Most people love animals. Even those who dismiss pet ownership may be awe-inspired by wildlife.
Pets can offer unconditional affection and loyalty that is not as abundant in our human friends. Animals are ever-accepting and unusually delighted by being fed on a regular basis.
Wild animals remind us that we are not the only earthly creatures who depend upon the earth. They act as living expressions of our desire for freedom and independence, and of life’s dramas.
Livestock and other domesticated animals help us with our work, plowing fields, testing medical compounds and procedures, and assisting us to simply get around.
It should be of little wonder then that we want to give back to them when they are sick or injured, that we want to make their lives full and happy as they do ours.
Following is a compilation of some of the things we do for, and to animals. Most are related to science and medicine, but a few are simply creature comforts.
54 Incredible Innovations in Animal Care
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Helmets for Pets
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Bionic Dogs
Maltese Puppy With Front Wheels, Not Paws
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High-Tech Bovine Grooming
DeLaval Automated Cow Brush Makes Pretty, Happy Cows
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Ergonomic Animal Eateries
Ultra Bowl Boosters Save Pooch From Pains
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Breeding Featherless Chickens
Naked Birds Like Hot Weather, Are Prone to Sunburn
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Footwear for Pets
Sneakers and Shoes For Miniature Horses
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Slentrol
Slimming Pills for Overweight Dogs
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Bio-Shearing Sheep
Scientific Fleecing Avoids Animal Injuries, Increases Wool Yield
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Wheelchairs for Pets
Walkin' Wheels Handicapped Dog Chairs
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Float-A-Pet: A Floatation Device For Pets Who Can't Swim
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Stem Cell Research: Will fluorescent green pigs produce better quality bacon?
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Animal Extinction Awareness Ads
Frogs Forever at Vancouver Aquarium
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Emergency Crews Add Oxygen Masks for Pets
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Programmable Dish Feeds Pets
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Rain Boots for Pigs
Wellies For Dirt-Fearing Farm Animals
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Faceless Therapy Cats
Chase Helps Disfigured Humans Heal
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Soup Kitchens for Pets
The Animal Board
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Crowdfunded Animal Rescue
Consumer Dollars and Visitor Clicks Support Worthy Causes
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Animal Obesity
Epidemic Spreads to Four-Legged Friends
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Scuba Gear for Pets
‘Scuba Doo' and ‘Cat in Diving Boots'
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Swimming Pools For Fat Dogs
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Rebranding Endangered Animals
Campaign Proves the "Big Bad Wolf" Isn't
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Nursing Home for Dogs
Japan Teaches New Tricks to Old Dogs
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Diet Pill for Obese Dogs
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Bionic Animal Innovation
Hi-Tech Surgery Provides Prosthetic Paw to Footless Pooch
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Holistic Pet Care
Acupuncture and Underwater Treadmills Aid Animal Wellness
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First Aid Camels
Eco-Friendly Desert Transit Concepts For Doctors On Call
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Toys For Pigs
D2B Award Winning Design
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Emergency Couture For Dogs
Earthquake Rescue Apparel
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Scientists Create A Sheep That's 15% Human
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Orange for a Cause
ASPCA Promotes Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
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Adopting Polar Bears
WWF Encourages Helping Animals at Christmas
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Adjusting PH of Pee
Lawn Biscuits for Dogs Save Grass
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Musical CD Scientifically Designed For Dogs
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Acupuncture For Pets
Holistic Veterinary Clinics
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Designer Vitamins for Pets
Vetraceuticals Are Like Anti-Aging Pills for Canines
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False Teeth for Cats
Feline Invention Wins Microsoft-Sponsored Event
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Vegan Cats
Is It Wrong To Feed Your Pets A Diet Free of Animal Products?
