Have you ever thought about pet adoption? Hundred of dogs large and small are put down every year because they don’t find homes where their loyalty and adorable cuteness can be appreciated. Isn’t that such a shame? Through no fault of their own, the dogs end up in pounds neglected and eventually put down if no one claims them due to their maintenance costs of keeping them alive.

Visit your local pound or RSPCA where you can see for yourself those innocent eyes staring back at you longing for a loving owner and a caring home. These abandoned dogs need nothing more than your love.

The 2011 Pedigree adoption drive is here yet again aiming to reduce the number of killed neglected dogs this year. Trying to find homes for 6,000 dogs in just two months!

Check out the pet rescue page at  - http://www.petrescue.com.au/ where you can adopt a dog straight away, easy as a click of a button. Or if owning a dog is not in your realms of possibility right now, volunteer or donate to Pet Rescue so that you can support their mission in finding homes for homeless dogs.

Adopting a pet can be a wonderful gift for your family, with the added benefit of knowing that you’ve avoided a terrible fate for a loving canine. Not to mention what a fantastic addition to your family, dogs will give extra love and guaranteed smiles all around.

If you do decide to adopt a pet, make sure you get it checked at the vet properly for any diseases it may carry. Sign it up for vaccines and take it home and give them a big cuddle!
Oh and don’t forget to get it some pet insurance because every pet should have one of those! Check out our pet insurance page for the best deals on pet insurance.

This is an incredibly epic video. At first you’re as curious as he is about the plastic bag and then the last few minutes is just a frenzy. I laughed out aloud when he fell to the ground but really didn’t expect that whizz around the living room like his tail was on fire.

Definitely worth the watch!

Make sure you get your pet kitties pet insurance just in case it ever comes across a plastic bag and hurts itself trying to run away from it. Check out our pet insurance page at 1300 insurance to get the best deals on pet insurance!

Travel Destination #8: South African Desert 

Count yourself lucky if you ever have the chance to go on the African Safari. There is something incredible about going back to nature. The thousand year old trees with the wind sifting beneath every hair on your body, travelling in a green camouflage jeep along the uneven road and just admiring the beauty of the land we live in.

Some may gawk at the idea of a back to nature holiday but the African Safari is not your usual off the beaten track trip. You get to see hippopotamus in their natural habitats and baby elephants fresh from his mother’s womb, giraffes, herds of zebras running across wild plains and lions proving to you why they’re named King of the Jungle.

As a kid, I visited the zoo quite regularly, loved the animals and watching them at feeding hour. But as a grown up, going to the zoo is like entirely new field trip on its own. I am seriously in awe of seeing real live animals, after being stuck day to day in four by four buildings; ironically there is a certain kind of freedom in watching these animals just do their thing.

But I would imagine the African Safari to be nothing like my local zoo. For one, the animals in the Safari are literally free and roam about as they like. We are almost capturing a candid snapshot of them and that is a beauty that no words can express. The safari is one of my dream adventure holidays and a summer travel plan that got unexpectedly cancelled recently. After months of daydreaming of the African plains, researching the best South African beaches… my days now feel hopeless as I squander my eyes back to the poster of the African Safari hanging on my wall.

If I were going to South Africa for my summer though, I would definitely buy myself some travel insurance. The health benefits is one thing, as I know a couple of days roaming the plains I will no longer be as fit as a cheetah due to my deficient travelling immune system. Cities in South Africa also don’t have the lowest crime rates so a protection over my belongings will save me putting the padlock on my purse.

Visit the 1300 Travel Insurance Page to seek out more information on the best travel insurance deals!

The African Safari at Sunset. 

Source: journalweek.com