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Need help with feeding the stray dog mum.

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There are a few stray dogs in my campus and they are very friendly to students and the in-campus residents. About two weeks or something ago one of the female dog has given birth to two adorable puppies and they are just so f **g cute but let's not get me started on that lol. What can I do in this situation?

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Utah's Shelters Providing Strays to Labs for Research

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Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. University officials say they only collect animals from shelters willing to participate and pound animals are steered toward nonlethal experiments. From the AP.

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Shelter Strays Used as Lab Animals

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I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research. In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research.

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Advice needed, please! Likely pregnant roaming female doggo!

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She has been mounted by another stray in the neighborhood, an unfixed male. She also has another, smaller dog that follows her around (some kind of terrier Chihuahua mix) unsure of gender. I know she would likely not survive a shelter, and I'd also feel bad for the smaller dog that's almost always with her.

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Portuguese City Tries to End Killing of Strays

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This weekend Lagos Town Hall executives are expected to sign a landmark protocol drawn up in collaboration with animal protection association Cadela Carlota, in which it is decreed that the two organisations will endeavour to put a stop to the extermination of healthy unwanted and stray animals being held in the municipal kennel.

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5 Vital Questions When Adopting A Rescue Dog

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With the growing awareness of pet overpopulation more and more families are choosing to adopt a shelter dog and save a life. When adopting a rescue there are added considerations on selecting the right dog for your lifestyle. 1) What is the dog’s temperament? 1) What is the dog’s temperament?

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

A New York Times story that ran in 2001 about a homeless dog wandering around a suburban part of New York City, struck a chord with me. They offered him hand-outs and cared enough about him, not to call Animal Control and risk having him picked up and sent to a shelter where his fate would be doomed. See the trailer: [link].

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