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Cats As Nursing Home Staff
Feline Grim Reaper Predicts Death 25 Times in a Row
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Classic Music For Dogs & Cats
More Music for Animals
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First Aid Kits for Pets
Sunny-Dog Ink Ensures Your Canine Companion is Always Covered
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Sheep Changing Shape
Climate Change to Blame
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Amazing Animal Adaptations
Kitten With Amputated Hind Legs Walks on Front Paws
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Hydro-Muscular Massage for Pets
Freak Out Your Cat
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Breath Mints for Pets
DogToids and CatToids Freshen Foul Feline and Canine Mouths
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Oxygen Spas for Dogs (and Owners)
OWND Cafe
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Pet Ambulances
PetMedics Provides Mobile Emergency Service For Furry Loved Ones
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First Aid for Pets
Red Cross Classes for First Responders to Animal Emergencies
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Therapeutic Animal Loungers
Sleep Number Pet Bed Offers Slumber Comfort to Ailing Animals
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Farm Animals to Promote Hygiene
Persona Toothbrushes Help Chickens Get Unstuck From Sewers (and Te
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Free Pet Adoptions
'Change a Pet's Life Day' Aims to Re-Home 3000 Animals
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$75 Million Pet Sterilization
Contraceptives for Cats and Dogs
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$15M Animal Rehab Centers
Treatment Facilities for Military Working Dogs
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Recession-Affected Pets
Owners Surrendering their Pets Due to Economy
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Humanizing Pets
Nude For PETA
Sophie Monk + 5 Other Celebs Strip For Animals
Radio-Controlled Contraceptives
Reversible Vasectomy
Spoiled Pet Mania
Chicken Flavored Bubbles, Canine Mansions, and Love Dolls for Dogs
Genetically Modified Glittering Animals
Gold Seahorses
Tattooing Domestic Pets
Owners Ink Up Cats and Dogs
47 Petcessories To Make Even A Peruvian Hairless Dog Less Ugly
Bionic Dogs
Maltese Puppy With Front Wheels, Not Paws
Freaky Felines
10 Bizarre Cats
Stair Climbing Robot Wheelchair
The iBot Mobility System
25 Deluxe Doggy Gifts for Pampered Pooches
Humanimal Hybrid Photography
Wolf Boy and Bunny Girl Artwork by Isabelle Levenez
Bottled Water For Dogs
Vitamin Fortified K9 Water
Sheepvertising
24 Examples of Werewolf Couture
Things Could Get Furrier in Fashion and Design
22 Killer Ideas for Spoiled Pets
Hip Folding Wheelchair for Kids
Mex'x Wheelchair
24 Bizarre Ways to Bond with Your Pet
Military Chic Jackets
Victoria Beckham in Harper's Bazaar
32 Vitamin Enhanced Products + Doctors Suggest Doubling Up on Vitamin D
Rugs from Dead Pets
DogCarpets
Self-Dispensing Toothpaste
The OHSO-Designed Toothbrush
Couture Lingerie and Hosiery
Valentino Designs for Wolford S/S 08
Hip Wheelchairs
Sleeping Pets As Art
Dozing Animal Virals
Jungle Jewelry Benefits Wildlife
WWF Auction
Famous Hobos
10 Formerly-Homeless Celebrity Icons
Vegan Beauty Products
"Be Fine" Skincare Made of Food
Wheelchairs for Pets
Walkin' Wheels Handicapped Dog Chairs
Strippers Against Fur
PETA Hooks up with a Topless Bar for Animal Rights
4-in-1 Fashion
Wolford Cable-Knit Button-Up Tights
Four-Legged Wetsuits
Scubahuahua?
Homeless People and Their Weblogs Start to Get High Tech
Cow Contests
Spokesmodels Getting Ugly as California Cow Vies for Pageant Title
Wall-Mounted Pet Beds
‘Curve' Shelf Lets Cats Sleep in Midair
Free Range Humans
Disturbing Pro-Vegan Ads
The $44 Wheelchair
Mobile Pet Bed
The MeowMe Sleepypod
17 Sheepovations
From Sheepvertising to Hot Pink Rocking Sheep for Kids
Emergency Crews Add Oxygen Masks for Pets
Guerrilla Poverty Ads
Homeless Father Bob Bins
Finger-Mounted Toothbrushes
Compact Travel Hygiene
Shape-Shifting Wheelchairs
Pressure-Sensing Wheels Improve Mobility
Tugging Presidential Heartstrings
Pedigree's Obama Dog Adoption Campaign
Laser Toy Weapons
The Silver Wolf Full Metal Rubber Band Gun
Spas for Kid
Scooops at Great Wolf Lodge
All Terrain Wheelchair
Tank Chair Mk II (CES 2008)
Criminalizing Canine Couture
RSPCA Advocates Jail Time for Owners of Furry Fashionistas
$2.72 Million Camels
Dubai Prince Splurges on a Dry Hump
Pigs That Look Like Sheep
Boris the Lincolnshire Curly Coat Pig
Couture Pet Beds
Urban Bone Makes Furniture for Spoiled Purris Hiltons and Pooch Diddys
Soup Kitchens for Pets
The Animal Board
Unique Animals
Four Eared Vampire Cat (for Batman?)
Abandoned Animal Awareness
2009 ‘Adopt a Shelter Dog Calendar'
Inked Activists
The Rescue Ink Crew Has a Soft Spot for Animals
LED Sheep Art Shows
Extreme Samsung Stunt Shows Dozens of Glowing Sheep
Skateboarding Animals
Extreme Pete and Friends
Color Changing Fabric
Molecular Military Fashion
Dolphins in the City
WWF Guerrilla Donation Campaign
Diet Pill for Obese Dogs
Eco Heroes
WWF: Be The Hero Campaign
A mobile "home" for the homeless
they deserve some design too!
