Adore Animals magazine published an article in 2007 (Issue 7) called Autism Assistance. This article was about the first organisation in Australia called Righteous Pups, based in Bendigo, Victoria, and their first litter of pups (then six weeks old) being trained to help kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This was an enormous achievement for […]
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Our goal is to foster positive relationships between humans and animals. So, imagine our delight when we saw National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen interacting with the gigantic, and potentially deadly, Leopard Seal in Antarctica. The video of this interaction, narrated by Paul, represents positive relationships at their most incredible. Their relationship lasted only four days,
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If you don’t restrain your dog while driving, then give this some thought – in a car accident, the force of a dog hitting you, another passenger or another object is many times the force of gravity. So the faster you drive, the greater the impact in a crash and the greater the force with
In 2007, in a massive blow to conservation efforts, 10 Mountain Gorillas were killed in a number of attacks that took place in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The killing spree included the execution-style massacre of four members of the same gorilla family in July. A few months later, Congo
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Joe Parsons is the owner of Aussie Dog, a company that makes toys for domestic animals and wildlife. He also makes elephant boots, which are used in zoos all around the world. A generous heart and these big boots have now led him to become involved in a remarkable project that is now and forever
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If you loved the YouTube video (see Animal TV) then our extended interview with John Rendall is essential listening. Part Two of Lisa Louden’s interview with John Rendall begins with John speaking about George Adamson’s first impressions of Christian. Although George had heard plenty about Christian, their first meeting was at Nairobi airport, following Christian’s
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Set to a beautiful track by young Melbourne singing sensation and Moments of Connection ambassador, Alanna Deutrom, this video previews the facts and photography in our first book Moments of Connection. It’s all about the vast and amazing benefits that animals have on children. Moments of Connection was produced to help animals in need and
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Pets are more than just companions for your little ones and research shows it. From enhancing health and wellbeing to helping develop social skills and providing lasting psychological benefits, as Lisa Louden discovered, animals are proving in a myriad of ways their benefits to children. In a survey conducted in the UK of more than
For the last 16 years I’ve always had at least one dog in my life. As part of the family, they’ve come most places with me. In recent years in Australia, the places they’ve been allowed to go with me have become fewer and more restricted; a fact brought home to me last month while
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If you loved the YouTube video (see Animal TV) then our extended interview with John Rendall is essential listening. John, and fellow Australian traveller Ace Bourke, bought Christian the lion from Harrods department store in 1969 (yes, you could do that then!) and he ended up being the first London lion to be rehabilitated into
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