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In 1824, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Great Britain was founded. It was the world’s first animal welfare organization and continues to help animals to this day.

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How to: get a goldfish to eat from your hand

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food in when the fish rises toward you. Keep doing this at the same time each day, and your goldfish will rise higher and higher.

Salamander

This slippery amphibian species can grow back a missing arm, leg, ortail

Scorpion

These arachnids have a sting in their taił. They need a good supply of beetles, spiders, or other creepy-crawlies for dinner.

V I ■ Soak goldfish pellets in water and hołd them over the surface of the water. Don’t get too close or you will scare the fish.

■ Watch the fish come right to the surface and you should be able to put the food directly into its mouth.

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The world’s longest goldfish was recorded in the Netherlands in 2003 measuring 18.7 in (47.4 cm).

Canine heroes

Snake

This cold-blooded pet is known for its ability to escape from tanks. Make surę that it isn’t venomous or a constrictor.

Centipede

This mini beast has between 20 and 300 legs. If you count them, you will always find an odd number of pairs.

Parakeets

Budgerigars also hail from Australia. We are the most common pet parrot in the world.

We can be trained to mimie human voices and whistle tunes.

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Tarantulas

Be careful not to pat, this hairy fellow. He may be one of the species of tarantulas that has hair that poisons and irritates when under attack.

Toads

Not the most attractive of pets, the “warts” on your toad are actually paratoid glands. These ooze a milky toxin to ward off predators.