Clean Indoor Air

Indoor house plants are commonly used to clean indoor air.  For pet parents/guardians, it’s essential to select non-toxic plants as your air purifying plants.  This is of vital importance for your pet’s health.  Considering indoor air quality poses more health concerns than outdoor air, having the right air cleaning plants will help you create a safer and healthier home environment.

We spend most of our time indoors in confined environments where the air is trapped and just being re-circulated.  Unknowingly, our homes can harbour untold airborne chemicals, some of which are potent environmental pollutants and likely carcinogens in humans and pets.  Indoor air can be polluted by Read the rest of this entry »

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There are hundreds of identified poisonous plants to pets which cause symptoms from mild nausea to death.  Plants and pets don’t always go well together.  Before you bring plants into your living space, keep your pets SAFE and make sure you know your ABCs about poisonous houseplants.

A – Always

B – Be

C – Cautious

Due to their small size and unique metabolism, cats and dogs are highly vulnerable to the toxic substances found in plants.  If you suspect that your pet has consumed a poisonous plant, contact your vet immediately and the Animal Poison Control Center of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).  You can reach them by calling 1-888-426-4435 (they do charge US$60 for this service).

Cats, particularly, like to eat plants.  So, it’s essential to keep your houseplants out of reach until you ensure your pets will not munch on them.

It’s also important to consider the source… Read the rest of this entry »

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Green pets or an eco friendly pet means your pet is going green!  Eco-friendly living extends to our precious pets.  They rely on us to provide healthy and safe home environments free of environmental hazards.  And because our pets have a carbon pawprint, there are simple steps you, as an animal parent/guardian, can take to green your pets and help the planet, too!

7 Easy Tips For An Eco Friendly Pet:

1. Rescue an animal. This act alone will save the life of a dog, cat, bunny, rodent, horse or whatever animal(s) you choose to bring home from an animal shelter or rescue group.  In the United States alone, each year 4 to 6 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters. Of these animals, 2-3 million are put to death because not enough homes are available.

2. Buy quality food. Many types of Read the rest of this entry »

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“Host Kahi Lee takes the Koo family living room to a whole new level and gives it a complete Green makeover according to their needs and goals.

Green Done Right presented by Scott Naturals is a web series focusing on making sustainable-living, budget-conscious design choices.”

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Caring for your pet during the Holiday Season is just a matter of being aware of your surroundings and taking precautionary measures  to eliminate potential hazards to your companion animals.  There are simple things you can do to ensure your companion animals enjoy the Holiday Season.

Here are 10 pet care tips for a safe Holiday Season:

1.  Food –  There are certain food items you do not want to give to Fido and Kitty.

• Chocolate – This is of special concern because Read the rest of this entry »

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I find green inspiration in Nature and her amazing and beautiful creatures.  Poems of Nature or poems for Nature is another way that allows us to connect with Mother Earth and feel her joys and pains.  I wrote Love Nature to express how I feel about Mother Earth and to convey words of motivation and inspiration to protect and revere what sustains ALL life on Earth.  May we find the wisdom to Love Nature.

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