Plucked Chickens Made of Wool
Felted Sculptures by Stephany Metz
Recession Fashion
Tough Economic Times Influence Style
Graffiti Advertisements
ASPCA's Street Art-Inspired Campaign
Gatorade for Pets
Hero Enhanced Dog Water
Holistic Pet Care
Acupuncture and Underwater Treadmills Aid Animal Wellness
Oxygen Hospitals for Pets
O2 Doghouse
Toys For Pigs
D2B Award Winning Design
Flossing Toothbrush
The Lazy Way To Clean Your Teeth
Weird Wills for Animal Activists
Body of PETA's Ingrid Newkirk Will Be Used for Leather & BBQ
Scientists Create A Sheep That's 15% Human
Military Vehicles for Pets
Fold-It-Yourself Cat Artillery
Craptastic Cosmetics
Chicken Poop Lip Goop
Workout Equipment for Dogs
The Canine Treadmill Will Trim Porky Pups
Humans To Depict Animal Abuse II
RSPCA in Australia Gets Ugly
Adopting Polar Bears
WWF Encourages Helping Animals at Christmas
Recession Retreats
Top 10 Places to Escape The Credit Crunch
Animal Cruelty to Sell Lawnmowers
Offensive Black & Decker Campaign
Homeless Voting
Registering Park Benches as Addresses in Ohio
Adopt an Olive Tree
Nudo Virtual Plant Fostering
High Tech Food Dishes
Hugx Pet Bowls
Cow-Milking Robots
Automated Dairy Extractors
Painting With Bullets
Military Folk Art by Matthew Stromberg
Political Wolf Hunt Protests
Defenders of Wildlife Against Sarah Palin
Acupuncture For Pets
Holistic Veterinary Clinics
Animal Acupuncture
East Meets West
Happy Face Suction Toothbrush Holder
Bad Breath Detectors
Kiss-o-Meter Lets You Know If Your Mouth Is Smooch-Worthy
Recession Rebranding
RecessIsOn Pursuades Us to ‘F_ck the Recession'
Designer Vitamins for Pets
Vetraceuticals Are Like Anti-Aging Pills for Canines
CSA Gives You Piece of the Pie (er Sheep)
MVKnits Wool Shares
Poultry Hybrid Discoveries
Duck with Chicken Feet Found
Organic Dog Treats
Holistic Gifts by Great Life Performance Pet Products for Canine Companions
Anti-flatulence pill for cattle
Global warming gets new meaning
Asanas for Animals
Crunch Gyms Offer 'Ruff Yoga' Classes
Altruistic Consumerism
Woman Buys $1,000 of Tainted Cat Food to Protect Masses
FDA Has No Beef With Eating Cloned Animals
Cloned Cattle OK For Consumption
Wall-Mounted Pet Feeders
Sustainable Hanging Food Bowls
Circular Dual Keyboard for Hard Core Gamers
Wolf King Warrior XXtreme
Branded Animal Activist Burials
PETA Painted Coffins
New Concept in Pet Adoption
MyPetWhale.com
Jewelry to Offend Vegans
The Pig's Ear Bracelet
355 Gram Picnic Set Designed By Wolf Wagner
‘Cinderella' Carriages
Australia's Gilded Birthday Gift to the Queen of England
First Aid Kits for Pets
Sunny-Dog Ink Ensures Your Canine Companion is Always Covered
Duct Tape Band Aids
Manly First Aid by 3M Nexcare
Evaporative Cooling Dog Coats
Chillybuddy Keeps Your Canine Comfortable in Hot Weather
Green Mega-Corporations
WWF Climate Saver Partners
Sheep Changing Shape
Climate Change to Blame
Life Preservers for Animals
ADDI Polar Bear Floaties
Pet-Like Human Behavior
RSPCA Pet Shop Has A Pet Like You Waiting For Adoption
Obese Children
Fat Kids a Growing Trend
Luggage to Tease TSA Personnel
‘007' Suitcases by PinkWolf
Hydro-Muscular Massage for Pets
Freak Out Your Cat
Oxygen Spas for Dogs (and Owners)
OWND Cafe
Hitchhiking Food Particles
Reach Toothbrush Ads Send Corn, Chicken and Pineapple Packing
Fakevertising Animal Rights
Faux Cosmetics Co. Shows You What Animal Cruelty Looks Like
Pouring Milk in Fields
European Dairy Farmer Boycotts
Intelligent First Aid Kits
Talking Box Gives You Instructions
Living Compasses
Using Cows to Find North
Recession-Affected Pets
Owners Surrendering their Pets Due to Economy
Retired Primate Sanctuaries
Chimp Haven Charity