, Gold-Breasted Waxbills, Orange-Cheeked Waxbills, Pekin Nightingales, Chattering Lorys, Cutthroat Finches, Zebra Finches, Conures, Canaries, Cardinals, Cordon Bleus, Small Parrots, Cockatiels, Parakeets, Lovebirds, Large Parrots, Rose-Breasted Cockatoos, African Grey Parrots, Palm Cockatoos, Amazons, Macaws, Toucans, Emerald Toucanets, Rainbow-Billed Toucans, Mynahs, Talking Mynahs, and Bank Mynahs. 8-00
- Birds - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on selecting a bird as a pet. 8-00
- Care for Pets
Provides tips for selecting and caring for a pet. 11-02
- Cat Anatomy (National Geographic)
Provides details of different parts of a cat's anatomy, such as how the claw is extended. 5-02
- Cats - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on selecting a cat for a pet. 8-00
- Cats - Tapeworms (Centers for Disease Control and Preventionr)
Provides a factsheet on dog and cat tapeworms, including treatment. Visitors sometimes misspell as tape worms. 6-01
- Cats by Breed (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides information on cats by breed. Click on the name of the cat (on the left side of their Web page) for additional information on each breed. Includes Abyssinian, American Curl, American Shorthair, American Wirehair, Balinese, Bengal, Birman, Bombay, British Shorthair, Burmese, Burmilla, Chartreux, Colorpoint Shorthair, Cornish Rex, Cymric, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, Exotic Shorthair, Foreign Burmese, Havanna Brown, Himalayan, Japanese Bobtail, Javanese, Kashmir, Korat, Maine Coon, Manx, Norwegian Forest Cat, Ocicat, Oriental Longhair, Oriental Shorthair, Persian, Peke-faced Persian, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, Siamese, Siberian, Singapura, Somali, Sphynx, Tonkinese, Turkish Angora, and Turkish Van. 8-00
- Dog Training (Dr. P.)
Provides training tips by topic, such as obedience, protection, assistance and more.
- Dog Training Tips (PBS - Margolis)
Provides the PBS dog training series, Woof, It's a Dog's Life. Answers questions about dogs, such as "How to select a dog that suits your lifestyle, how to train and feed that dog, what to do if your dog seems aggressive, shy, or anxious?"
- Dogs - Herding Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Australian Cattle Dog, Bearded Collie, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Border Collie, Bouvier des Flandres, Briard, Collie, German Shepherd, Old English Sheepdog, Puli, Shetland Sheepdog , Welsh Corgi Cardigan, and Welsh Corgi Pembroke.
- Dogs - Hound Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Afghan Hound, American Foxhound, Basenji, Basset Hound, Beagle, Black and Tan Coonhound, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Dachshund, English Foxhound, Greyhound, Harrier, Ibizan, Irish Wolfhound, Norwegian Elkhound, Otter Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, and Whippet. 8-00
- Dogs - Long-Legged Terriers Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Airedale, American Staffordshire, Bedlington, Border Terrier, Bull Terrier, Fox Terrier, Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue, Lakeland, Manchester, Miniature Schnauzer, Soft-Coated Wheaton, and Welsh Terrier. 8-00
- Dogs - Mastiffs Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Appenzeller, Belgian Mastiff, Canary, Danish Broholmer, Dogo Argentino, Dogue Bordeaux, Entelbucher, Fila Brasileiro, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Landseer, Leonberger, Mini-Bull Terrier, Moscow Watchdog, Neapolitan Mastiff, Perro de Presa, Mallorquin, and Tosa Inu.
- Dogs - Non-Sporting Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, Bichon Frise, Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Chow Chow, Dalmatian, French Bulldog, Keeshond, Lhasa Apso, Poodle, and Schipperke. 8-00
- Dogs - Nordic Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Ainu, American Eskimo, Chinese Shar Pei, Chinook, East Siberian Laika, Eskimo Dog, Eurasier, Finnish Lappland, Finnish Spitz, German Spitz, German Wolfspitz, Giant German Wolfspitz, Greenland Dog, Iceland Dog, Jamthund, Kai Dog, Karelian Bear Dog, Karelo-Finnish Laika, Kishu, Nenet Herding Laika, Norbottenspets, Norwegian Buhund, Norwegian Lundehund, Russo European Laika, Sanshu, Shiba Inu, Shikoku, Swedish Lapphund, and West Siberian Laika. 8-00
- Dogs - Salukis (ClassicSaluki.com)
Describes the Saluki, a dog dating back to ancient Egypt. 2-04
- Dogs - Salukis (SalukiForum.Homestead.com)
Provides breeders and clubs. 2-04
- Dogs - Short-Legged Terriers Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Australian, Cairn, Dandi Dinmont , Norfolk, Norwich, Scottish, Sealyham, Skye, West Highland White, and Yorkshire Terrier. 8-00
- Dogs - Sighthounds Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Azawakh, Chortaj, Cirneco, Grande Podengo, Magyar, Pharaoh Hound, Sloughi, Taigan, and Tasy. 8-00
- Dogs - Sporting Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the American Water Spaniel, Brittany, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Curly-Coated Retriever, English Cocker, English Setter, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Flat-Coated Retriever, German Shorthair Pointer, German Wirehair Pointer, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Pointer, Sussex , Viszla, Weimaraner, Welsh Springer, and Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. 8-00
- Dogs - Tapeworms (Centers for Disease Control and Preventionr)
Provides a factsheet on dog and cat tapeworms, including treatment. Visitors sometimes misspell as tape worms. 6-01
- Dogs - Toys Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Affenpinscher, Brussels, Griffon, Chihuahua, English Toy Spaniel, Italian Greyhound, Japanese Chin, Maltese, Toy Manchester, Miniature Pinscher, Papillon, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Poodle, Pug, Shih Tzu, and Silky Terrier. Visitors may misspell words as Chiwawa, Peckinese or Pekinese, Sure Zu, or Pincher.
