Animal Blog: Ark Animals

Ark Animals is now offering Ark Animal Answers.

This animal blog is part of a new wave of change since I’ve been blogging for a while but I only recently moved my work to Word Press and onto the Ark Animals domain since it was hosted elsewhere as I explored how to do it.

The animal blog topics have changed over time morphing from being a general pet care and animal news blog to one that is more focused on animal behavior training, animal careers, and other topics about wild and domestic animal issues near and dear to my heart.

You’ll find pet product reviews, animal book comments, interviews with experts and a whole lot more.

You’ll begin to see an increased posting of videos and audios that will present this information in a new way–and you’ll be able to share this with your friends and, if you are a blogger, with your readers.

Although you can pop over live, I hope you’ll subscribe via the RSS feed so you get the new (and older) posts right on your computer or inside your browser so you won’t miss a thing on this armchair safari into the animal kingdom.

Watch for new additions and changes a few times a week on this animal blog and please join the conversation by leaving your comments.

Don’t forget to join me over on the Animal Expert page on Facebook or follow me (the Ark Lady ) on Twitter.

Natural Pet Food Safety: Audio File & Script

Audio podcast is here or enter http://arkanimalanswers.podblaze.com/skin_arkanimalanswers.xml in your aggregator.

Here is the script:
Welcome to Ark Animals Answers!

Today’s Critter Chat concerns the human risk of salmonella from feeding Natural Pet Treats & Raw Food Diets

So, what are natural pet treats & raw food diets & just how concerned do you need to be?

Natural pet products include a variety of raw, dried or smoked items made from animals. Animal treats include ears, hooves, hides and hearts from a number of species.

Recently, three human illnesses were caused by Salmonella bacteria linked to natural treats. The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising people who give their pets natural treats and/or raw food diets to use caution.

In my thirty plus years with animals, I’ve handled both raw foods and natural pet treats without a problem. The key is to make sure that you wash your hands with warm water and soap after handling the foods and treats.

This is animal behaviorist, Diana L. Guerrero inviting you to take an armchair safari into the animal kingdom at www.arkanimals.com. Thanks for joining me for today’s Ark Animal Answers and feel free to contact me with your questions.

Use this PSA audio with my permission! Just leave a comment here with your show, market and airdate.

Thanks!