Bye Bye Birdie!

by Carol Frank

Avian Adventures was the name of a bird cage company I owned from 1996 to 2007.  I loved the name as I felt it depicted a certain type of excitement that is befit a parrot.  (I sold the company in 2007 to Midwest Homes for Pets, and they have since renamed it [...]

Missing Boogey

It was August 23, 1992, the day Boogey (a black headed Caique) arrived from California at DFW airport, and my husband and I had driven to the airport to get our baby bird. The first time I saw him he was in a “birdie box” marked Fragile, Live Bird, This Side Up. I can still [...]

Auto Draft

The Holidays are here!  Are the relatives arriving this weekend?  Are you preparing to travel?  Is all the shopping done?  Is the house clean?  Whew!!  The Holidays can be a stressful along with all that good cheer – especially for our furry or feathered companions who don’t really understand what all the fuss is about.

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TOP 8 THINGS TO BRING HOME FOR YOUR NEW BIRD

By Carol Frank Co-Founder, Whole Life Pets

Bringing a new bird to your home? Here’s some MUST have’s for your new feathered loved one:

CAGE:  Buy the BIGGEST cage that money and space will allow because the bird will be happiest in a big cage. WIDTH is more important than HEIGHT because [...]

10 Steps to Reduce Toxin Exposure

While we cannot eliminate our companion’s exposure to toxins, we can certainly take steps to minimize it. In addition we can help their bodies eliminate toxins by supporting the elimination systems naturally. Protect your companion from over-exposure to toxins with some thoughtful choices: [...]

Is Your Companion Toxic?

Our pets are exposed to complex mixtures of industrial chemicals, often at levels FAR IN EXCESS of those found in people. A study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found HIGH LEVELS of Toxic Industrial Chemicals in the blood & urine of cats & dogs:

Dogs and cats were contaminated with 48 industrial chemicals, including [...]

Get To Know Us: Meet Carol

Carol, one of our co-founders, brings 23 years as a pet industry entrepreneur to Whole Life Pets. She began with a retail pet store, then expanded her business ventures in the pet industry to distribution, manufacturing, and e-commerce companies. She is the author of the highly-acclaimed book, “Do As I Say, Not As I Did! [...]