- Dogs - Working Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian, Bernese Mountain Dog, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Komondor, Kuvasz, Mastiff, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Samoyed, Siberian Husky, and Standard Schnauzer. 8-00 (Sometimes Pinscher may be misspelled by visitors as Pincher and Schnauzer may be misspelled as Snowzer.)
- Dogs by Type (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of dogs by group, including sporting, non-sporting, hounds, working, toys, herding, nordics, mastiffs, shortl-legged terriers, long-legged terriers, and sighthounds. 8-00
- Exotic Pets (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions, pictures, and suggestions for the care and feeding of Chinchillas, Ferrets, Frogs, Gerbils, Goats, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Hedgehogs, Llamas, Prairie Dogs, Rats, Snakes, Sugar Gliders, Tarantulas, and Zebus. 8-00
- Fish - Starting an Aquarium (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on starting an aquarium. Includes information on different kinds of fish and materials to include. 8-00
- Fish by Species (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of different species of fish that may be suitable for an aquarium, including Labyrinths, Catfish, Tooth Carps, Cyprindids, Characidae, African Cichlids, American and Asian Cichlids, and Discus. (Catfish may be misspelled by visitors as cat fish.) 8-00
- Flea Collars Could Endanger Pet Owners (applesforhealth)
Researchers at Mississippi State University say flea collars that use toxic chemicals called organophosphates to kill the biting insects could endanger pet owners. 08-27-99.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Animals
- Geckos - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on selecting a gecko for a pet. 8-00
- Hamsters - Care and Feeding (Haines)
Provides answers to frequently asked questions, articles, and pictures. 4-00
- Horse Health Care 2-00
- Horses - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on selecting a horse. 8-00
- Horses by Breed (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of horses by breed. Includes American Miniature Horse, American Saddlebred, Appaloosa, Arabian, Hanoverian, Morgan, Paint, Palomino, Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Tennessee Walking Horse, Thoroughbred, Trakehener, Connemara Pony, Pony of the Americas, Shetland Pony, and Welsh Pony. 8-00
- Iguana - Selection (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on selecting an iguana for a pet. 8-00
- Keeping Your Pet Healthy
- Lost and Found for Pets by State (All About Pets)
Provides listings of lost and found pets by state. Also provides locations of humane societies and more. 5-01
- Name Finder for Pets (iVillage)
Provides names for pets, as well as the meaning and history for some names. Also provides pet care suggestions. 5-01
- Pet Articles (Cyber-Pet)
Provides information on the care of pets.
- Pet Resources (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides tips, descriptions of animals by breed, suppliers of products, and much more. 8-00
- Petfinder (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - ASPCA)
Matches people wanting pets with people wanting to give away pets. 11-99
- Rabbits - Care and Feeding (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides suggestions on the care and feeding of rabbits. 8-00
- Rabbits by Breed (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of rabbits by breed. Includes the Dutch, Himalayan, Rhinelander, Dutch Lop, Angora White, Angora Brown, Black, Silver, New Zealand Red, Marten, Belgian, Chinchilla, Tan, Silver Fox, Vienna White, Van Beveren, English Lop, English Spot, and Polish Dwarf. 8-00
- Skinks (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides a description and pictures of the blue-tongued skink. Provides suggestions for the care of the reptile as a pet. It has a prehensile tail and is very expensive. 8-00
- Squirrels - Orphaned or Injured (Spragins)
Provides instructions on how to handle orphaned or injured squirrels. Explains why you should not keep them as pets.
- Traveling Tips For Pets (applesforhealth)
With pets considered a part of the family these days, it's no surprise that Americans are traveling with their pets more than ever. 07-16-99.
Periodicals
- Pet Planet Newsletter
Projects
- Bugs as Pets (Bug Club)
Provides information for keeping bugs as pets. 11-01
- Bugs as Pets (EarthLife.net)
Provides information for keeping bugs as pets. 11-01
- Live Animals in the Classroom (University of Saskatchewan)
Provides information and activities for the care and use of animals in the classroom..
Purchase Resources
- Petstore
Provides opportunity to purchase pets and pet supplies online. No delivery charges for purchases under 50 pounds.
Worksheets
- Kindness to Animals Worksheets (Comp Ed - Free Worksheets)
Provides worksheets related to dogs, cats, and ponies. 11-99
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