Authority Sites About Animals

Three cheers for animal lovers, far and wide, on every continent in every country! Animals are so interesting and fun. It's no wonder there are countless authority sites springing up all over the web about all types of topics related to animals.

Here is a small sampling of some awesome animal sites you might want to check out as time allows. Some categories overlap; you'll find plenty of info spread around the various sites.

Educational Sites about Animals

Kids National Geographic

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Kids for Saving Earth

http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/

EarthPlace, The Nature Discovery Center

http://www.earthplace.org/

The Slate Foundation, So the Children of Tomorrow Know the Animals of Today

http://www.theslatefoundation.org/

Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets

Programs to Save Animals

The Human Society of the United States

http://www.hsus.org/

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International

http://www.spca.com/

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

http://www.aspca.org/

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

http://www.rspca.org.uk/

Rescue 2 Reef

http://www.rainforest2reef.org/

Fun Facts about Animals

Did you know that a bird needs more food than a human baby or a cat? And a cat sees six times better at night that humans do? Find out more at sites like:

Bit of Fun

http://www.bitoffun.com/Fun_Facts_animal.htm

Ask the Vet

http://www.ask-the-vet.com/interesting-fun-facts-about-animals.htm

Did You Know

http://www.didyouknow.cd/fastfacts/animals.htm

Fun Shun

http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/animal-facts.html

Pet Health

About.com Veterinary Medicine

http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/pethealthinsurance/Health_Insurance_Wellness_Plans_for_Animals.htm

National Library of Medicine & National Institute of Health

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pethealth.html

The Pet Center

http://www.thepetcenter.com/

Pet Health Yahoo Directory

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Pets/Health/

Pet Stores

Exotic Pets

http://www.exoticpetsusa.com/

That Fish Place

http://www.thatpetplace.com/

Oh My Dog Supplies

http://www.ohmydogsupplies.com/

This is only a small start. Have some more pet authority sites to share? Post them in your comments so we can all take a look and book mark them.

And attention, pet owners, don't forget to get pet tags for each of your pets! Keep them safe.